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Research and Reviews : Journal of Dairy Science and Technology

Herbs and Spices: Traditional Medicine to Deliver Therapeutic Benefits from Frozen Dairy Products

  1. Khushal Solanki
  2. Ammiti Murali Krishna Murali Krishna
  3. Ishan Sarang Kanhed
  4. Sri Teja Vellore

Abstract

Herbs and spices possessing various bioactive phytochemicals such as flavonoids, lignans, sulfides, polyphenols, saponins, plants sterols, curcumins have been identified. These phytochemicals have been shown to exhibit several medicinal benefits such as antioxidative, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and antimicrobial properties. The present review briefly discussed about Shatavari, Aloe vera, Alma, Tulsi, Ginger, and Turmeric. The frozen dairy products are a good carrier for delivery of herb’s benefits to the consumer. Fortification of herbs in frozen products could help to deliver nutritional properties such as anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant and antifever by developing value-added and functional dairy products.

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