The recent progress in the research of extraction and functional applications of basil seed gum

Lingliang Guan; Yunlong Ma; Fulai Yu; Xue Jiang; Pan Jiang; Yajiao Zhang; Chao Yuan; Mei Huang; Zhenxia Chen; Lei Liu

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19302

The recent progress in the research of extraction and functional applications of basil seed gum

Heliyon. 2023 Aug 23;9(9):e19302. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19302. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Authors

Lingliang Guan^{1

2

3

4}, Yunlong Ma^{5

6}, Fulai Yu^{1

2

3

4}, Xue Jiang^{5

6}, Pan Jiang⁷, Yajiao Zhang^{1

2

3

4}, Chao Yuan^{1

2

3

4}, Mei Huang^{1

2

3

4}, Zhenxia Chen^{1

2

3

4}, Lei Liu^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, 571101, HaiKou, Hainan Province, China.
² Key Laboratory of Biology and Cultivation of Herb Medicine, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 571101, Haikou, Hainan Province, China.
³ Identification and Evaluation Center of Tropical Agricultural Wild Plant Gene Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 571101, Haikou, Hainan Province, China.
⁴ Hainan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Tropical Medicinal Plants, 571101, Haikou, Hainan Province, China.
⁵ Engineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction, Mianyang Normal University, 621000,Mianyang, Sichuan Province, China.
⁶ College of Life Science & Biotechnology, Mianyang Normal University, 621000, Mianyang, Sichuan Province, China.
⁷ College of Environment and Resources, Southwest University of Science and Technology, 621000, Mianyang, Sichuan Province, China.

Abstract

Basil seed gum (BSG) is a new hydrophilic colloid of natural plant origin. Extracted from basil seeds, it possesses excellent functional characteristics in terms of emulsification, rheology, gelation, stability, and adsorption, which are just as favorable as those of certain commercial gums. Besides, BSG has been widely used in food, medicine, industry, and many other fields for its physiological functions of weight reduction, detoxification, and control of blood sugar and cholesterol as a good dietary fiber. In this paper, we analyzed and discussed the extraction procedures, composition structures, functional characteristics, and modification strategies of BSG. In addition, we summarized the latest research on the applications of BSG in different industries to provide theoretical references for the high-value processing and utilization of BSG.

Keywords: Applications; Basil seed gum; Extraction; Functional characteristics.

Publication types

Review