Influence of natural preservatives on the bioactivity and stability of a nutraceutical formulation
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The authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) and FEDER under Programme PT2020 for financial support to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020); the PhD grant of Filipa A. Fernandes (SFRH/BD/145467/2019). Lillian Barros thanks FCT through the
institutional scientific employment program-contract for her contract, while Márcio Carocho, Sandrina A. Heleno and José Pinela thank FCT through the individual scientific employment program-contracts (CEECIND/00831/2018 and CEECIND/03040/2017); European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF) through the Regional Operational Program North 2020, within the scope of Project GreenHealth - Digital strategies in biological assets to improve well-being and promote green health, Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000042. To the MICINN for the contract to
researcher Miguel A. Prieto. To the Kontaktotal - Consultores Associados, Lda. - Dep. CuraNatura for the collaboration in this project.
The authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) and FEDER under Programme PT2020 for financial support to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020); the PhD grant of Filipa A. Fernandes (SFRH/BD/145467/2019). Lillian Barros thanks FCT through the institutional scientific employment program-contract for her contract, while Márcio Carocho, Sandrina A. Heleno and José Pinela thank FCT through the individual scientific employment program-contracts (CEECIND/00831/2018 and CEECIND/03040/2017); European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF) through the Regional Operational Program North 2020, within the scope of Project GreenHealth - Digital strategies in biological assets to improve well-being and promote green health, Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000042. To the MICINN for the contract to researcher Miguel A. Prieto. To the Kontaktotal - Consultores Associados, Lda. - Dep. CuraNatura for the collaboration in this project.
The medicinal properties of plants have been well known from an early age, but
nowadays there are many scientific studies supporting these claims. Aloe Arborescens
Mill. is one of the most abundant species of the Aloe genus, native to South Africa which
has been imported into many countries as an ornamental and medicinal plant due to its
biological effects, namely antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and scab healing properties,
which have been proven by scientific studies [1]. Beyond this, A. arborescens is also used
for the extraction of active ingredients with cosmetic and nutraceutical interest [2].
The growing concern about the amount of chemicals added to foods as well as
pharmaceutical and cosmetic products lead consumer preference to tilt towards products
with low additives, and, when possible, natural additives, which are perceived by
consumers as less harmful to human health