Black Cumin (Nigella sativa) Seeds: Chemistry, Technology, Functionality, and Applications

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii
 Introduction to Black Cumin (Nigella sativa): Chemistry, Technology, Functionality and Applications  (Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan)....Pages 1-7
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 Effect of Cultivation, Fertilization and Irrigation Practices on Nigella sativa Yield and Quality  (Enas Mohamed Wagdi Abdel-Hamed)....Pages 11-21
 Morphological Characters of Nigella sativa  (Mohamed Helmy El-Morsy, Hanan El-Sayed Osman)....Pages 23-29
 Micro and Macroscopic Characterization of Traded Nigella sativa Seeds Using Applied Systematics Techniques  (Sofia Rashid, Muhammad Zafar, Mushtaq Ahmad, Shazia Sultana, Sidra Nisar Ahmed, Omer Kilic)....Pages 31-44
 Composition of Nigella sativa Seeds  (Hamid Mukhtar, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Tooba Tauqeer, Syed Ali Raza)....Pages 45-57
 Nigella sativa Seed Peptides (Thionins)  (Ali Osman)....Pages 59-65
 Black Cumin Polysaccharides  (Ines Trigui, Salma Cheikh-Rouhou, Hamadi Attia, Mohamed Ali Ayadi)....Pages 67-80
 Thymoquinone: Chemistry and Functionality  (Amr E. Edris)....Pages 81-95
 Novel Prospective of N. sativa Essential Oil Analysis, Culinary and Medicinal Uses  (Doaa M. Abo-Atya, Mohamed F. El-Mallah, Hesham R. El-Seedi, Mohamed A. Farag)....Pages 97-129
 Rediscovering Nigella Seeds Bioactives Chemical Composition Using Metabolomics Technologies  (Mohamed A. Farag, Hamada H. Saad, Nesrine M. Hegazi)....Pages 131-151
 Health Promoting Activities of Nigella sativa Seeds  (Ebru Aydin, Arzu Kart)....Pages 153-177
 Nigella sativa Seed Extract in Green Synthesis and Nanocomposite  (Raya Soltane, Dalila Mtat, Amani Chrouda, Noof Alzahrani, Youssef O. Al-Ghamdi, Hussam El-Desouky et al.)....Pages 179-190
 Food Applications of Nigella sativa Seeds  (Omar Bashir, Nusrat Jan, Gousia Gani, H. R. Naik, Syed Zameer Hussain, Monika Reshi et al.)....Pages 191-207
 Nutraceutical Importance and Applications of Nigella sativa Seed Flour  (Jasmeet Kour, Adil Gani, Vishal Sharma, Sajad Ahmad Sofi)....Pages 209-221
 Nigella sativa Seed Cake: Nutraceutical Significance and Applications in the Food and Cosmetic Industry  (Jasmeet Kour, Adil Gani)....Pages 223-229
 Nigella sativa Seeds in Cosmetic Products: Shedding the Light on the Cosmeceutical Potential of Nigella sativa and its Utilization as a Natural Beauty Care Ingredient  (Fadia S. Youssef)....Pages 231-243
 Nigella sativa Supplementation in Ruminant Diets: Production, Health, and Environmental Perspectives  (Yasmina M. Abd El-Hakim, Adham A. Al-Sagheer, Asmaa F. Khafaga, Gaber E. Batiha, Muhammad Arif, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack)....Pages 245-264
 Nigella sativa Seeds and Its Derivatives in Poultry Feed  (Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Abdel-Moneim E. Abdel-Moneim, Noura M. Mesalam, Khalid M. Mahrose, Asmaa F. Khafaga, Ayman E. Taha et al.)....Pages 265-296
 Nigella sativa Seeds and Its Derivatives in Fish Feed  (Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Sameh A. Abdelnour, Asmaa F. Khafaga, Ayman E. Taha, Hany M. R. Abdel-Latif)....Pages 297-315
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 Composition and Functionality of Nigella sativa Fixed Oil  (Mustafa Kiralan, Sündüz Sezer Kiralan, Gulcan Ozkan, Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan)....Pages 319-333
 Effect of Processing on the Composition and Quality of Nigella sativa Fixed Oil  (Yeganeh Mazaheri, Mohammadali Torbati, Sodeif Azadmard-Damirchi)....Pages 335-347
 Food Applications of Nigella sativa Fixed Oil  (Mustafa Kiralan, Sündüz Sezer Kiralan, Gulcan Ozkan, Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan)....Pages 349-360
 Health-Promoting Activities of Nigella sativa Fixed Oil  (Mahmoud Balbaa, Marwa El-Zeftawy, Shaymaa A. Abdulmalek, Yasmin R. Shahin)....Pages 361-379
 Micro- and Nano-encapsulation of Nigella sativa Oil  (Amr E. Edris)....Pages 381-388
 Biodiesel Production Potential of Nigella sativa Oil  (Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal)....Pages 389-405
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 Composition and Functionality of Nigella sativa Essential Oil  (Mehmet Aksu, Gulcan Ozkan, Sündüz Sezer Kiralan, Mustafa Kiralan, Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan)....Pages 409-420
 Effect of Processing on the Composition and Quality of Nigella sativa Essential Oil  (Faten M. Ibrahim, S. F. El Habbasha)....Pages 421-431
 Food Applications of Nigella sativa Essential Oil  (Wei Liao, Waisudin Badri, Amani H. Alhibshi, Emilie Dumas, Sami Ghnimi, Adem Gharsallaoui et al.)....Pages 433-455
 Health-Promoting Activities of Nigella sativa Essential Oil  (Mahmoud Alagawany, Shabaan S. Elnesr, Mayada R. Farag, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Asmaa F. Khafaga, Khan Sharun et al.)....Pages 457-478
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 Composition and Functionality of Nigella sativa Seed Extracts  (Songul Kesen)....Pages 481-499
 Nigella sativa Seed Extracts in Functional Foods and Nutraceutical Applications  (Ranga Rao Ambati, Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan)....Pages 501-520
 Health Promoting Activities of Nigella sativa Seed Extracts  (Arzu Kart, Ebru Aydın)....Pages 521-537
Back Matter ....Pages 539-558