Marek Kruczek

Food-Grade By-Products as Sustainable Sources of Phytochemicals: Green Extraction Strategies, Encapsulation Technologies, and Applications in Functional Food Development

Food-industry by-products, including fruit and vegetable pomace, peels, and seeds, are increasingly recognized as sustainable sources of bioactive compounds, particularly phenolic compounds and carotenoids, including anthocyanins and lycopene. These phytochemicals exhibit a range...

Short-Term Cadmium and Lead Exposure in Common Buckwheat: Metal Accumulation, Physiological Responses, and Compositional Changes

Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) contamination may alter common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench cv. ‘Korona’) physiology and composition. The objective was to determine whether common buckwheat maintains physiological performance under controlled Cd and Pb exposure while assessi...