Healthy diet is particularly important for enhancing our own immunity to protect us from microbial invasion. The editor explores some common plant-based foods and their active ingredients that are beneficial for enhancing immunity from the perspective of our industry, for your reference.
Winter is coming, the temperature drops sharply, and we enter the season of high incidence of colds. In addition to regularly washing and disinfecting hands, wearing masks correctly and other external protective measures. It is equally important to scientifically enhance our own immunity to protect us from microbial invasion. The first step to improving immunity is a healthy lifestyle, including avoiding smoking, eating a healthy diet, exercising, getting regular sleep, and minimizing stress as much as possible. The so-called disease enters through the mouth, and healthy diet is particularly important.
Below, the editor will explore some common plant-based foods and their active ingredients that are beneficial for HAHASMILE from the perspective of our industry, for your reference.
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Common food items |
Bioactive compound |
Mechanism |
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Citrus fruits (Citrus spp.)
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Vitamin C |
Helps the epithelial barrier function, and boost the development of lymphocytes and phagocytes |
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Naringin |
Antiâ€inflammatory |
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Papaya (Carica papaya L.) |
βâ€carotene |
Antioxidant, precursor of vitamin A, promotes lymphocyte and Tâ€cell proliferation |
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Mushrooms
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Selenium |
Antioxidant, antiâ€inflammatory |
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Vitamin B6 |
Communication between cytokines and chemokines |
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βâ€dâ€glucan |
Helps in the functioning of NK cells, T cells, macrophages, and B cells |
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Almonds (Prunus amygdalus L.) |
Vitamin E |
Antioxidant, Tâ€cell development |
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Kiwi (Actinidiaceae spp. L.) |
Vitamin C and polyphenols |
Antiâ€inflammatory |
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Aonla (Indian Gooseberry) (Phyllanthus emblica L.) |
Vitamin C and Ellagic acid |
Antioxidant |
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Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)
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Ellagitannins |
Inducing apoptosis and inhibiting cell proliferation |
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Punicalagin |
Nuclear factor activation in activated T lymphocytes |
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Tea (Camellia sinensis L.)
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Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) |
Boosts the synthesis of immunoregulatory cytokines |
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Lâ€theanine |
Help in the generation of germâ€fighting chemicals in T cells |
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Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) |
Sulforaphane (SFN) |
Antiâ€inflammatory and anticancer activities |
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Ginger (Zingiber officinale L.) |
Gingerol |
Antioxidant, analgesic, and antiâ€inflammatory |
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Garlic (Allium sativum L.) |
Sulfoxide alliin, diallyl sulfide (DAS) |
Stimulates natural killer cells, macrophages, dendritic cells, and eosinophils |
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Onion (Allium cepa L.) |
Diallyl sulfide, 146.2 Da; diallyl sulfoxide, 130.2 Da |
Antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic antithrombotic, antihyperglycemic, prebiotic character, and immunosuppressive properties |
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Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) |
Curcumin |
Modulates the function of immune cells like B cells, macrophages, monocytes, dendritic cells, and neutrophils |