Antioxidant And Antimicrobial Of Some Spices And Essential Oils

The use of natural sources of food flavors, antioxidants, antimicrobial and preservatives is considered one of the most important modern trends. Therefore, this investigation was carried out to select and study the effect of some spices suitable for this target. The acceptability of pan bread flavored with coriander fruits powdered cumin fruits powdered , or turmeric powder at different concentrations. Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities assay was designed in order to recognize the antioxidant properties of either coriander or cumin essential oils with or without turmeric powder. The effect of feeding with diet supplemented with coriander and cumin in either powder or essential oil form with or without turmeric on hypercholesterolemic , liver function enzymes, kidney function and serum glucose rats for 45 days was studied. It could be concluded that, remarkable benefits could be obtained by using these spices in their powder or essential oil forms especially in hypercholesterolemic case.