Aguamiel, a Traditional Mexican Beverage: A Review of Its Nutritional Composition, Health Effects and Conservation
Aguamiel is the sap extracted from various species of maguey (<i>Agave</i> spp.). This liquid is highly prized in central Mexico for its pleasing sensory qualities and nutritional value. Understanding the composition of aguamiel is crucial as it may offer beneficial effects for human hea...
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| author | Alma Delia Noriega-Juárez Libier Meza-Espinoza María de Lourdes García-Magaña Rosa Isela Ortiz-Basurto Martina Alejandra Chacón-López Luis Miguel Anaya-Esparza Efigenia Montalvo-González |
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| description | Aguamiel is the sap extracted from various species of maguey (<i>Agave</i> spp.). This liquid is highly prized in central Mexico for its pleasing sensory qualities and nutritional value. Understanding the composition of aguamiel is crucial as it may offer beneficial effects for human health. Reports have indicated its significance as a source of essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and fructooligosaccharides with prebiotic potential. Additionally, aguamiel can harbor diverse microorganisms, including lactic acid bacteria (<i>Lactococcus</i> and <i>Leuconostoc</i> spp.) and yeasts, contributing antioxidant, nutritional, prebiotic, and probiotic properties. However, aguamiel is prone to rapid fermentation due to its nature, which can alter its sensory and nutritional characteristics. This review provides insight into the broad nutritional composition, microbial diversity, and metabolites beneficial to the human health of fresh aguamiel. At the same time, it reviews the technologies applied to aguamiel to preserve its nutritional properties and functional metabolites and extend its shelf life. Thus, the data included in this document may lead to greater beverage consumption and further research to find new conservation alternatives that change its organoleptic and functional properties as little as possible. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4edbeb3873a742c384a38cc73558da8b2025-01-10T13:17:53ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582025-01-0114113410.3390/foods14010134Aguamiel, a Traditional Mexican Beverage: A Review of Its Nutritional Composition, Health Effects and ConservationAlma Delia Noriega-Juárez0Libier Meza-Espinoza1María de Lourdes García-Magaña2Rosa Isela Ortiz-Basurto3Martina Alejandra Chacón-López4Luis Miguel Anaya-Esparza5Efigenia Montalvo-González6Laboratorio Integral de Investigación en Alimentos, Tecnológico Nacional de México Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic, Tepic 63175, Nayarit, MexicoDirección de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Tecnológica de la Costa, Santiago Ixcuintla 63300, Nayarit, MexicoLaboratorio Integral de Investigación en Alimentos, Tecnológico Nacional de México Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic, Tepic 63175, Nayarit, MexicoLaboratorio Integral de Investigación en Alimentos, Tecnológico Nacional de México Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic, Tepic 63175, Nayarit, MexicoLaboratorio Integral de Investigación en Alimentos, Tecnológico Nacional de México Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic, Tepic 63175, Nayarit, MexicoCentro de Estudios para la Agricultura, la Alimentación y la Crisis Climática, Centro Universitario de los Altos, Universidad de Guadalajara, Tepatitlán de Morelos 47620, Jalisco, MexicoLaboratorio Integral de Investigación en Alimentos, Tecnológico Nacional de México Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic, Tepic 63175, Nayarit, MexicoAguamiel is the sap extracted from various species of maguey (<i>Agave</i> spp.). This liquid is highly prized in central Mexico for its pleasing sensory qualities and nutritional value. Understanding the composition of aguamiel is crucial as it may offer beneficial effects for human health. Reports have indicated its significance as a source of essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and fructooligosaccharides with prebiotic potential. Additionally, aguamiel can harbor diverse microorganisms, including lactic acid bacteria (<i>Lactococcus</i> and <i>Leuconostoc</i> spp.) and yeasts, contributing antioxidant, nutritional, prebiotic, and probiotic properties. However, aguamiel is prone to rapid fermentation due to its nature, which can alter its sensory and nutritional characteristics. This review provides insight into the broad nutritional composition, microbial diversity, and metabolites beneficial to the human health of fresh aguamiel. At the same time, it reviews the technologies applied to aguamiel to preserve its nutritional properties and functional metabolites and extend its shelf life. Thus, the data included in this document may lead to greater beverage consumption and further research to find new conservation alternatives that change its organoleptic and functional properties as little as possible.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/1/134aguamielnutrientsprebioticmicroorganismsshelf life |
| spellingShingle | Alma Delia Noriega-Juárez Libier Meza-Espinoza María de Lourdes García-Magaña Rosa Isela Ortiz-Basurto Martina Alejandra Chacón-López Luis Miguel Anaya-Esparza Efigenia Montalvo-González Aguamiel, a Traditional Mexican Beverage: A Review of Its Nutritional Composition, Health Effects and Conservation Foods aguamiel nutrients prebiotic microorganisms shelf life |
| title | Aguamiel, a Traditional Mexican Beverage: A Review of Its Nutritional Composition, Health Effects and Conservation |
| title_full | Aguamiel, a Traditional Mexican Beverage: A Review of Its Nutritional Composition, Health Effects and Conservation |
| title_fullStr | Aguamiel, a Traditional Mexican Beverage: A Review of Its Nutritional Composition, Health Effects and Conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aguamiel, a Traditional Mexican Beverage: A Review of Its Nutritional Composition, Health Effects and Conservation |
| title_short | Aguamiel, a Traditional Mexican Beverage: A Review of Its Nutritional Composition, Health Effects and Conservation |
| title_sort | aguamiel a traditional mexican beverage a review of its nutritional composition health effects and conservation |
| topic | aguamiel nutrients prebiotic microorganisms shelf life |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/1/134 |
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