Bioactive components of sambo seeds, almonds, and honey and their relationship with prostate cancer

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https://doi.org/10.70099/BJ/2025.02.01.6

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Sambo seeds, Almond, Honey, Cucurbita ficifolia, P. dulcis, Cancer, Prostate

Resumen

Certain foods rich in bioactive compounds could have dietotherapeutic properties, allowing their use in treating and preventing diseases, including cancer. Popularly, pumpkin seeds, almonds, and honey are used for managing prostate inflammation, which can lead to carcinogenesis. Sambo seeds (Cucurbita ficifolia) and almonds (P. dulcis) have a nutrient-rich composition that includes unsaturated fatty acids and bioactive components such as vitamins, pigments, and polyphenols, which have been linked to beneficial effects on health and cancer. Currently, more studies exist on cucurbit seeds, such as those from the species Cucurbita pepo; however, C. ficifolia is abundant in the Andean region, which is why we have focused our study on the effects of Cucurbita ficifolia. This review aims to identify the bioactive components and nutrients of the ingredients in sambo seeds, almonds, and honey that are relevant to cancer. It was recognized that linoleic acid and oleic acid present in sambo seeds could prevent and reduce prostate growth; likewise, studies have determined that almonds and sambo seeds possess apoptotic and antiproliferative activity in prostate cancer cells, suggesting that the intake of this food mixture could have more excellent beneficial effects on cancer.

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Altamirano Rojas, K. S., Calderón Abad, P. C., & Bailón Moscoso, N. (2025). Bioactive components of sambo seeds, almonds, and honey and their relationship with prostate cancer. BioNatura Journal: Ibero-American Journal of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, 2(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.70099/BJ/2025.02.01.6

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