Biomedical applications and nutritional value of specific food-derived polysaccharide-based hydrogels

Food-derived polysaccharide-based hydrogels (FPBHs), which are composed of polysaccharides derived from food sources exhibit great potential for biomedical applications. The FPBHs possess a wide range of biological activities and can be utilized in the treatment of various clinical diseases. However, the majority of research efforts have predominantly focused on non-specific polysaccharides derived from various sources (most plants, animals, and microorganisms), while the exploration of hydrogels originating from specific polysaccharides with distinct bioactivity extracted from natural food sources remains limited. In this review, a comprehensive search was conducted across three major databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Medline) until 7