Ultra-high Temperature (UHT) Processing: Technological Significance and Updates
Conclusion: Raw milk is easily contaminated with pathogens and microbes and hence its consumption of raw milk is associated with certain ill health effects. Therefore, heating milk before consumption is strongly suggested. Thus, UHT treatment of milk is done to ensure microbial safety and also to extend the shelf life of this highly perishable commodity. Heating milk at such a high temperature is often associated with the change of organoleptic properties like change in flavor or cooked flavor, rancidity due to microbes or acid flavor, etc. But UHT treatment does not substantially decrease the nutritional value or any othe...
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - September 10, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Current Evidence on the Effect of Dietary Polyphenols Intake on Brain Health
Conclusion: Evolving indications suggest that dietary polyphenols may exercise beneficial actions on the central nervous system, thus representing a possible tool to preserve cognitive performance. Key questions to improve the coherence and reproducibility in the development of polyphenols as a possible future therapeutic drug require a better understanding of the sources of polyphenols, their treatment and more standardized tests including bioavailability of bioactive metabolites and studies of permeability of the brain. (Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science)
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - September 10, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Kluyveromyces marxianus as a Probiotic Yeast: A Mini-review
Conclusion: It can be concluded that K. marxianus may be considered as a probiotic micro organism with a variety of commercial and medical applications. (Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science)
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - September 10, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Biological Activity of MelAnnurca Flesh Apple Biophenols
Conclusion: These results give new insights for future implementation of the production chain of the Annurca apple in the area of Campania, Southern Italy. However, although evidence to support the health benefits of MelAnnurca apple polyphenols is rapidly accumulating, further human studies may be needed before the public is convinced and willing to incorporate the apple Annurca into their diet, accepting the idea that the integration of polyphenols has a beneficial effect on the health of the human body. (Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science)
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Nutritional Composition and Qualitative Phytochemical Analysis of Chia Seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) Grown in East Africa
Conclusion: Both black and white chia seeds grown in East Africa, observed to have high amounts of α-linolenic acid, proteins, fats, fiber, and minerals. These findings support the evidence that chia is rich in nutrients that are beneficial to human health. Therefore, we suggest its incorporation in diets as a healthy food ingredient. (Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science)
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - July 15, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Melissopalynological, Physicochemical, Antimicrobial and Microbiological Attributes of Commercial Honeys from North West Nigeria
Conclusion: The fallouts of microbiological investigation of the samples revealed mould and bacteria, with counts less than 102CFU/g. The findings showed that the attributes of the tested honey samples maintained criteria of international standards. (Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science)
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - July 15, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Quality Characteristics and Acceptability of Chin-chin Prepared from Rice and High Quality Cassava Composite Flour
Conclusion: In conclusion, it was observed that acceptable chin-chin could be prepared from rice and the high-quality cassava composite flour. Acceptable chin-chin samples could be produced optimally from rice-high quality cassava composite flour in a ratio of 60 to 40. However, it was also observed that chin-chin samples from 100% rice flour had the highest overall consumer acceptability and were more preferred by the consumers when compared with chin-chin samples from rice and the high-quality cassava composite flour. (Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science)
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - July 15, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Dietary Intake of Mycotoxin Susceptible Foods by Brazilian Nursing Mothers
Conclusion: The study revealed that Brazilian nursing mothers frequently consume foods susceptible to mycotoxin contamination, especially wheat and its by-products. Brazilian health, environmental and agriculture authorities should pay permanent attention by applying monitoring programs to grains and cereals - both imported and domestically produced - as they are highly susceptible to fungi and mycotoxin contamination, which can be transferred to infants via breastfeeding, apart from harming the general population health. (Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science)
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - July 15, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Dietary Patterns in Underprivileged Indian Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
Background: Children with diabetes are likely to have different food and nutrient composition due to dietary restrictions. Studies on dietary intakes in Indian underprivileged children with Type1 diabetes are scarce. Objective: To study dietary patterns and nutrient intakes of underprivileged children and adolescents with type1 diabetes in comparison with their healthy siblings. Methods: Cross-sectional study, diet assessed by 24-h recall on 3-non-consecutive days in 120 children with type1 diabetes (11.2 ± 3.8 yrs) and 65-age-gender matched healthy siblings. Dietary patterns determined by cluster analysis. Nutrient compo...
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - July 15, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Effect of Gamma Radiation to Cope with Post-harvest Losses and Nutritional Components in Guava (Psidium guajava L.)
Conclusion: Hence this study was helpful in optimizing the dose of gamma radiation for our commonly grown guava cultivars to enhance their shelf life. (Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science)
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - July 15, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Production of Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant from Fed Batch Culture by Pseudomonas aeruginosa using Multiple Substrates
Objective: Biosurfactants are the surface active agents which are used for the reduction of surface and interfacial tensions of liquids. Rhamnolipids are the surfactants produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It requires minimum nutrition for its growth as it can also grow in distilled water. The rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa are extra-cellular glycolipids consisting of L-rhamnose and 3-hydroxyalkanoic acid. Methods: The fed-batch method for the rhamnolipid production is considered in this study to know the influence of the carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous substrates as growth-limiting nutrients. Pulse feeding ...
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - July 15, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
A Holistic View to Develop Descriptive Sheets for Argentinean Clover and Eucalyptus Unifloral Honey
Conclusion: An holistic analysis of all these properties allows to determine quality and certification of Argentinean eucalyptus and clover unifloral honey. The intervals of variation of selected palynological, physicochemical and sensory variables gathered in the descriptive sheets allow us to decide whether or not a sample of honey can be classified as belonging to one of these floral origins. (Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science)
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - July 15, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Chemical Properties, Qualitative Parameters and Antioxidant Activity of Virgin Oil Obtained from Olea europaea Linn cultivar Zard Cultivated in Three Different Regions of Iran (Roudbar, Shiraz and Dezful)
Conclusion: Results of this investigation indicated that there was a direct relation between antioxidant activity and antioxidant content. Also, climatic difference in cultivation regions was a reason of significant difference in the properties of ZR, ZS and ZD oils. (Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science)
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - July 15, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Optimizing Modifiable and Lifestyle-related Factors in the Prevention of Dementia Disorders with Special Reference to Alzheimer, Parkinson and Autism Diseases
Dementia is a syndrome and an umbrella term that encompasses Alzheimer, Parkinson and autism diseases. These diseases are by far the most common cause of dementia; therefore this investigation will chiefly include these disorders, with a limited discussion of few other disorders related to dementia. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of cerebral β-amyloid plaques, tau proteins and memory loss; Parkinson by the deterioration of brain cells which regulate the movement of body parts and produce dopamine; and autism by abnormalities of social disorder and difficulty in communicating and formin...
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - July 15, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
