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By Claudia M. Haros, María Reguera, Norma Sammán, Octavio Paredes-López
March 14, 2023
In the last few years, the Latin-American seeds have gained increased importance (also due to the increased demand for gluten-free foods). Worldwide demand for Latin-American seeds and grains has risen in a high proportion. In parallel, seeds and grains´ research from this region in all relevant ...
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By Luis Bello-Pérez, José Alvarez-Ramírez, Sushil Dhital
September 20, 2022
Starch is one of the main staples in human food, its consumption having both positive and negative aspects. The exploration and exploitation of starches from alternative botanical sources has been increasing recently due to interest in the economic and social development of tropical and ...
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By Octavio Paredes-López, Oleksandr Shevchenko, Viktor Stabnikov, Volodymyr Ivanov
August 08, 2022
Bioenhancements of cereal and dairy compositions can play an important role in healthy diets. The latest addition to the new Food Biotechnology and Engineering series, Bioenhancement and Fortification of Foods for a Healthy Diet covers the technological and nutritional aspects of the compositions ...
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By Ritva Repo-Carrasco-Valencia, Mabel Cristina Tomás
April 12, 2022
Functional foods improve health and can reduce the risk of different diseases. In this sense, a variety of bioactive compounds present in functional foods are able to modulate inflammatory responses or exhibit interesting bioactivities such as antihypertensive, antioxidants, anticancer, ...
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By Felipe Richter Reis, Caroline Mongruel Eleutério dos Santos
March 09, 2022
Beverages are a convenient and versatile product that may either serve to fulfill consumers’ needs for hydration or as a pleasant liquor. Among the sensory attributes of beverages that drive consumer acceptability is aroma, directly influenced by the quantity and type of volatile compounds ...
