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Published in Applied Research
Thursday, 15 October 2020 05:39

Probiotics alone or combined with prebiotics may help ease depression

Probiotics either taken by themselves or when combined with prebiotics, may help to ease depression, suggests a review of the available evidence, published in BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. But as…

Published in Applied Research
Monday, 14 September 2020 06:12

Effect spirulina incorporation on the properties of gluten-free fresh pasta

Gluten-free foods are generally nutritionally deficient and are the source of serious technological constraints. Researchers from the University of Lisboa (Portugal) have evaluate the technological performance of addition of two…

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Friday, 28 August 2020 06:06

Making sulfur-free white wine through the use of alpha-pinene

Introduction. Because sulfur dioxide causes human health risks, including dermatitis, urticaria, angioedema, diarrhea, abdominal pain, which also widely used preservative in winemaking due to its well-known antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.…

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Monday, 24 August 2020 06:05

Novel methods of extending the shelf life of minced beef

Studies have been carried out to evaluate the effect of High Pressure Processing (HPP) and active packaging on the shelf life of raw minced beef. Results show that lemongrass oil…

Published in Health and Wellness
Wednesday, 19 August 2020 06:06

Is coffee a useful source of caffeine pre-exercise?

Caffeine is a well-established ergogenic aid, with its performance-enhancing effects demonstrated across a wide variety of exercise modalities. Athletes tend to frequently consume caffeine as a performance enhancement method in…

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Monday, 17 August 2020 06:06

Customized oxygenation barrels for controlled wine aging

The process of aging red wines in barrels is a common practice that aims to improve the quality of the wine. Oxygen, together with the compounds released by the oak…

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Friday, 14 August 2020 06:06

Drug researcher develops 'fat burning' molecule

Obesity affects more than 40% of adults in the United States and 13% of the global population. With obesity comes a variety of other interconnected diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes,…

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Thursday, 13 August 2020 06:06

Selection of non-Lactobacillus strains to be used as starters for sourdough fermentation

The suitability of forty-one non-Lactobacillus strains to be used as selected starters for sourdough fermentation was evaluated by Italian Researchers of the University of Bari and the results were published in…

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Tuesday, 14 July 2020 05:41

Value-added products from bread waste

An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) team in Peoria, Illinois, has devised a procedure for using bacteria to convert glucose from bread waste into value-added products such as ascorbic acid (vitamin…

Published in Health and Wellness
Monday, 13 July 2020 06:34

Dairy-rich diet linked to lower risks of diabetes and high blood pressure

Eating at least two daily servings of dairy is linked to lower risks of diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as the cluster of factors that heighten cardiovascular disease…