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Novel fermented plant-based functional beverage: biological potential and impac...

Controlled fermentation carried out by selected starters might enhance the safety, nutritional, and biological profiles of non-dairy fermented products. This research aims to study the biological potential and impact on the human gut microbiota of a novel fermented finger millet-based product. Finger millet (Eleusine coracana), suspended in an aqueous sucrose-based solution, was fermented by Weissella confusa 2...

Factors associated with the consumption of voluntarily fortified foods with mic...

This study aimed to identify the sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with the consumption of voluntarily fortified foods with micronutrients (Mn-FF) by the Portuguese population, using data from the National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (IAN-AF 2015–2016). Food consumption, sociodemographic and other health-related factors, and physical activity data were computerised using th...

Chemical composition and antioxidant potential of five algae cultivated in full...

In this study, the chemical composition and antioxidant profile of five edible macroalgae, Fucus vesiculosus, Palmaria palmata, Porphyra dioica, Ulva rigida, and Gracilaria gracilis, cultivated in fully controlled closed systems, were determined. Protein, carbohydrates, and fat contents ranged between 12.4% and 41.8%, 27.6% and 42.0%, and 0.1% and 3.4%, respectively. The tested seaweeds presented considerable a...

Novel synbiotic fermented finger millet-based yoghurt-like beverage: nutritiona...

This study presents the nutritional, physicochemical, and sensory characterization of a functional fermented African finger millet-based beverage, using a co-culture containing an exopolysaccharide-producer strain and a probiotic strain. First, the fermentation factors affecting the beverage were studied to ascertain required starter culture and cereal matrix which would support its production. Co-culturing Wei...

A culture-sensitive semi-quantitative FFQ for use among the adult population in...

Objective: To develop a semi-quantitative FFQ and to evaluate its validity and reproducibility for the assessment of total dietary intake of Kenyan urban adult population, given its non-existence in Kenya. Design: The current study adopted a cross-sectional design. A culture-sensitive semi-quantitative FFQ was developed and its validity was tested relative to thre non-consecutive 24-h recalls (24hR). Reproducib...

Health benefits and bioavailability of marine resources components that contrib...

The strict connection between nutritional intake and health leads to a necessity of understanding the beneficial and protective role of healthy nutrients and foods. The marine environment is a source of a plethora of many organisms with unique properties, extremely rich in bioactive compounds and with remarkable potential for medical, industrial and biotechnological applications. Marine organisms are an extreme...

Nutritional value of indigenous whole grain cereals millet and sorghum

Worldwide population growth expectations increase the pressure to find ways to increase agro-food production in a sustainable manner, be it by increasing production capacity, cultivating currently natural areas or changing crop consumption patterns. Cereals are staple foods and the most frequently consumed are maize, wheat and rice. However, the production of these cereals may become insufficient for the growin...

Co-culture fermentation of african native sorghum and millets whole grains - te...

Características associadas ao desperdício de hortícolas na população idosa

Perceção do estado de saúde e da qualidade de vida numa amostra de celíacos por...

The treatment of celiac disease is a gluten-free diet (GFD). The compliance witha GFD is dependent on multiple factors, which include, possibly, the quality of life (QoL).Objective: To evaluate the perception of health status and QoL in a sample of Portuguese celiacpatients, relating it to the compliance of the GFD.Material and methods: Transversal study which data collection was based on a structured ques-tion...