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Blockchain revolution in food supply chains: A positive impact on global food l...

The rising global population has created an urgent need for increased food production. Food loss and waste remain significant challenges throughout the food supply chain, from cultivation to consumption. Blockchain, a decentralized peer-to-peer network that stores information can help making food more traceable, from production to consumption. It can also help enhance food production sustainability, transparenc...

Authenticity and Bioactive Markers Search in the Phenolic‐Rich Extracts of Aste...

The Asteraceae family has been of significant concern for ethnobotanical studies, thanks to its health-promoting properties linked to a plethora of bioactive compounds, among which phenolic compounds play a critical role. In this work, a workflow based on computational chemometrics was employed to assess the authenticity and biomarker search of five key Asteraceae species commonly employed in traditional medici...

Potencial de Pigmentos Naturais Bioativos: Técnicas de Extração Convencionais e...

Valorization of natural resources - development of a functional plant-based bev...

Plant-based beverages are gaining attention due to their potential to offer sustainable and health-promoting alternatives to traditional dairy products. This study aimed to develop a dehydrated functional plant-based beverage composed of tigernut tubers (Cyperus esculentus L.), mukua pulp (Adansonia digitata L.), and thermal water. All matrices and the final beverage were fully characterized in terms of physica...

Pigmentos naturales bioactivos: avances significativos para la industria alimen...

El color de los alimentos desempeña un papel crucial en la percepción de los consumidores, relacionadas con la calidad del producto, su frescura y su contenido nutricional. Cada alimento posee un color característico, susceptible de modificaciones por tratamientos tecnológicos y almacenamiento. En el desarrollo de nuevos productos alimentarios, es esencial considerar las preferencias del consumidor, propiedades...

Application of encapsulated tomato by-product extract as a colorant in mascarpone

Agricultural by-products, often underutilized, represent a significant opportunity to obtain sustainable value-added products to develop new functional foods. In this context, the (typically discarded) aerial parts of tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L. var. cerasiforme), were studied as new sources of natural bioactive compounds, focusing the extraction and encapsulation (using spray drying with maltodextri...

Chemical and Bioactive Evaluation of Essential Oils from Edible and Aromatic Me...

The Lamiaceae family, which includes several well-known aromatic plants, is scientifically relevant due to its essential oils (EOs). In this work, four EOs from Mediterranean species, namely Origanum vulgare L., Rosmarinus officinalis L., Salvia officinalis L., and Thymus vulgaris L., were evaluated for their volatile profiles and the biological activity in vitro to assess their potential use in the food and co...

Citrus Seed Waste and Circular Bioeconomy: Insights on Nutritional Profile, Hea...

Citrus fruits are widely grown, processed, and distributed in more than 140 countries, with annual global production exceeding 124.3 million metric tons. This substantial consumption generates significant organic waste, accounting for approximately 50–60% of the total fruit mass, primarily in the form of peel, pulp, and seeds. Often discarded or reused as animal feed, these wastes contribute to significant envi...

Microbiological and Physicochemical Profile of Traditionally Produced Chouriça ...

The physicochemical and microbiological properties of traditional Portuguese ready-to-eat dry fermented sausage chouriça de carne samples from 14 regional producers were analysed and subjected to multivariate analysis to determine the relationships between them and to evaluate how the quality and safety of these sausages is affected by these properties. Producer-mean values for physicochemical analyses were qui...

Nutraceuticals and dietary supplements: balancing out the pros and cons

While the market is full of different dietary supplements, in most countries, legislation is clear and strict towards these products, with severe limitations on their health claims. Overall, the claims cannot go beyond the consumption of a said supplement will contribute to a healthy diet. Thus, the supplement industry has been reacting and changing their approach to consumers. One change is the considerable gr...