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Health professionals’ knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes toward baby-led wea...

Introduction: Baby-led weaning (BLW) is a growing method for parents to introduce food to their kids. As advisers whoaffect the decisions of parents, health practitioners have significant obligations in this regard.Objective: We aim to identify existing literature on the knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of health professionalstoward BLW.Methods: We carried out a scoping review in accordance with the Preferr...

Influence of temperature and light on total phenolic compounds during natural o...

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.: A Multi-Benefit Potential to Be Exploited

Consumer interest in foods with enhanced nutritional quality has increased in recent years. The nutritional and bioactive characterization of fruits and their byproducts, as well as their use in the formulation of new food products, is advisable, contributing to decrease the global concerns related to food waste and food security. Moreover, the compounds present in these raw materials and the study of their bio...

Chapter 44 - Prickly pear

Nowadays, consumers are increasingly interested in foods that are linked with health benefits, in addition to their nutritional composition. Prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.) is native to Mexico, but nowadays it is widely spread among other regions of the world, such as Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean basin, due to its pleasant organoleptic features. Prickly pear belongs to the Cactaceae f...

Vitamin E in Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.: a comparative study between pulp ...

Vitamin E is a lipid soluble vitamin, designating a group of eight naturally occurring and structurally related vitamers, namely α-, β-, δ-, and γ-tocopherol and α-, β-, δ-, and γ-tocotrienol. α- and γ-tocopherols are the two major forms of this vitamin. The main dietary sources are vegetable oils, nuts and oilseeds. According to Regulation (EU) n.º 1169/2011, the dietary reference intake for adults is 12 mg/da...

Comparative analysis of the nutritional composition of pulp and peel of prickly...

Introduction: Nowadays, there are two major concerns of society, namely: (i) concern for health and demand for foods that may have health benefits; and (ii) increase of food waste produced by the food industry. The study of food and its by-products features can be one of the solutions for these two major concerns. Aim: In this study a comparative analysis was performed between the pulp and the by-product of pri...

Nutritional characterization and biological activity of Opuntia ficus-indica (L...

Introduction: Nowadays, consumers demand for foods that contain compounds with enhanced nutritional quality. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill belongs to the Cactaceae family and is a tropical or subtropical plant that grows wild in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world. However, its nutritional and bioactive potential remains to be exploited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional composition...

Teores de vitamina C do Figo-da-Índia e da anona: comparação entre polpa e sub-...

A vitamina C não é sintetizada pelos seres humanos, tendo por isso de ser obtida pela alimentação. É crucial para a saúde e bem-estar do indivíduo assegurar um aporte adequado desta vitamina (1). O figo-da-Índia e a anona são dois frutos exóticos muito apreciados devido às suas propriedades sensoriais diferenciadas. Do seu consumo resultam grandes quantidades de subprodutos que são descartadas, mas que podem se...

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. and Annona cherimola Mill. by-products: a poten...

Introduction: Fruits have become increasingly important in human nutrition because of their nutrient and bioactive composition, as well as potential beneficial health effects. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. and Annona cherimola Mill. are commonly known as prickly pear and cherimoya, respectively. These exotic fruits are highly appreciated due to their attractive sensorial properties (1). However, considerable ...

Omega-3 therapeutic supplementation in a patient with metastatic adenocarcinoma...

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma has an extremely poor prognosis. With the best available treatments, the median overall survival duration is still less than 1 year. Most patients develop anorexia and major muscle mass loss that interfere with chemotherapy tolerance and survival. In this paper, we present a case in which these problems were a major concern. A multidisciplinary approach with chemotherapy and close nutr...