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Major lipophilic pigments in Atlantic seaweeds as valuable food ingredients: Analysis and assessment of quantification methods
(Elsevier, 2022-07-08)
Current trends towards the use of ingredients from natural origin in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry, place macroalgae as a good reservoir of novel compounds. Among them, lipophilic major ...
Quality assessment and geographical origin classification of extra-virgin olive oils imported into China
(Elsevier, 2022-06-30)
Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) is an important imported commercial product in China. This study comprehensively evaluated the quality of EVOOs imported from different countries into China based on chemical ...
Use and Understanding of Nutrition Labels: Impact of Diet Attachment
(MDPI, 2022-06-28)
Food labels may have an important function in communicating nutrition information and have considerable potential to influence food choice and dietary behavior. Therefore, the aim of this study was to ...
The influence of olive tree fertilization on the phenols in virgin olive oils. A review
(Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de la Grasa, 2022-09-08)
The total phenols in virgin olive oil are highly dependent on cultivar, but also on ripening stage and other agronomic factors. The focus of most studies on agronomic factors has been irrigation, while ...
Milk fat globule membrane plus milk fat increase docosahexaenoic acid availability in infant formulas
(Springer, 2022-10-25)
Purpose
Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) has components with emulsifier properties that could affect the provision of substrates to the brain. We evaluated the effects of MFGM plus milk fat addition ...
Influence of pork liver drying on ferrochelatase activity for zinc protoporphyrin formation
(Elsevier, 2022-10-27)
Pork liver contains an endogenous enzyme, ferrochelatase (FeCH), which catalyses the formation of zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP), a natural pigment of great interest for the meat industry. The aim of this ...
Algae as Nutritional and Functional Food Sources
(MDPI, 2022-12-26)
Algae are a large and diverse group of autotrophic eukaryotic and photosynthetic aquatic organisms [1]. They can be divided into multi-cellular seaweeds, and unicellular microalgae (including cyanobacteria) ...
A pilot study about on-farm assessment of health and welfare in rabbits kept in different housing systems
(Frontiers Media, 2022-08-11)
This pilot study tested an on-farm protocol based on resource, management, and animal-based measures to evaluate the on-farm health and welfare of rabbits kept in four different housing systems. In ...
Upscaling via a Prospective LCA: A Case Study on Tomato Homogenate Using a Near-to-Market Pasteurisation Technology
(MDPI, 2022-02-02)
Thanks to food technology, the production of cold tomato soups such as salmorejo, a traditional Spanish dish, has become industrialised. Thermal treatments play an important role in ready-to-eat meals, ...
Conceptualizing a Product with the Food-Related Lifestyle Instrument
(MDPI, 2022-11-08)
Product perception is important for consumers’ acceptance, especially when it is associated with a geographical location. Consumers’ food-related lifestyles (FRLs) have been used to better identify the ...