Phytate degradation determines the effect of industrial processing and home cooking on iron absorption from cereal-based foods [PDF]
The aim of the present study was to compare Fe absorption from industrially-manufactured and home-cooked cereal foods. Fe absorption was measured using the radiolabelled Fe extrinsic tag technique in thirty-nine adult human subjects from cereal porridges
Burri, Joseph +3 more
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Las especies del género Mucuna, leguminosas originarias de la India, han sido ampliamente difundidas en las regiones tropicales y subtropicales del mundo por su facilidad de adaptación.
Sandra Patricia Chaparro Acuña +2 more
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O feijão representa a principal fonte de proteínas para as populações de baixa renda, todavia a digestibilidade dessas proteínas é relativamente baixa. Por isto, os programas de melhoramento genético vêm trabalhando em busca de novas linhagens com níveis
Fabrício Rivelli Mesquita +4 more
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Ecological approaches to human nutrition [PDF]
Malnutrition affects a large number of people throughout the developing world. Approaches to reducing malnutrition rarely focus on ecology and agriculture to simultaneously improve human nutrition and environmental sustainability.
DeClerck, Fabrice A.J. +3 more
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Feeding Value of Lupins, Field Peas, Faba Beans and Chickpeas for Poultry: An Overview
Grain legumes are fair sources of protein, amino acids and energy, and can be used as a replacement for soybean meal in poultry feed formulations as the soybean meal becomes short in supply and costly.
Laura S. David +3 more
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Antioxidant potential, phytochemical and nutrient compositions of Nigerian hog plum (Spondias mombin) seed kernel as a new food source [PDF]
The Nigerian hog plum (Spondias mombin) seed kernel was studied for its possible anti-oxidative potential and its proximate and nutrient compositions measured.
Arueya, Gibson Lucky +3 more
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Thinking Outside of the Cereal Box: Breeding Underutilized (Pseudo)Cereals for Improved Human Nutrition. [PDF]
Cereal grains have historically played a critical role in sustaining the caloric needs of the human population. The major cereal crops, wheat, rice, and maize, are widely cultivated and have been subjected to biofortification to enhance the vitamin and ...
Bekkering, Cody S, Tian, Li
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Triticale: A General Overview of Its Use in Poultry Production
Triticale, a hybrid of wheat and rye, is one of the most promising grain crops. In terms of productivity, the level of metabolizable energy, and the composition of essential amino acids, triticale surpasses rye and is not inferior to wheat.
Olena V. Gaviley +5 more
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Color, proximate composition, bioactive compounds and antinutrient profiling of rose
Rose (Rosa sp.) is one of the most important ornamentals which is commercialize for its aesthetic values, essential oils, cosmetic, perfume, pharmaceuticals and food industries in the world. It has wide range of variations that is mostly distinguished by petal color differences which is interlinked with the phytochemicals, secondary metabolites and ...
Sharmila Rani Mallick +8 more
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Nutritional value of cruciferous oilseed crops in relation to profile of accumulated biomolecules with especial regard to glucosinolates transformation products [PDF]
Cruciferous oilseed crops accumulate relatively high concentrations of nutritional high quality oil and proteins in their seeds. In addition to these major seed components, their co-occurrence with high concentrations of dietary fibre (DF) and various ...
Bellostas, Natalia +5 more
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