Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2026.This review highlights recent biotechnological innovations in the valorization of food waste through enzyme‐assisted processing and microbial fermentation to enhance nutritional, techno‐functional, and shelf‐stable properties for developing sustainable, plant‐based functional foods and nutraceuticals.
Md. Sakhawot Hossain +6 more
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Macrophage activation by edible mushrooms is due to the collaborative interaction of toll-like receptor agonists and dectin-1b activating beta glucans derived from colonizing microorganisms. [PDF]
Food Funct, 2019 Zhang J +5 more
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Soluble beta-glucan polysaccharide binding to the lectin site of neutrophil or natural killer cell complement receptor type 3 (CD11b/CD18) generates a primed state of the receptor capable of mediating cytotoxicity of iC3b-opsonized target cells. [PDF]
, 1996 Václav Větvička +2 more
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Protein Energy Malnutrition: Opportunities for Cold Plasma Technologies
Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2026.Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is a major global health concern driven by biological, environmental, and nutritional factors, including gut microbiota imbalance and low protein intake. Cold atmospheric plasma technologies offer promising, sustainable solutions by improving food security, enhancing protein quality and absorption, and modulating gut ...
Karthika Prasad +6 more
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Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2026.Influence of antioxidants‐loaded biopolymer films on food security and extended shelf life. ABSTRACT Autooxidation is a significant cause of quality deterioration in food systems, leading to nutrient loss, off‐flavor formation, textural changes, and overall spoilage.
Sai Kumar Tammina +5 more
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Use of the Extended Fujita method for representing the molecular weight and molecular weight distributions of native and processed oat beta-glucans. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2018 Channell GA +11 more
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Molecular Mechanism by which Prominent Human Gut Bacteroidetes Utilize Mixed-Linkage Beta-Glucans, Major Health-Promoting Cereal Polysaccharides. [PDF]
Cell Rep, 2017 Tamura K +9 more
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