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Insect‐Derived Bioactives for Glycemic Control and Gut Health: A Review

Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2026.
Insect‐derived bioactive compounds (e.g., peptides, polysaccharides) effectively regulate blood glucose through dual mechanisms: directly inhibiting carbohydrate‐digesting enzymes and glucose transporters, and indirectly modulating gut microbiota to enhance intestinal barrier integrity.
Chaoyi Lv, Yuanyuan Huang, Mokhtar Dabbour, Benjamin Kumah Mintah, Ronghai He, Haile Ma   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant Cyanogenic-Derived Metabolites and Herbivore Counter-Defences

Plants
The release of cyanide from cyanogenic precursors is the central core of the plant defences based on the cyanogenesis process. Although cyanide is formed as a coproduct of some metabolic routes, its production is mostly due to the degradation of ...
Manuel Martinez, Isabel Diaz
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The Preliminary Detection of Cyanogenic Glycosides in Pra (Elateriospermum tapos Blume) by HPLC

Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 2011
Seeds of Pra (Elateriospermum tapos Blume) are normally fermented and eaten by local villagers in Southern Thailand, especially in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.
Chatchai NGAMRIABSAKUL, Hathaichanok KOMMEN   +1 more
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Prospective of indigenous African wild food plants in alleviation of the severe iron deficiency anaemia in Sub‐Saharan Africa

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 486-498, March 2026.
Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub‐Saharan Africa, where population growth, displacement and limited resources heighten nutritional insecurity. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
Eltayb Abdellatef, Yohannes Gedamu Gebre, Petra Bauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linking Nutritional, Sensory, and Functional Quality in Plant‐Based Proteins Through Structural Modification and Computational Insights

Sustainable Food Proteins, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2026.
The lacking essential amino acids, low digestibility, bioavailability, bitterness, and presence of anti‐nutritional factors that limit the consumption of plant proteins and their use in food formulations are discussed comprehensively. The findings of recent studies on novel technologies and computer‐based applications used to cope with these challenges
Humeyra Cavdar Dincturk, Rukiye Gundogan, Asli Can Karaca, Esra Capanoglu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cyanogenic glycosides in foods

, 2020
This risk assessment has been done in order to provide an update on the scientific knowledge regarding cyanogenic glycosides in certain foods in connection with a review of the recommendations made by the Swedish Food Agency. In addition to an update of the scientific data, responses to a number of specific questions has been provided.
openaire   +1 more source

Bitter Taste Perception in BaYaka Hunter‐Gatherers

American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 38, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study examined variation in bitter taste perception among BaYaka hunter‐gatherers from the Republic of Congo, comparing individuals from the same population that were born and grew up in a forest ecology to those from a logging town.
Sarai Keestra, Inez Derkx, Edmond Sylvestre Miabangana, Gaurav Sikka, Nikhil Chaudhary, Gul Deniz Salali   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drying Kinetics of the Leaves From Three Varieties of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
The graphical abstract summarizes the main steps and key findings of the study in a simplified manner. ABSTRACT This study investigated the convective drying kinetics of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) leaves from three varieties (Manipeba—M1, Tareza 1—M2, and Folha fina—M8).
Elivaldo Nunes Modesto Junior, Rosane Patricia Chaves, Jheymyson de Sousa Cunha, Renan Campos Chisté, Rosinelson da Silva Pena   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of Starch From Four Cassava Varieties Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Powder x‐ray Diffraction, and Scanning Electron Microscopy

Starch - Stärke, Volume 78, Issue 2, February 2026.
We characterized starch from four varieties of cassava released by the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, using FTIR, SEM, and XRD. Based on their competitive advantage demonstrated in this study, we recommend exploration of their use by the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries.
John Kwaku Prosper Adotey, Caleb Mawuli Agbale, Samuel Tetteh, Christiana Odumah Hood, Samuel Acheampomg, Carlos Kwesi Tettey, Rosemond Godbless Dadzie, Emmanuel Ogyiri Adu, Francis Nkrumah, Mandela Toku, Agnes Tutuwaa, Aaron Tettey Asare   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural Characterization and Identification of Major Constituents in Jitai Tablets by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography/Diode-Array Detection Coupled with Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Molecules, 2012
In the present study a universally applicable HPLC-DAD/ESI-MS/MS method was developed for carrying out the comprehensive characterization of Jitai tablets (JTT).
Weidong Zhang, Yaohua Hu, Lingling Wang, Lei Liu, Shuping Wang, Runhui Liu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source