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Avian Research, 2023 The role of bare body parts in sexual signalling in birds has received relatively little attention. I describe how the bare-throated spurfowl males saturate the colours of their throats to attract females.
Johann H. van Niekerk
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Molecules, 2022 Reducing waste, using byproducts, and natural food additives are important sustainability trends. In this context, the aim of this study was to produce and evaluate a natural food dye, extracted from pumpkin byproducts, powdered and protected by spray ...
Priscilla Magalhães de Lima +5 more
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Colour vision of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings: do they still prefer blue under water? [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Background Several anatomical studies provide evidence that green turtles (Chelonia mydas) possess the necessary anatomy for colour vision. Behavioural experiments have previously been conducted with newly emerged hatchlings, concluding that they are ...
Rebecca Jehne Hall +2 more
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Attentional biases for food stimuli in external eaters: Possible mechanism for stress-induced eating? [PDF]
, 2008 External eaters reportedly increase snack intake when stressed, which could be due to an attentional shift towards food stimuli. Attentional biases for food stimuli were tested in high and low external eaters in stress and control conditions, using a ...
Boon +24 more
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Archives of Medical Science, 2021 Various types of food additives are widely used in the food industry. Due to their properties extending the usefulness for consuming food products, they give them different colours, consistency, or taste.
Sara Jarmakiewicz - Czaja +2 more
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EFSA Journal, 2015 Copper complexes of chlorophylls (Cu‐chlorophylls) (E 141(i)) and copper complexes of chlorophyllins (Cu‐chlorophyllins) (E 141(ii)) are prepared from sources that could not be regarded as edible plant material or food (grass, lucerne, nettle) for humans.
EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to food (ANS)
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Colour preferences of UK garden birds at supplementary seed feeders [PDF]
, 2017 Supplementary feeding of garden birds generally has benefits for both bird populations and human wellbeing. Birds have excellent colour vision, and show preferences for food items of particular colours, but research into colour preferences associated ...
Morrell, Lesley J. +2 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2000 We determined if mature ladybirds use colour to initially find suitable host plants. We also determined whether ladybird beetles are capable of associating characteristics such as colour with the presence of prey.
Edward B. MONDOR, Jessie L. WARREN
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Effect of Steaming and Boiling on the Antioxidant Properties and Biogenic Amines Content in Green Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Varieties of Different Colours [PDF]
, 2017 Effects of boiling and steaming cooking methods were studied on total polyphenols, antioxidant capacity, and biogenic amines of three green bean varieties, purple, yellow, and green.The vegetables gave good values both for antioxidant capacity and for ...
Preti, Raffaella +2 more
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Refined exposure assessment for Azorubine/Carmoisine (E 122)
EFSA Journal, 2015 Following a self‐tasking request, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a refined exposure assessment for Azorubine/Carmoisine (E 122) taking into account additional information on its use in foods.
European Food Safety Authority
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