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Lychee starch coatings enriched with procyanidins showed strong antifungal activity and effectively preserved strawberry quality postharvest, reducing weight loss, decay, and senescence. This highlights their potential as a sustainable natural alternative for shelf‐life extension and fungal control in fresh produce.
Guillermo Castillo‐Olvera +7 more
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Dose-response in an outbreak of non-bacterial food poisoning traced to a mixed seafood cocktail
An outbreak of non-bacterial food poisoning presumed due to small round, structured viruses (SRSV) occurred at a national conference. A detailed postal survey of all conference attenders was carried out to ascertain the cause of the outbreak and 355 ...
Gray, S. F. +3 more
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Boiling retained the nutrients and polyphenol compounds in Plectranthus esculentus tubers better than frying or roasting. A bioavailability study showed that the phytates and oxalates in the tuber may not affect the bioavailabilities of calcium, zinc, or iron in Plectranthus esculentus tubers when eaten.
Mercy Amarachi Iroaganachi +4 more
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Sanguinarine, a toxic alkaloid present in argemone, can lead to epidemic dropsy or chronic diseases through DNA intercalation and immune system suppression. Regulatory efforts face challenges due to economic motivations for adulteration as well as technical, social, and infrastructure barriers.
Gururaj Pejavara Narayana +4 more
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Pectin, a versatile natural polymer, is extracted through conventional and emerging green extraction methods, offering multifunctional bioactive properties useful in food, pharmaceutical, and environmental applications. ABSTRACT Pectin, a molecular tapestry woven from diverse polysaccharides, holds a pivotal role across food, pharmaceutical, and ...
Afra Anika Rafique +3 more
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Identifying the potential causes of food poisoning and how to prevent contamination of food is addressed by this ...
Peter Jarrett, Radar Brookes
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The Solanaceae: foods and poisons
The plant family Solanaceae contains important foodstuffs such as the potato, tomato and aubergine, together with powerful poisons including mandrake, henbane and deadly nightshade. In the first article in this short series on the family, the history and importance of the potato are described. It was first cultivated by the Inca people in the altiplano
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Addressing the challenges inherent in dry reforming of methane (DRM), this paper focuses on the structural design and performance optimization of Ni‐based catalysts. The modulation strategies for DRM are systematically reviewed across four dimensions: the micromorphology of active metals, metal‐support interactions, electronic modifications by ...
Bowei Cao, Junlei Zhang, Wanglei Wang
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This is an infographic driver of food contaminants and health effects. ABSTRACT Food safety remains a critical challenge in Nigeria due to rapid urbanization and weak regulatory enforcement. This systematic review synthesizes empirical evidence from 2015 to 2025 to characterize food contaminant profiles and associated human health risks in Nigeria ...
Cecilia Nwadiuto Obasi +6 more
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