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Extreme Weather Events and Consumer Food Responses

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates consumer food responses to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which affected a swath of the Southeastern U.S. in 2024. Using representative consumer survey data from six affected states, we analyze 10 distinct food responses classified into ex ante and ex post responses, and examine their associations with food insufficiency
Ahmad Zia Wahdat, Joseph Balagtas
wiley   +1 more source

Preparation, Component Identification, and Antioxidant Activity of Anthocyanins From Punica granatum “Tunisia”

open access: yesAgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
The preparation for Tunisian pomegranate anthocyanin extract. The molecular mechanisms underlying the antioxidant effects of these compounds were investigated using network pharmacology and molecular docking. Antioxidant activity was evaluated through DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP assays, whereas the effects on oxidative stress and inflammation were examined in
Jing Zhang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fruit weight and number of fruits per cladode depend on fruiting cladode fresh and dry weight in Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller variety ‘Rojo pelón’

open access: yesScientia Horticulturae, 2013
Abstract In Opuntia ficus - indica (L.) Miller, the wide range of environmental conditions in which it grows implies a great variability in fruit yield and fruit ripening, among other issues. In this research work, we studied the dependence of fruit weight or number of fruits per cladode on fruiting cladode fresh or dry weight for the ‘Rojo Pelon ...
R.D. Valdez-Cepeda   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Fermented Citrus as a Functional Food Matrix: Evaluating Probiotic, Prebiotic, and Postbiotic Potential

open access: yesAgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Fermented citrus transforms bioactive compounds into metabolites with probiotic and prebiotic properties, enhancing gut health, immunity, and metabolic balance. This review highlights fermentation's role in developing sustainable, health‐promoting functional foods while addressing challenges in process optimization, sensory quality, and commercial ...
Sony Kumari   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

DYNAMICS OF POMEGRANATE FRUIT WEIGHT LOSS DURING PRECOOLING AND AMBIENT STORAGE: A SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ANALYSIS

open access: yesArid Zone Journal of Engineering, Technology and Environment, 2018
In this paper the spatiotemporal profile of weight loss of pomegranate fruit (cv. Wonderful) was investigated during precooling and simulated shelf conditions. The effects of relative humidity (RH) inside the cold room, polyliner inside the packaging and
M. Mukama, A. Ambaw, U. L. Opara
doaj  

Excipient Emulsion–Based Delivery Systems for Enhancing Carotenoid Bioavailability: Advances in Formulation and Gastrointestinal Fate

open access: yesAgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Excipient emulsion systems improve carotenoid solubilization, protect against degradation, and enhance gastrointestinal absorption through optimized formulation and digestion behavior. ABSTRACT Carotenoids are bioactive compounds that contribute to human health through antioxidant, provitamin A, and disease‐preventive effects.
Tugce Ceyhan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optical Techniques for Fruit Firmness Assessment

open access: yes, 2015
This thesis describes the design and development of a new high-speed multispectral imaging (MSI) system compatible with a commercial grading line. The purpose of this system was to carry out spatially resolved spectroscopy to assess fruit firmness ...
Rowe, Philip
core  

Swedish farmers' approval of nudges

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fine Mapping of fw6.3, a Major-Effect Quantitative Trait Locus That Controls Fruit Weight in Tomato. [PDF]

open access: yesPlants (Basel), 2023
Ning Y   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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