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Spray-Dried Microencapsulation of Oregano (Lippia graveolens) Polyphenols with Maltodextrin Enhances Their Stability during In Vitro Digestion

Journal of Chemistry, 2022
The effect of in vitro gastrointestinal digestion on the release of microencapsulated phenolic compounds was evaluated through an optimized spray drying process. A stock extract of oregano phenolic compounds was developed and microencapsulated in a spray
Manuel de Jesús Bernal-Millán, Erick Paul Gutiérrez-Grijalva, Laura Contreras-Angulo, M. Dolores Muy-Rangel, L. Xochitl López-Martínez, J. Basilio Heredia   +5 more
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Spray-dried microencapsulation of bean coat flour (Phaselus vulgaris, L.) bioactive compounds: optimization, functional activity, and storage

CyTA - Journal of Food, 2023
Common beans are a source of phenolic compounds. However, they are sensitive to different factors. Microencapsulation may protect those bioactive compounds (BC). Hence, it is important to study the effects of microencapsulation and increase BC stability.
Raquel Karina Cruz-Bravo, Daniel Guajardo-Flores, Carlos Alberto Gómez-Aldapa, Javier Castro-Rosas, Ricardo Omar Navarro-Cortez, Luis Díaz-Batalla, Reyna Nallely Falfán-Cortés   +6 more
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A cross-sectional survey examining motivation and beliefs to participating in a web-based prospective cohort study on nutrition and health among individuals with a low socioeconomic status

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Prospective cohort studies may support public health efforts in reducing health inequalities. However, individuals with a low socioeconomic status (SES) are generally underrepresented in health research.
Mélina Côté, Stéphanie Harrison, Annie Lapointe, Catherine Laramée, Sophie Desroches, Simone Lemieux, Benoît Lamarche, Ariane Bélanger-Gravel   +7 more
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Curcumin and melphalan cotreatment induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells

Scientific Reports, 2023
Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer death in women. Dietary bioactive compounds may act at different stages of carcinogenesis, including tumor initiation, promotion, and progression.
Carlos Luan A. Passos, Renata Madureira Polinati, Christian Ferreira, Nathalia Alexia Nascimento dos Santos, Daniel Galinis V. Lima, Jerson Lima da Silva, Eliane Fialho   +6 more
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Sensory and Conceptual Aspects of Ingredients of Sustainable Sources—Finnish Consumers’ Opinion

Foods, 2020
Sustainable strategies that enable development of alternative sustainable novel ingredients for food are needed to ensure adequate resources for food in the future. Determining consumer attitudes and acceptance of novel ingredients is essential for wider
Saara Lundén, Anu Hopia, Laura Forsman, Mari Sandell   +3 more
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Functional foods

Cancer Letters, 1997
The concept of functional foods containing specific physiologically active components originated in Japan as a means of improving the health of the nation and thus, reducing the drain on the economy caused by escalating health costs. Some aspects of the Japanese physiologically functional foods programme will be discussed.
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Current knowledge and interest of French Canadians regarding nutrigenetics

Genes & Nutrition, 2019
Objective The purpose of this study was to draw a global portrait of the current knowledge and interest regarding nutrigenetics in a population of French Canadians from the province of Quebec (Canada).
Bastien Vallée Marcotte, Hubert Cormier, Véronique Garneau, Julie Robitaille, Sophie Desroches, Marie-Claude Vohl   +5 more
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Nostoc sphaeroids Kütz powder ameliorates diet-induced hyperlipidemia in C57BL/6j mice

Food & Nutrition Research, 2019
Background: Hypercholesterolemia is a disease associated with numerous health problems. Growing evidence indicates that hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia is closely linked to chronic inflammation, which can lead to cardiovascular disease, fatty liver ...
Fenfen Wei, Yinlu Liu, Cuicui Bi, Bo Zhang   +3 more
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Impact of Pulsed Electric Fields and pH on Enzyme Inactivation and Bioactivities of Peptic Hydrolysates Produced from Bovine and Porcine Hemoglobin

Foods, 2022
The production of bioactive peptides from hemoglobin via peptic hydrolysis is a promising alternative to valorizing slaughterhouse blood proteins. Nevertheless, it has some limitations such as low yield, high cost of enzymes, and the use of chemical ...
Zain Sanchez-Reinoso, Sarah Todeschini, Jacinthe Thibodeau, Laila Ben Said, Ismail Fliss, Laurent Bazinet, Sergey Mikhaylin   +6 more
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Determinants of coaches’ intentions to provide different recommendations on sports nutrition to their athletes

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2019
Background Coaches are considered as an important source of nutrition information by their athletes. However, their knowledge in this area is often insufficient for proper guidance and may lead to the dissemination of misinformation regarding sports ...
Raphaëlle Jacob, Steven Couture, Benoît Lamarche, Véronique Provencher, Éliane Morissette, Pierre Valois, Claude Goulet, Vicky Drapeau   +7 more
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