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Ricinus Communis: Nutritional Importance, Health Benefits, and Industrial Applications

eFood, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.
The current paper summarizes the nutritional composition, phytochemistry, health benefits, safety studies, and applications of castor beans and their oil. Moreover, the diverse bioactive compounds, including saponins, emodins, terpenoids, anthraquinones, flavonoids, steroids, and alkaloids, exhibit therapeutic properties such as antioxidant, anticancer,
Hassan Raza, Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Asad Abbas, Aimen Mazhar, Ahmad Mujtaba Noman, Muhammad Imran, Muzzamal Hussain, Ehab M. Mostafa, Ahmed H. El‐Ghorab, Mohammed M. Ghoneim, Samy Selim, Mohamed A. Abdelgawad, Anjuman Gul Memon, Entessar Al Jbawi   +13 more
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Functional and Organic Foods in Enhancing the Oral and Dental Health and Hygiene—A Comprehensive Review

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
Functional and organic foods contain effective and bioactive compositions. Organic foods and foods enriched with phytochemicals provide promising oral health. Functional foods and beverages in the diet can control and treat oral illnesses ABSTRACT Maintaining oral and dental hygiene, it is significantly related to individuals' quality of life as well ...
Elahe Aleebrahim‐Dehkordi, Ahmad Sheibaninia, Abdolah Ghasemi Pirbalouti   +2 more
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Nutritional and Health Potential of Edible Seeds: Micronutrient Bioavailability and Mechanistic Insights

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
Their bioactive constituents act through antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and metabolic‐regulating mechanisms, validating their classification as functional foods. Evidence from clinical and biochemical studies largely supports these benefits, although some claims stem from preliminary or in vitro findings.
Nighat Raza, Alina Sadaf, Reeha Mushtaq, Mirza Abid Mehmood, Luqman Amrao, Fakhar Islam, Muhammad Afzaal, Mohd Asif Shah   +7 more
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A Comprehensive Review of Acne Treatments: Unpacking the Chemical Structures and Effective Bioactive Compounds

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Acne vulgaris is a frequent skin disorder, affecting a large part of the population worldwide, and strongly influencing not only the physical but also the mental aspects of health. The choice of therapy for acne vulgaris is a very difficult one because the multifactorial causality of the disease and interindividual ...
Mobina Tajdari, Setare Abolghasemi, Elham Khanniri, Maryam Bayanati, Rahil Hakimimofrad, Mohammad Mahboubi‐Rabbani   +5 more
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Longan flower water extract promotes sleep in mice via the serotonin–melatonin axis

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 3, Page 1852-1860, February 2026.
Abstract BACKGROUND Longan (Dimocarpus longan) flower is an underutilized botanical byproduct rich in polyphenols with reported neuroprotective actions, yet its role in sleep regulation remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the sleep‐promoting effects of longan flower water extract (LFWE) and its underlying neurochemical mechanisms in vivo ...
Tzu‐Huan Hung, Chiu‐Ping Cheng, Wei‐Chung Chiou, Tzu‐Lan Hsia, Hui‐Kang Liu, Hsu‐Feng Lu, Yu‐Heng Lai, Shang‐Ting Tsai, Chiung‐Ju Chen, Cheng Huang   +9 more
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Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Geranium sylvaticum*

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 2, February 2026.
Geranium sylvaticum is a perennial forb of upland grasslands, woodlands and riverbanks in northern Britain, with scattered native occurrences also in Wales, central England and Northern Ireland. It has an extensive native range in Europe and Asia. The species is gynodioecious, with individual plants typically female or hermaphrodite.
Markus Wagner, Richard G. Jefferson, Ruth E. Starr‐Keddle, Sandra Varga, Irina Tatarenko, Duncan B. Westbury, Lucy Hulmes   +6 more
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Chemical defenses in the tree Ziziphus mistol against the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex striatus

Ecología Austral, 2002
Ziziphus mistol Griseb. (Rhamnaceae) trees are avoided by the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex striatus Roger (Formicidae, Attini) in a semi-arid Chaco forest of Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina.
Pablo Pelotto, María A. Del Pero de Martínez   +1 more
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Starter Culture‐Induced Fermentation Reveals Genotype‐Driven Variability in the Composition and Quality of Brazilian Amazon Forastero Cocoa Beans

Journal of Food Science, Volume 91, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a crop of major economic importance, with Brazil ranking sixth in global production and Pará leading national output. Bean quality is strongly influenced by genetic diversity and postharvest processing, particularly fermentation. To minimize batch heterogeneity, this study evaluated 18 Forastero genotypes from the
Giulia Victória Silva Lima, Anne Suellen Oliveira Pinto, Maria Glaucilene dos Santos Correia, Marcos Paulo Meireles Filho, Andre da Luz de Freitas, Patrícia Oliveira Santos, Hervé Rogez   +6 more
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Genome-wide identification of TCP transcription factors and their potential roles in hydrolyzable tannin production in Quercus variabilis cupule

Frontiers in Plant Science
Hydrolyzable tannins (HTs) have garnered significant attention due to their proven beneficial effects in the clinical treatment of various diseases. The cupule of Chinese cork oak (Quercus variabilis Blume) has been used as raw material of traditional ...
Yaochen Wang, Yaochen Wang, Yaochen Wang, Jinjin Li, Jinjin Li, Jinjin Li, Yixin Chen, Yixin Chen, Yixin Chen, Zhaowei Yu, Zhaowei Yu, Zhaowei Yu, Puyuan Liu, Puyuan Liu, Puyuan Liu, Guolei Li, Guolei Li, Guolei Li, Qinsong Yang, Qinsong Yang, Qinsong Yang   +20 more
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Grape ripening heterogeneity in white and red cultivars (Vitis vinifera L.) grown on different calcareous soils using technological and phenolic markers

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 2, Page 1079-1093, 30 January 2026.
Abstract BACKGROUND An understanding of grape ripening heterogeneity is essential to optimize vineyard management and to ensure wine quality. This study investigated the effect of calcareous soils with different textures (limestone and marlstone) on the chemical composition of white (‘Grillo’ (GR) and ‘Chardonnay’ (CH)) and red (‘Nero d’Avola’ (ND) and
Clara Vitaggio, Matteo Pollon, Manuel Schnitter, Valentina Caraci, Luciano Cinquanta, Onofrio Corona   +5 more
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