Foods, 2018 The human gut is densely populated with diverse microbial communities that are essential to health. Prebiotics and fiber have been shown to possess the ability to modulate the gut microbiota.
Yang Cao +5 more
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Physical and chemical characterization of yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) roots cultivated with different doses of potassium fertilization [PDF]
, 2022 The already marked tendency for functional food consumption, low in calories, and with biologically active properties, has been increasing. In this scenario, yacon tuberous roots, with high levels of nutraceutical fructooligosaccharides, gain importance.
dos Santos Gomes Oliveira, Lidiane +5 more
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ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, 2012 For the feasibility study of the industrialization of yacon, laboratory tests were performed by mixing yacon and yogurt. Yacon was added in three different ways, chopped, liquid or extract.
Roberto Cadena, Stalin Santacruz
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Conservation and use of genetic resources of underutilized crops in the Americas - A continental analysis [PDF]
, 2014 Latin America is home to dramatically diverse agroecological regions which harbor a high concentration of underutilized plant species, whose genetic resources hold the potential to address challenges such as sustainable agricultural development, food ...
Galluzzi, Gea, López Noriega, Isabel
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Evaluation of the Effect of Azospirillum brasilense and Mycorrhizal Fungi of the Soil in Yacon Grown in a Greenhouse [PDF]
, 2021 In order to evaluate the effect of Azospirillum brasilense and mycorrhizal fungi in the soil on the nutrition of the yacon crop (Smallanthus sonchifolius [(Poeppig & Endlicher) H.
Andrada, Horacio Enrique +3 more
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Identification of Smallanthus sonchifolius in herbal tea mixtures by PCR and DART/TOF-MS methods
Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2016 The identification of yacon, a medicinal plant, in tea mixtures by rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and the Direct Analysis in Real Time coupled with Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (DART/TOF-MS) method were evaluated. Three tea products and a pure
Jana ŽIAROVSKÁ +4 more
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Lectotypification of the name Polymnia maculata Cav. (Asteraceae: Millerieae) [PDF]
, 2015 Fil: Vitali, Maira Soledad. División Plantas Vasculares. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo.
Vitali, Maira Soledad
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A holistic approach to enhance the use of neglected and underutilized species: the case of Andean grains in Bolivia and Peru [PDF]
, 2014 The IFAD-NUS project, implemented over the course of a decade in two phases, represents the first UN-supported global effort on neglected and underutilized species (NUS).
Amaya, K. +5 more
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Smallanthus macroscyphus: a new source of antidiabetic compounds [PDF]
, 2013 The aim of the present study was to analyze the in vivo hypoglycaemic effects of both decoction of Smallanthus macroscyphus leaves and pure crystalline polymatin A isolated from its leaves.
Cabrera, Wilfredo +8 more
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Revista de Investigación e Innovación Agropecuaria y de Recursos Naturales, 2023 El consumo del yacón o aricoma (Smallanthus sonchifolius) por sus características prebióticas estudiadas tienen una sensación dulce que puede contribuir en gran manera a reducir el consumo del azúcar libre, permitiendo su aplicación como alimento ...
Winston Richard Lupaca Mamani
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