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A Comprehensive Review on Health Benefits of Fructooligosaccharides

eFood, Volume 6, Issue 1, February 2025.
ABSTRACT Short‐chain carbohydrates are primarily made up of fructose molecules; fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are referred to as prebiotics and are renowned for their potential beneficial effects on health. Since they are inedible fibers, FOS go through the upper digestive tract nearly undisturbed while entering the colon, where they offer food to ...
Asia Atta, Sumaira Sharif, Kainat Haroon, Musarrat Rasheed, Soumya V. Menon, Jadhav Balaji, Bhavik Jain, Qaswaa Yousif Jameel, Mohd Asif Shah   +8 more
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Health benefits and uncertainty: an experimental analysis of the effects of risk presentation on auction bids for a healthful product [PDF]

Experimental subjects receive a different presentation of a food product's potential health risk reductions if eaten regularly. They are then asked to bid for the product.
Andres Silva, Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr., W. Douglass Shaw   +2 more
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Physicochemical, sensory and microbial qualities of yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius)-based oatmeal energy bar

Applied Food Research
Yacon is a sweet tasting Andean tuber considered a functional food due to its bioactive compounds. It has been used to formulate various baked products but there’s limited research on its use in energy bars.
Grace Ng’endo Miringa, Monica Mburu, Amos Kipkemoi Ronoh   +2 more
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Análise de componentes principais de pães de forma formulados com farinha de yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp.) H. Rob.)

Revista Ceres, 2010
O yacon, tubérculo de origem andina, vem sendo cada vez mais aplicado na tecnologia de alimentos, em virtude de suas propriedades funcionais, por ser fonte de inulina e fruto-oligossacarídeos, considerados prebióticos.
Priscilla Moura Rolim, Silvana Magalhães Salgado, Vivianne Montarroyos Padilha, Alda Verônica Souza Livera, Nonete Barbosa Guerra, Samara Alvachian Cardoso Andrade   +5 more
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Biofortification, metabolomic profiling and quantitative analysis of vitamin B12 enrichment in guava juice via lactic acid fermentation using Levilactobacillus brevis strain KU15152

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 104, Issue 15, Page 9191-9201, December 2024.
Abstract BACKGROUND Chemical fortification and dose supplementation of vitamin B12 are widely implemented to combat deficiency symptoms. However, in situ, fortification of vitamin B12 in food matrixes can be a promising alternative to chemical fortification.
Mayuri Rastogi, Vandana Singh, Bushra Shaida, Saleem Siddiqui, Sneh Punia Bangar, Yuthana Phimolsiripol   +5 more
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Aumento ebulloscópico de extracto de jugo de yacón (Smallanthus sonchifolius) y determinación de gráficas de Dühring

Agroindustrial Science, 2012
Para extraer inulina a base de extracto de yacón, es importante conocer el aumento Ebulloscópico en las soluciones de yacón a diferentes concentraciones, esto permitirá operar de manera correcta en el proceso para su obtención, además, el conocimiento ...
Raul Siche, Victor Armas, Ronald Lezama, Ricardo Iparraguirre, Aldrin Corcuera   +4 more
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Reação de diferentes culturas para controlar Meloidogyne ethiopica [PDF]

, 2009
Dois experimentos foram realizados em casa de vegetação, visando a caracterização de resistência ou suscetibilidade de 52 espécies vegetais a Meloidogyne ethiopica e os seus possíveis efeitos adversos sobre a população do nematóide, em condições de casa ...
Carneiro, Regina Maria Dechechi Gomes, Carneiro, Rui Gomes, Lima, Edriana Araújo de, Mattos, Jean Kleber de Abreu, Moita, Antônio Williams   +4 more
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Genetic diversity of yacon accessions using ISSR markers

Genetics and Molecular Research, 2017
Yacon cultivation has been intensified and the investigations of this crop have increased at the scientific, agricultural, and social levels because the roots of yacon show beneficial properties for human health, such as reducing cholesterol and glucose blood levels.
R M, Lorenzoni, F, Menine, E Marques, Júnior, F L, Oliveira, T C B, Soares   +4 more
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The Role of Microbiome and Probiotics in Chemo‐Radiotherapy‐Induced Diarrhea: A Narrative Review of the Current Evidence

Cancer Reports, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2024.
ABSTRACT Background In this article, we review the most recent research on probiotics effects on diarrhea in both human and animal models of the condition along with the therapeutic potential of these compounds based on their findings. Recent Findings Nearly 50%–80% of cancer patients experience chemotherapy‐induced diarrhea (CID), serious ...
Sanaz Khorashadizadeh, Sara Abbasifar, Mohammad Yousefi, Farzad Fayedeh, AmirAli Moodi Ghalibaf   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

INFLUÊNCIA DO CONSUMO DE FARINHA DE YACON NA GLICEMIA, PERFIL LIPÍDICO, COMPOSIÇÃO CORPORAL E CONSUMO ALIMENTAR COM MULHERES COM DIABETES TIPO 2 E COM EXCESSO DE PESO [PDF]

, 2013
O yacon é uma raiz tuberosa ainda pouco consumida no Brasil, sendo ultimamente muito estudada na saúde humana devido à presença dos fruto-oligossacarídeos (FOS).
VIANA, R. P.
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