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Foods, Volume 13, Issue 7

April-1 2024 - 165 articles

Cover Story: Alternative proteins have gained popularity as consumers look for foods that are healthy, nutritious, and sustainable. This comprehensive review addresses the major alternative protein categories and reviews their definitions, current market statuses, production methods, and regulations in different countries, safety assessments, nutrition statuses, functionalities and applications, and, finally, sensory properties and consumer perception. Knowledge relative to traditional dairy proteins is also addressed, in addition to the opportunities and challenges associated with these proteins. Future research directions are proposed to better understand these technologies and to develop consumer-acceptable final products. View this paper
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Articles (165)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,257 Views
17 Pages

Golden Barrel Cactus: Unveiling Its Potential as a Functional Food and Nutraceutical Source

  • Nipha Chaicharoenaudomrung,
  • Kakanang Posridee,
  • Anant Oonsivilai and
  • Ratchadaporn Oonsivilai

8 April 2024

A comprehensive analysis of phytochemicals, digestive stability, and bioaccessibility was conducted on a golden barrel cactus extract from 3- and 6-year-old plants. Both ages contained lutein and four chlorophyll derivatives (chlorophyll a, b, pheoph...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,671 Views
15 Pages

Chemical Profile Characterization of Fruit and Vegetable Juices after Fermentation with Probiotic Strains

  • Ioanna Mantzourani,
  • Anastasios Nikolaou,
  • Yiannis Kourkoutas,
  • Athanasios Alexopoulos,
  • Marilena Dasenaki,
  • Artemis Mastrotheodoraki,
  • Charalampos Proestos,
  • Nikolaos Thomaidis and
  • Stavros Plessas

8 April 2024

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are widely applied for fermentation purposes in dairy and non-dairy food matrices with beneficial technological and health-promoting properties. This study describes the effect of two lactic acid bacteria, namely, Lactiplan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,026 Views
16 Pages

Chemical Composition and Geographic Variation of Cold Pressed Balanites aegyptiaca Kernel Oil

  • Said El Harkaoui,
  • Asma El Kaourat,
  • Hanae El Monfalouti,
  • Badr Eddine Kartah,
  • Abdalbasit Adam Mariod,
  • Zoubida Charrouf,
  • Sascha Rohn,
  • Stephan Drusch and
  • Bertrand Matthäus

8 April 2024

With the increasing impacts of climate change, establishing more sustainable and robust plants such as desert dates (Balanites aegyptiaca) seems to be necessary. Known for its resilience in arid conditions, this tree has the potential to become a mor...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,913 Views
16 Pages

Functionality and Health-Promoting Properties of Polysaccharide and Plant-Derived Substances from Mesona chinensis

  • Romson Seah,
  • Sunisa Siripongvutikorn,
  • Santad Wichienchot and
  • Worapong Usawakesmanee

8 April 2024

Mesona chinensis, in Thai called Chao Kuay and in Chinese Hsian-tsao, belongs to the Lamiaceae family. This herbal plant grows widely in Southern China, Taiwan (China), Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand. The Mesona plant is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,069 Views
18 Pages

8 April 2024

The postharvest softening and corresponding quality deterioration of blueberry fruits are crucial factors that hinder long-distance sales and long-term storage. Cold plasma (CP) is an effective technology to solve this, but the specific mechanism of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,212 Views
14 Pages

Weissella cibaria Relieves Gut Inflammation Caused by Escherichia coli through Inflammation Modulation and Gut Microbiota Regulation

  • Xiaoyu Liu,
  • Nan Jiang,
  • Xinyue Wang,
  • Haowen Yan,
  • Lili Guan,
  • Lingcong Kong,
  • Jingrui Chen,
  • Haipeng Zhang and
  • Hongxia Ma

8 April 2024

The emergence of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) pathogens has considerably challenged the development of new drugs. Probiotics that inhibit MDR pathogens offer advantages over chemical antibiotics and drugs due to their increased safety and fewer side ef...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,620 Views
23 Pages

Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Citrullus mucosospermus, Citroides, and Moringa oleifera Seeds’ Hydrocolloids

  • Olakunbi Olubi,
  • Anthony Obilana,
  • Nsenda Tshilumbu,
  • Veruscha Fester and
  • Victoria Jideani

8 April 2024

Hydrocolloids form gel-like structures when dispersed in water and have garnered significant attention for their diverse applications in food, pharmaceuticals, and other industries. The extraction of hydrocolloids from natural sources, such as seeds,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,425 Views
19 Pages

Application of Pomace Powder of Black Carrot as a Natural Food Ingredient in Yoghurt

  • Florina Stoica,
  • Roxana Nicoleta Rațu,
  • Iuliana Motrescu,
  • Irina Gabriela Cara,
  • Manuela Filip,
  • Denis Țopa and
  • Gerard Jităreanu

8 April 2024

Researchers and food manufacturers are investigating the use of fruit and vegetable by-products as nutrient-dense food ingredients in response to increasing consumer requests for healthier and more natural foods. Black carrot (Daucus carota L.), a ro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8,567 Views
15 Pages

8 April 2024

Although the triglyceride form is the natural form of fish oil found in fish, the ethyl ester form of fish oil, which is used during processing to save costs, is also present on the market. In this study, fatty acids and lipids were determined using...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,939 Views
21 Pages

Study of the Microbiome of the Cretan Sour Cream Staka Using Amplicon Sequencing and Shotgun Metagenomics and Isolation of Novel Strains with an Important Antimicrobial Potential

  • Konstantinos Papadimitriou,
  • Marina Georgalaki,
  • Rania Anastasiou,
  • Athanasia-Maria Alexandropoulou,
  • Eugenia Manolopoulou,
  • Georgia Zoumpopoulou and
  • Effie Tsakalidou

8 April 2024

Staka is a traditional Greek sour cream made mostly from spontaneously fermented sheep milk or a mixture of sheep and goat milk. At the industrial scale, cream separators and starter cultures may also be used. Staka is sometimes cooked with flour to...

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