Biology and Life Sciences Forum, Volume 25, Issue 1

Sustainable corn starch nanoparticles were prepared using media milling to stabilize omega-3-rich Pickering emulsions based on chia oil. The milling conditions were as follows: 24 h (milling time), 0.4–0.6 mm (bead diameter), 1600 rpm (impeller...

Adequate intake of mineral nutrients and amino acids is essential for nutrition in the Western diet, where deficiencies of minerals such as Zn, Fe, and good quality proteins are highly prevalent in vulnerable populations in Latin America and the Cari...

Knowledge of the physicochemical characteristics of organic moringa leaves, such as the color, the moisture control and water activity (aw) for biological control, as its basic composition, provides valuable starting data for its improvement and qual...

Currently, the antioxidants (AOs) used in foods are mainly synthetic, often questioned on health grounds. So, the need for innocuous natural AOs has increased in last years. The peanut skin (PS) is an industrial by-product of low added value, but ric...

Globally, 1 in 2 people want to consume more plant-based foods, so developing nutritionally balanced foods for this area is a response to a growing need of the population. The objective was to develop snack alternatives with amaranth, quinoa and chia...

In submitting conference proceedings to the Biology and Life Sciences Forum, the volume editors of the proceedings certify to the publisher that all papers published in this volume have been subjected to peer review administered by the volume editors...

The V International Conference la ValSe-Food and VIII Symposium Chia-Link: Feeding Biodiversity and Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change: the Role of Ancestral Crops in Creating Healthy Food is organized by the International la ValSe-Food (Iberoa...

Dietary fibre intake has beneficial effects on immunonutritional health and prevents the development of chronic non-communicable diseases such as obesity and diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Currently, dietary fibre consumption worldwide...

For centuries, quinoa cultivation was centered only in the Andean countries, and recently it has spread to all regions of the world. Although the number of exporting countries has increased, Bolivia and Peru remain the world’s leading producers...

The jumbo squid fishery in Peru is the second most important after the anchovy fishery. During its manufacturing process, only 50% to 60% of the total jumbo squid is used, thereby, the residues could be used to develop functional foods. Cañihu...