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Increased consumer awareness of the effects of food in preventing nutrient-related diseases and maintaining physical and mental well-being has made nutritional improvement an important goal for the food and beverage industry, including the cereal sector. The Book “Qualitative and Nutritional Improvement of Cereal-Based Foods and Beverages” collects research articles aimed at exploring innovative ways to improve cereal-based foods and beverages; an old—if not ancient—group of products which are still on our table every day. The main directions of research aimed at nutritional improvement have to face either excess or deficiency in the diet. To this end, different strategies may be adopted, such as the reformulation of products, the introduction of functional ingredients, and the application of biotechnologies to increase the bioavailability of bioactive compounds. These interventions, however, can alter the physico-chemical and sensory properties of final products, making it necessary to achieve a balance between nutritional and quality modification. This book offers readers information on innovative ways to improve cereal-based foods and beverages, useful for researchers and for industry operators.

extruded products --- flaxseed --- amaranth --- dietary fiber --- extrusion-cooking --- fortified blended foods (FBFs) --- sensory --- food aid --- extrusion --- cereal --- legume --- infant --- child --- porridge --- sourdough --- fiber --- amino acids --- phenolic compounds --- phytic acid --- pulses --- re-milled semolina --- bread --- pizza --- focaccia --- rheological properties --- reofermentograph --- bioactive compounds --- texture --- sensory profile --- hemp --- chickpea --- milling by-products --- fortified pasta --- lactic acid bacteria --- nutritional value --- antioxidant capacity --- sensory properties --- functional foods --- pigmented wheat --- anthocyanins --- polyphenols --- alpha-amylase inhibition --- anti-inflammatory activity --- Moringa oleifera --- phenolic bioaccessibility --- starch digestion --- slowly digestible starch --- resistant starch --- Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum Desf. --- NaCl --- low-sodium sea salt --- Na+ reduction --- physico-chemical and textural attributes --- sensory evaluation --- inulin --- bakery products --- xanthan gum --- leavening agent --- coffee silverskin --- chemical characterization --- toxicological analysis --- extreme vertices mixture design --- product development --- cereal beverage --- fermentation --- functional --- non-alcoholic --- health benefits --- wholewheat flour --- stone milling --- roller milling --- dough rheology --- djulis --- food quality --- optimization --- Taguchi grey relational analysis --- texture profile analysis --- sensory attributes --- protein energy malnutrition --- insect --- sorghum --- wheat --- cereal-based ready-to-drink beverage --- convenient meal replacement (CMR) --- germinated wheat --- response surface methodology (RSM) --- gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) --- antioxidant properties --- almond skins --- by-product --- upcycling --- biscuits --- health claims --- nutritional composition --- Moringa oleifera leaf powder (MOLP) --- fortification --- consumer acceptability --- byproducts --- new quality --- insects --- pasta

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There is an increased need to design circular economy models to make our food system more sustainable. This book brings together a review, a short communication, and several research articles showcasing a range of circular economy initiatives: some that valorise and characterise by-products using different technologies, others that apply by-products to new upcycled food products, and finishing with one article investigating consumer attitudes towards a food that comes from a circular economy initiative. This book highlights the diversity of expertise needed to valorise by-products from farm to fork and presents different by-products, technologies, and potential applications.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- meat byproducts --- porcine heart --- protein extraction --- response surface methodology --- technofunctional properties --- bioethanol co-products --- post-fermentation corn oil --- distiller’s corn oil --- thin stillage --- by-products --- valorization --- bioactive molecules --- phytosterols --- squalene --- tocopherols --- tocotrienols --- tocols --- carotenoids --- rice bran --- stabilization --- antioxidants --- functional properties --- bioactives --- anti-nutritional components --- solid state fermentation --- antioxidant activity --- bioactive compounds --- Aspergillus oryzae --- HPLC --- total phenolic content --- reducing power assay --- biorefinery --- olive-derived biomass --- ultrasound-assisted extraction --- animal welfare --- circular economy --- consumer acceptance --- consumer attitudes --- food waste --- insects as feed --- Nvivo --- poultry --- qualitative study --- sustainability --- muffins --- by-product --- valorisation --- sunflower flour --- amino acid profile --- mineral content --- fibre content --- FRAP --- PCL assay --- functional ovine cheese --- grape pomace powder --- Lactococcus lactis --- physicochemical properties --- polyphenols --- volatile organic compounds --- antioxidant properties --- defatted seeds of Oenothera biennis --- α-glucosidase --- aldose reductase --- antioxidant --- nutrients --- purple corn cob --- anthocyanins --- Arabic gum --- accelerated stress protocol --- forced degradation --- moisture-modified Arrhenius equation --- mango by-products --- fortification --- value addition --- in vitro digestion --- maize porridge --- vegetable pomace --- dairy beverage --- fluidized bed --- heat-sensitive compounds --- functional food --- palatability --- Canis familiaris --- DIY formula --- Prunus dulcis --- almond skins --- almond hulls --- almond shells --- almond blanch water --- bioactivities --- agri-waste management --- cava lees --- phenolic extract --- food by-product --- lactic acid bacteria --- fermented sausages --- Salmonella spp. --- Listeria monocytogenes --- revalorization --- waste utilisation --- date seed powder --- cookies --- sensory analysis

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“Antioxidant Activity of Polyphenolic Plant Extracts” is a collection of scientific articles regarding polyphenols, that is, substances occurring naturally in plants and exhibiting many beneficial effects on human health. Among polyphenols’ interesting biological properties, their antioxidant activity is considered the most important. This book brings together experts from different research fields on topics related to polyphenols, such as their isolation and purification, assessment of their antioxidant activity, prevention from oxidative stress-induced diseases and use as food additives. The polyphenols used in the present studies are derived from a great variety of plants, ranging from well-known species to rare ones that are only found in specific regions. Moreover, some of the studies provide evidence that polyphenols may be used for the prevention and treatment of common diseases such as diabetes mellitus, Alzheimers’ disease, cardiovascular and intestinal diseases. Importantly, in several of the studies “green extraction methods” for the isolation of polyphenols were developed using modern technologies, where few or no organic solvents were used, in order to minimize environmental and health impacts.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- green leafy vegetables --- effect of cooking --- polyphenols --- antioxidant activity --- Averrhoa bilimbi --- Oxalidaceae --- DPPH --- xanthine oxidase --- LC-QTOF-MS/MS --- molecular docking --- tentative bioactive constituents --- Dialium indum --- exocarp --- seed --- antioxidant --- phenolic acids --- amino acids --- GC-MS analysis --- AGN --- FIR --- phenolic --- flavonoid --- antioxidant capacity --- antimicrobial activity --- polyphenol compounds --- bixin --- rosemary extracts --- method validation --- HPLC --- food matrices --- fruit vinegar --- phenolics --- organic acid --- Ladastacho --- characterisation --- properties --- HPLC/ESI-MS --- HS-SPME/GC-MS --- beneficial use --- antimicrobial --- hydroxytyrosol --- rosemary --- pomegranate --- fish --- volatile compounds --- Rosa canina --- Rosa sempervivens --- Pyrocantha coccinea --- antioxidants --- endothelial cells --- glutathione --- almond skins --- bioavailability --- waste by-products --- flavonoids --- oxidative stress --- human --- reactive oxygen species --- proinflammatory cytokines --- Alzheimer’s disease --- cornelian cherry --- anthocyanins --- gastrointestinal digestion --- Opuntia ficus-indica cladode --- antibiofilm activity --- olive --- Olea europaea --- anthocyanin --- cyanidin 3-glucoside --- cyanidin 3-rutinoside --- oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) --- high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). --- tea --- Camellia sinensis --- polyphenol --- catechin --- caffeine --- theaflavine --- insulin resistance --- diabetes --- olive oil --- phenols --- antidiabetic --- myrtle --- ultrasound-assisted extraction --- phenolic compounds --- liquid chromatography analysis --- mass spectrometry --- mulberry (Morus nigra --- Morus alba) --- simple sugars --- organic acids --- phenol compounds --- high performance liquid chromatography/diode array detector/mass spectrometry anthocyanins --- anti-inflammatory activity --- extraction --- central composite design --- optimization --- P. officinalis --- phytochemicals --- cytotoxicity --- α-amylase inhibition --- red-osier dogwood --- antioxidative effect --- H2O2 --- transepithelial resistance (TEER) --- Caco-2 cells --- Rubus idaeus L. --- HPLC-ESI-HR-qTOF-MS/MS --- antioxidant activities --- digestive enzymes inhibitors --- molecular docking analysis --- olive mill wastewater --- encapsulation --- maltodextrin --- whey protein --- gelatin --- spray drying --- diabetes mellitus --- Lamiaceae --- alpha-glucosidase --- alpha-amylase --- Salvia africana-lutea --- terpenoids --- cape floristic region --- n/a --- Alzheimer's disease --- Disaster Bay / Green Cape (NSW Far S Coast SJ55-08)

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“Antioxidant Activity of Polyphenolic Plant Extracts” is a collection of scientific articles regarding polyphenols, that is, substances occurring naturally in plants and exhibiting many beneficial effects on human health. Among polyphenols’ interesting biological properties, their antioxidant activity is considered the most important. This book brings together experts from different research fields on topics related to polyphenols, such as their isolation and purification, assessment of their antioxidant activity, prevention from oxidative stress-induced diseases and use as food additives. The polyphenols used in the present studies are derived from a great variety of plants, ranging from well-known species to rare ones that are only found in specific regions. Moreover, some of the studies provide evidence that polyphenols may be used for the prevention and treatment of common diseases such as diabetes mellitus, Alzheimers’ disease, cardiovascular and intestinal diseases. Importantly, in several of the studies “green extraction methods” for the isolation of polyphenols were developed using modern technologies, where few or no organic solvents were used, in order to minimize environmental and health impacts.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- green leafy vegetables --- effect of cooking --- polyphenols --- antioxidant activity --- Averrhoa bilimbi --- Oxalidaceae --- DPPH --- xanthine oxidase --- LC-QTOF-MS/MS --- molecular docking --- tentative bioactive constituents --- Dialium indum --- exocarp --- seed --- antioxidant --- phenolic acids --- amino acids --- GC-MS analysis --- AGN --- FIR --- phenolic --- flavonoid --- antioxidant capacity --- antimicrobial activity --- polyphenol compounds --- bixin --- rosemary extracts --- method validation --- HPLC --- food matrices --- fruit vinegar --- phenolics --- organic acid --- Ladastacho --- characterisation --- properties --- HPLC/ESI-MS --- HS-SPME/GC-MS --- beneficial use --- antimicrobial --- hydroxytyrosol --- rosemary --- pomegranate --- fish --- volatile compounds --- Rosa canina --- Rosa sempervivens --- Pyrocantha coccinea --- antioxidants --- endothelial cells --- glutathione --- almond skins --- bioavailability --- waste by-products --- flavonoids --- oxidative stress --- human --- reactive oxygen species --- proinflammatory cytokines --- Alzheimer's disease --- cornelian cherry --- anthocyanins --- gastrointestinal digestion --- Opuntia ficus-indica cladode --- antibiofilm activity --- olive --- Olea europaea --- anthocyanin --- cyanidin 3-glucoside --- cyanidin 3-rutinoside --- oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) --- high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). --- tea --- Camellia sinensis --- polyphenol --- catechin --- caffeine --- theaflavine --- insulin resistance --- diabetes --- olive oil --- phenols --- antidiabetic --- myrtle --- ultrasound-assisted extraction --- phenolic compounds --- liquid chromatography analysis --- mass spectrometry --- mulberry (Morus nigra --- Morus alba) --- simple sugars --- organic acids --- phenol compounds --- high performance liquid chromatography/diode array detector/mass spectrometry anthocyanins --- anti-inflammatory activity --- extraction --- central composite design --- optimization --- P. officinalis --- phytochemicals --- cytotoxicity --- α-amylase inhibition --- red-osier dogwood --- antioxidative effect --- H2O2 --- transepithelial resistance (TEER) --- Caco-2 cells --- Rubus idaeus L. --- HPLC-ESI-HR-qTOF-MS/MS --- antioxidant activities --- digestive enzymes inhibitors --- molecular docking analysis --- olive mill wastewater --- encapsulation --- maltodextrin --- whey protein --- gelatin --- spray drying --- diabetes mellitus --- Lamiaceae --- alpha-glucosidase --- alpha-amylase --- Salvia africana-lutea --- terpenoids --- cape floristic region --- Disaster Bay / Green Cape (NSW Far S Coast SJ55-08)