Recently added articles from Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition:
Effects of Metal Ions, Catechins, and Their Interactions on Prostate Cancer
Nov 01, 2007; ... Prostate cancer is threatening human health heavily, for its causes are related to diet, genetic factors, and lifestyle. Metal ions, which are necessary to our health, are important factors inducing many diseases including prostate cancer in the condition of absence or excess. Epidemiological ...
Toxicity Studies of Genetically Modified Plants: A Review of the Published Literature
Nov 01, 2007; ... According to the information reported by the WHO, the genetically modified (GM) products that are currently on the international market have all passed risk assessments conducted by national authorities. These assessments have not indicated any risk to human health. In spite of this clear ...
Emissions from Cooking Microwave Popcorn
Nov 01, 2007; ... This study characterized chemicals released into a chamber in the process of cooking microwave popcorn. Seventeen types of microwave popcorn from eight different brands were studied. The work proceeded in two phases: phase one investigated chemicals emitted during popping and opening, phase two ...
Plant Stress Physiology: Opportunities and Challenges for the Food Industry
Nov 01, 2007; ... We review and analyze the possible advantages and disadvantages of plant-stress-related metabolic and structural changes on applications in the fruit and vegetable processing industry. Knowledge of the cellular and tissue transformations that result from environmental conditions or industrial ...
Black Pepper and its Pungent Principle-Piperine: A Review of Diverse Physiological Effects
Nov 01, 2007; ... Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is one of the most widely used among spices. It is valued for its distinct biting quality attributed to the alkaloid, piperine. Black pepper is used not only in human dietaries but also for a variety of other purposes such as medicinal, as a preservative, and in ...
Tools to Maintain Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Quality through the Inhibition of Ethylene Action: A Review
Aug 01, 2007; ... Ethylene is a plant hormone controlling a wide range of physiological processes in plants. During postharvest storage of fruit and vegetables ethylene can induce negative effects including senescence, over-ripening, accelerated quality loss, increased fruit pathogen susceptibility, and ...
Surface Texture of Foods: Perception and Characterization
Aug 01, 2007; ... Surface texture is generally accepted as a key sensory factor of food materials and has great impact on consumers' perception and expectation of a food product. However, no authentic definition has been given in the literature for the term surface texture. Its real meaning is often rather ...
A Critical Examination of the Evidence Relating High Fructose Corn Syrup and Weight Gain
Aug 01, 2007; ... The use of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has increased over the past several decades in the United States while overweight and obesity rates have risen dramatically. Some scientists hypothesize that HFCS consumption has uniquely contributed to the increasing mean body mass index (BMI) of the ...
Cereal Non-Cellulosic Polysaccharides: Structure and Function Relationship-An Overview
Aug 01, 2007; ... The non-cellulosic polysaccharides present in cereals (2-8%) are mostly arabinoxylans, (1[arrow right]3),(1[arrow right]4)-β-glucans, pectins and arabinogalactans. Of these, the arabinoxylans are known to absorb large amounts of water and influence significantly the water balance, ...
Simultaneous Determination of B-Group Vitamins in Enriched Brazilian Dairy Products
Jul 01, 2007; ... In addition to serving as good natural sources of vitamin B2, milk and milk products are currently being enriched with the vitamins B1, B2, B6, and nicotinamide in Brazil. The objective of this research was to evaluate the levels of enrichment of these products according to their availability in ...
Interactions Among Infections, Nutrients and Xenobiotics
Jul 01, 2007; ... During recent years there have been several incidents in which symptoms of disease have been linked to consumption of food contaminated by chemical substances (e.g., 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, TCDD). Furthermore, outbreaks of infections in food-producing animals have attracted major ...
Formation and Reduction of Acrylamide in Maillard Reaction: A Review Based on the Current State of Knowledge
Jul 01, 2007; ... The recent report of elevated acrylamide levels in heat processing foods evoked an international health alarm. Acrylamide, an acknowledged potential genetic and reproductive toxin with mutagenic and carcinogenic properties in experimental mammalians, has been found in various heat processing ...
Implementation of Physicochemical and Sensory Analysis in Conjunction with Multivariate analysis towards Assessing Olive Oil Authentication/Adulteration
Jul 01, 2007; ... The authenticity of products labeled as olive oils, and in particular as virgin olive oils, stands for a very important issue both in terms of its health and commercial aspects. In view of the continuously increasing interest in virgin olive oil therapeutic properties, the traditional methods of ...
Guar Gum: A Miracle Therapy for Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperglycemia and Obesity
May 20, 2007; ... The number of hypercholesterolemic and hyperglycemic people is increasing rapidly in the world. The prevention against these health problems is related to a complex management of conventional and non-conventional risk factors. The inclusion of dietary fiber in the diet is the right approach to ...
Natural Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposite Films for Packaging Applications
May 20, 2007; ... Concerns on environmental waste problems caused by non-biodegradable petrochemical-based plastic packaging materials as well as the consumer's demand for high quality food products has caused an increasing interest in developing biodegradable packaging materials using annually renewable natural ...
Food Content, Processing, Absorption and Metabolism of Onion Flavonoids
May 20, 2007; ... The question as to how far the development of chronic diseases in humans depends on diet still remains open. Simultaneously, epidemiological studies suggest the consumption of a flavonoids rich diet might decrease the risk of degenerative changes and certain diseases. The intake of this group of ...
The Politics and Science Behind GMO Acceptance
May 20, 2007; ... The question of nutritional quality has arisen in the International Community over the last few years along with other important issues such as population aging, multipopulation societies, and political conflicts. The nutritional issue is questioned both quantitatively and qualitatively. It is ...
Application of Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Cause and Effect Analysis, and Pareto Diagram in Conjunction with HACCP to a Corn Curl Manufacturing Plant
May 20, 2007; ... The Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) model has been applied for the risk assessment of corn curl manufacturing. A tentative approach of FMEA application to the snacks industry was attempted in an effort to exclude the presence of GMOs in the final product. This is of crucial importance ...