Introduction The glycaemic response to foods has been of concern in humans for many years, especially in the management of obesity, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. The glycaemic index (GI) is a ranking of starchy foods based on the postprandial blood glucose response compared with the response to a 50-g glucose test load (Jenkins et al. 1981). The GI was originally introduced to ...

N-Glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc) is a non-human sialic acid, which may play a significant role in human pathologies, such as cancer and vascular disease. Further studies into the role of Neu5Gc in human disease are hindered by limited sources of this carbohydrate. Using a chemo-enzymatic approach, Neu5Gc was accessed in six steps from glucose. The synthesis allows access to gram-scale quantit...

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a change food demand. In Central Java, during the (2021), proportion of expenditure on grain group was higher than 2020; meanwhile, ready-to-eat decreased. This study aims to analyze pattern consumption carbohydrate sources, influencing factors, and elasticity households Java before pandemic. uses data from National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas) ...

Fluorescent carbon dots (FCDs) are an emerging class of nanomaterials made from carbon sources that have been hailed as potential non-toxic replacements to traditional semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). Particularly in the areas of live imaging and drug delivery, due to their water solubility, low toxicity and photo- and chemical stability. Carbohydrates are readily available chiral biomolecules...

data regarding the effects of dietary protein on modifying serum lipid and lipoprotein levels are controversial. in this study we have investigated the hypothesis whether dietary protein and protein to carbohydrate ratio could be related to subsequent changes in lipid profile in adults.this 3-yaers follow-up_longitudinal study was conducted on a sample of participants (845 men and 1043 women, a...

Indonesia is one of the main sources sea cucumber in world with high total production for domestic consumption and export market. Sea has potential as a source traditional foods, medicine, functional food due to nutritional component cucumbers. The purpose this research was determine different characteristics obtained by chemical (ethanol extractions 20%, 25%, 30%) physical treatment (boiling s...

BACKGROUND In continuation of our previously interest in the saccharification of agriculture wastes by Bacillus megatherium in solid state fermentation (SSF), we wish to report an investigation and comparative evaluation among Trichoderma sp. for the saccharification of four alkali-pretreated agricultural residues and production of hydrolytic enzymes, carboxymethyl cellulase (CMCase), filter pa...

Nutritional regulation is a powerful mechanism used by generalist feeders to obtain the balance of nutrients they require from nutritionally diverse, perhaps unbalanced, foods. We examined nutritional regulation in a species with a narrow individual diet breadth: the forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria. Fourth instar caterpillars were provided with artificial foods consisting of differ...

BACKGROUND Recent nutrition recommendations advocate a reduction in protein from animal sources (pork, beef) because of environmental concerns. Instead, protein from vegetable sources (beans, peas) should be increased. However, little is known about the effect of these vegetable protein sources on appetite regulation. OBJECTIVE To examine whether meals based on vegetable protein sources (bean...

BACKGROUND Studies have suggested that moderately high protein diets may be more appropriate than conventional low-fat high carbohydrate diets for individuals at risk of developing the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. However in most such studies sources of dietary carbohydrate may not have been appropriate and protein intakes may have been excessively high. Thus, in a proof-of-concept s...