Along with the growth and processing of banana fruit, a considerable amount biomass (pseudostem, bloom, leaves, suckers) is also produced. The extra left in field after bunches are harvested either burned, dumped into lakes rivers or just on bunds. This harms ecology wellbeing living things by contaminating nearby water supplies air. findings this study suggest that blanching pseudostem candy f...

BACKGROUND Self-perceived halitosis could be a symptom of a psychosomatic or psychogenic disorder. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to clarify the relationship of self-perceived halitosis with psychological and oral health statuses. METHODS One hundred participants with a history of halitosis were enrolled from a teaching hospital. They were divided into the self-perceived and sugges...

Gluten-free confectionery products were used as controls for comparison with the products, which included different supplements such as linseed meal, amaranth and/or buckwheat. The latter were expected to increase nutritional values of confectionery products. Cookies were analyzed in terms of volume, selected textural parameters (hardness, cohesiveness), organoleptic quality, shelf-life, and di...

A strict gluten limination diet is the unique solution for treating people with gluten related disorders. Commercial gluten free products have acceptable organoleptic characteristics, but they are high in energy and fat content, promoting obesity in patients with coeliac disease, are expensive and usually are difficult to find, especially in isolated areas. In the current investigation, two nov...

In the past, milk whey was only a by-product of cheese production, but currently, it has a high commercial value for use in the food industries. However, the regulation of whey management (i.e., storage and hygienic properties) has not been updated, and as a consequence, its microbiological quality is very challenging for food safety. The Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technique was applied t...

To examine the effects of Candida on halitosis, the carrier state of Candida was examined in patients who made a visit with a chief complaint of halitosis. Methods. Subjects were 123 patients (42 males and 81 females) who visited our clinic, with a chief complaint of halitosis. Their average age was 45.8 years. To examine halitosis, an organoleptic test was conducted, and volatile sulfur compou...

The long-term objective of tomato breeders is to identify metabolites that contribute to defining the target flavour and to design strategies to enhance it. This paper reports the results of network analysis, based on metabolic phenotypic and sensory data, to highlight important relationships among such traits. This tool allowed a reduction in data set complexity, building a network consisting ...