c k a t a l BSTRACT here are both public health and food industry initiatives imed at increasing breakfast consumption among chilren, particularly the consumption of ready-to-eat cerels. The purpose of this study was to determine whether here were identifiable differences in nutritional quality etween cereals that are primarily marketed to children nd cereals that are not marketed to children. ...

Background & Aims of the Study: Vegetables and Cereals are considered vital for properly-balanced diet given that they deliver vitamins, minerals, nutritional fiber, and phytochemicals. This study aimed to assess the concentration of As, Cu, Cd, Pb, Cr and Hg in common vegetables and cereals in urban open markets in Varanasi district, India Materials & Methods: Total 260 ...

Ruminal starch degradation of untreated and formaldehyde-treated wheat and maize was measured in situ (trial 1) and in vitro (trial 2). The in situ starch degradability was higher for wheat than for maize (82.1 vs 52.3%), for untreated cereals than for cereals treated with 1% formaldehyde (77.3 vs 67.0%) and for cereals treated with 1% formaldehyde than those treated with 5% formaldehyde (67.0 ...

By increasing the resistance of seeds against abiotic and biotic stress, possibility cereal mold contamination hence occurrence secondary metabolites mycotoxins decreases. The use biological methods seed treatment represents a complementary strategy, which can be implemented as an environmental-friendlier approach to increase agricultural sustainability. Whereas resistant cultivars helps reduce...

OBJECTIVE The promotion of healthy lifestyles is one of the major goals of governments and international agencies all over the world. Wholegrain cereals are rich in nutrients and many phytochemical compounds, with recognised benefits for health, including dietary fibre, a number of phenolic compounds, lignans, vitamins and minerals and other bioactive components. The aim of the present work is ...

INTRODUCTION Products from plants for both the food and non-food sector more than ever before are considered essential to the economy and well being of the EU. The drivers for change include: (1) sustainability of agriculture, the rural economy and industry at large; (2) environmental protection; (3) legislation and cost of non-compliance; (4) public opinion; and (5) international agreements of...