The aim of this study was to develop a simpler and cheaper technique using a combination of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) fermentation and protease hydrolysis to accelerate the production of bioactive peptides in peanut meal. Firstly, peanut meal was fermented with a total of 14 LAB strains to assay in vitro Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity and Degree of Hydrolysis (DH). A...

A new guar-containing wheatflake product was developed to assess its effect on carbohydrate tolerance in normal-weight, healthy subjects. The extruded wheatflake breakfast cereals containing 0 (control) or approximately 90 g guar gum/kg DM were fed to ten fasting, normal-weight, healthy subjects using a repeated measures design. The meals were similar in energy (approximately 1.8 MJ), available...

Family meals, as acts of domestic food provisioning, are shaped by the competing influences of household resources, food preferences and broader cultural norms around dietary practices. The place of children's food tastes in family meal practices is particularly complex. Food tastes stand in a reciprocal relationship with family food practices: being both an influence on and a product of them. ...

The dog chew studied here is a starch-based, twin-screw cooker extruded dog care and treat (C&T) product with oral health benefits. The manufacturing process and nutrient profile of such products are markedly different from those of main meal pet foods. Predicted metabolisable energy (PME) in pet food is calculated using equations derived from main meal feeding studies so it is unclear whether ...

There is growing interest in recovering ferulic acid from plant sources for use as feedstock for several high-value applications. Jojoba meal was examined as a potential source of ferulic acid. The feruloyl esterase domain of the Clostridium thermocellum cellulosomal xylanase was employed to hydrolyze ferulic acid from defatted jojoba meal. Esterase treatment produced 6.7 g of ferulic acid/kg o...

From fast-food value meals to buy one get one free deals at the grocery store, bundled discounts are in virtually every market. Bundled discounts encompass several different discounts, but the most common understanding of bundled discounts occurs when multiple products are sold together for less than the total price of the products sold individually. Bundled discounts can provide a variety of e...

The effect of sugar feeding on egg-batch size in Aedes aegypti was examined in a way that would distinguish between the roles of a recent sugar meal (full vs. empty crop) and of repeated sugar feeding and digestion (high vs. low energy reserves). Egg numbers of females representing the four combinations of these characteristics (full crop/high reserves, full crop/low reserves, empty crop/high r...

The oilseed crops Crambe abyssinica and Camelina sativa produce oils rich in erucic acid n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), respectively. After pressing the oil, a seed cake remains as protein-rich by-product. Edible insects may convert this press defatted meal produced from it into insect biomass suitable for animal feed. Black soldier fly larvae (BSF, Hermetia illucens) can grow on wide ...

Background: There is a striking lack of evidence about parents’/caregivers’ influence on their children’s dietary intake across Brazil and other middleand low-income countries. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the associations between adolescents’ dietary intake and home environment, family meals and parental support. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 14–18 years old adole...

Diabetes is increasing around the world and therefore it is expected that a great number of tourists suff er from diabetes, especially from type 2 diabetes. It is necessary to provide special nutrition for this population. Th e tourism industry does this at the declaration level, but only a glimpse at services off ered at hotels and meals in aeroplanes shows that there is a great need for impro...