Childhood obesity is a growing area of public health concern in the United States. Fruit and Vegetables (FV) are low energy-dense foods, rich with fiber, nutrients and water. As such, increasing FV consumption is one strategy researchers have proposed to address the obesity epidemic. Schools are good place to target behavioral changes in FV consumption and many different programs have been impl...

Different parts of the fruit of Punica granatum L. family Punicaceae cultivated in Egypt were extracted and standardized to be assessed for their anticancer and antioxidant properties. An HPLC method was modified and validated for standardization using ellagic acid (EA) as a marker. The 50% ethanol was proven to be a better solvent for extraction than the 70% ethanol, as the 50% hydroalcoholic ...

Present process of transesterification faces various challenges. The most challenging is to obtain high conversion rate when using high free fatty acid (FFA) feedstock. The aim of this study is to investigate transesterification process of rubber seed oil (RSO) through direct-ultrasonic irradiation (UI) with addition of waste material based heterogeneous catalyst. The waste material based heter...

Identifying causes of food waste at grocery retail level is crucial for the development effective measures to reduce waste. Frontline employees manage in their day-to-day operations; however, there a paucity research that draws attention knowledge and approach In this empirical study, mixed methods adopted, using multiple interviews participatory observations with employees, primary quantitativ...

Background: Pectinases are pectin degrading class of enzymes including polygalacturonase (PG), polymethyl galacturonase (PMG), pectate lyase (PEL), and pectin esterase (PE) that are commonly used in processes involving the degradation of plant materials, such as speeding up the extraction of fruit juices. Objectives: A highly methylated pectin degrading bacterium from soil covered with fruit wa...

Currently, the management of urban waste streams in developing countries is not optimized yet, and in many cases these wastes are disposed untreated in open dumps. This fact causes serious environmental and health problems due to the presence of contaminants and pathogens. Frequently, the use of specific low-cost strategies reduces the total amount of wastes. These strategies are mainly associa...

Many recent studies in the field of cosmetics have focused on organically sourced substances. Products made from organic materials are safe, high quality, cruelty-free, and more effective than those synthetic materials. compounds known to be physiologically active humans an extended storage capacity long-lasting environmental effects. Agro-industrial waste has recently increased substantially, ...