In recent years, the increased popularity of functional beverages such as herbal teas and decoctions has led to the search for new sources of raw materials that provide appropriate taste and functionality to consumers. The objective of this study was to investigate the nutritional, phytochemical profiles and bioactivities of possible functional beverages produced from F. ulmaria and its alterna...

Purpose: The aim of the study is to evaluate color stability a conventional composite resin and bulk-fill resins.
 Material Methods: A total 120 samples 10 mm diameter 2 thickness were prepared from three (Beautifil Bulk-Fill, Filtek One Tetric N-Ceram Bulk-Fill) one (Z250) light cured. Initial measurements made with spectrophotometer. Samples for each randomly divided into 3 groups (black...

Propionibacterium acnes is one of the gram-positive bacteria that causes acne. Many acne treatments use synthetic drugs have side effects. One alternative for treatment using fermented products such as kombucha. The potential kombucha an anti-acne can be increased by adding turmeric during fermentation process. product Turmeric Kombucha, which will applied to skin. cosmetic dosage form develope...

Kombucha is a fermented beverage containing organic acids by yeast and acetic acid bacteria. In this study, microbial community analysis of kombucha produced in Korea was performed, changes components during fermentation were analyzed using commercial pellicle culture broth as starter. The major phylum-level strains kom-1 kom-2 showed differences proteobacteria 35.60% 78.1%, Firmicutes 64.06% 1...

Kombucha is a very distinct naturally fermented sweetened tea that has been produced for thousands of years. Fermentation relies on metabolic activities the complex autochthonous symbiotic microbiota embedded in floating biofilm and used as backslop successive fermentations. Here, we designed tailor-made microbial consortium representative core to drive this fermentation. Microbial (counts, met...

The goal of this research was to assess patterns of beverage consumption and the contribution of total beverages and classes of beverages to overall energy intake and weight status. We conducted an analysis in a community-based study of 280 low-income overweight and obese African American women residing in the rural South. Participants provided baseline data including demographic characteristic...