Garcinia mangostana is a tropical fruit plant rich in antioxidant and bears recalcitrant seeds. The extent of water loss and low temperature tolerable by recalcitrant seed varies from regular orthodox seeds. Present study generates transcriptome resources for G. mangostana to postulate potential transcriptome differences between recalcitrant and orthodox seeds during seed germination process. R...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Soybeans have been used in human and animal nutrition because of their favorable agronomic characteristics, relatively low price, high quality and quantity of protein and oil as well as their important functional properties for the development of different types of foods for humans. However, Raw Soybean Seed Meal (RSSM) contain high levels of anti-nutritional factors ...

The bark extract of the medicinal plant Detarium microcarpum was analysed for its carbohydrate content by GLC-CIMS. Preparative HPLC of the benzoylated carbohydrate fraction led to the isolation of L-quino-1,5-lactone, D-(-)-bornesitol, D-pinitol, myo-inositol, sucrose, D-glucose, and D-fructose benzoates, which were characterised by NMR spectroscopy experiments.

BACKGROUND The lentil plant, Lens culinaris L., is a member of the Leguminoceae family and constitutes one of the most important traditional dietary components. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of sprouting for 3, 4, 5 and 6 days on proximate, bioactive compounds and antioxidative characteristics of lentil (Lens culinaris) sprouts. MATERIAL AND METHODS Lentil se...

Recent outbreaks of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with raw seed sprouts have occurred in several countries. Subjective evaluations indicate that pathogens can exceed 107 per gram of sprouts produced from inoculated seeds during sprout production without adversely affecting appearance. Treating seeds and sprouts with chlorinated water or other disinfectants fails ...

The growth and physiological responses of the rats to diet supplemented with raw and Candida utilis-fermented yellow and blue lupin seeds were determined. The diets containing soya bean meal, raw and fermented blue and yellow lupin were administered to eight rats in each diet group for four weeks. Yellow lupin seeds in the diets of rats improved significantly (p<0.05) feed intake, protein diges...

Scarcity of protein rich food and food supplements are responsible for protein-energy malnutrition particularly among children and lactating women in the developing countries. Legumes and some dicotyledonous seeds constitute important sources of protein as well as energy. Bioprospecting of such unconventional sources is able to provide food security, agricultural development, self-dependence an...

It seems that faba bean (FB) seeds could be a good protein-energy component in animal feed, but the presence of anti-nutritional substances limits their use as a substitute of soybean meal. The aim of the study was to examine the influence of different concentrations of raw, low-tannin, FB seeds on the gut-bone axis in Ross 308 broilers. One-day old chickens were randomly subjected to one of th...

The accumulation of plastic waste and excessive use is a common environmental issue in Indonesia. Plastics are synthetic polymers that stable, water-resistant, light, flexible, strong, but very difficult to be broken down by microorganisms. Decomposition burning can cause other issues during the combustion process produce dioxin compounds harmful health. An available affordable alternative redu...