Spice plants have a great influence on world history. For centuries, different civilizations
have used them to condiment the foods of kings and nobles and applied them as embalming …

Abstract Knowledge of the effect of foods on gut microbiota composition and functionality is
expanding. To isolate the effect of single foods and/or single nutrients (ie, fiber …

As many studies are exploring the association between ingestion of bioactive compounds
and decreased risk of non-communicable diseases, the scientific community continues to …

Antioxidants are among the most studied topics both in the area of food science and
nutrition. Antioxidants were firstly used as just a food preservative, then it was realized that …

Mung bean coat is a good source of dietary polyphenols. In this study, in vitro simulated
digestion and colonic fermentation were performed to investigate the release of polyphenols …

Background Foods are natural sources of antioxidant compounds, that are known for their
role in preventing many human diseases. Although several methods to assess the …

Understanding how diet and gut microbiota interact in the context of human health is a key
question in personalized nutrition. Genome-scale metabolic networks and constraint-based …

A bioaccessibility study on polyphenols, flavonoids and antioxidant capacity after the in vitro
simulated digestion was evaluated for extract of fruit (caja-umbu, cashew apple, canafistula …

Vegetables are health-promoting foods due to their content on a wide range of
phytochemicals, being involved in antioxidant protection. However, such bioactivity can be …

The bioaccessibility and activity of polyphenols is dependent on their structure and
entrapment in the food matrix. While dietary lipids are known to transit into the colon, the …