Background Functional foods are receiving high interest and attracting global attention due
to their therapeutic health benefits. Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) are potential prebiotics that …

Polysaccharides are ubiquitous biomolecules found in nature that contain various biological
and pharmacological activities that are employed in functional foods and therapeutic agents …

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) also known as tamba, is a staple cereal grain in some
parts of the world with low income population. The grain is characterized by variations in …

Finger millet is a nutri-rich cereal crop of poor people living in the developing countries of
Asia and Africa. Finger millet grains contain high amounts of potassium, phosphorus …

The increasing use of non-renewable resources and its continuous depletion has become a
major concern nowadays. The production of renewable fuels from agricultural lignocellulose …

Food and nutrition insecurity is a problem for the majority of developing nations; incidentally,
some underutilized crops have the potential to increase food security. A minor cereal grain …

BACKGROUND Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) bran is a by‐product of millet processing, rich
in dietary fiber (DF) and has great application value. A comparative study was conducted to …

The study evaluated the yield, emulsifying, antioxidant properties, protein content and amino
acid composition of water-extractable (WE) and alkali-extractable (AE) Hemi-B and the water …

The yield of mucilage extracted from cladodes of Opuntia dillenii (Ker-Gawl) Haw in
aqueous medium was 6.2%. The neutral sugar comprised of arabinose (38.80%), galactose …

Arabinoxylans (AXs) are major dietary fibers. They are composed of backbone chains of β-(1–
4)-linked xylose residues to which α-l-arabinose are linked in the second and/or third carbon …