Current Nutrition & Food Science - Volume 19, Issue 9, 2023

China announced the “Double Carbon” goals in 2020, aiming to achieve “Carbon Peaking” by 2030 and “Carbon Neutrality” by 2060. Achieving these grand goals demands substantial changes in China’s industrial system, the food industry included. Regarding the information needed to formulate viable plans and policies at the industrial level to help achieve the double-carbon goals, this article argues that research on th Read More

Background: Aflatoxin is one of the most hazardous toxins produced by Aspergillus spp. and contaminates animal feed and therefore human food. Aflatoxin exposure causes several health problems including liver, kidney, and intestine disorders for human beings. Therefore, an efficient decontamination method for food stuff seems essential. Objective: The aim of this mini-review was to go over the recent advances in th Read More

Background: Medicinal plants have become the focus of intense researches through the identification and determination of their pharmacological benefits with their different chemical constituents. Objective: The aim of this mini-review is to highlight the most important health benefits of Syrian bean caper and parsnip. Methods: The manuscript consists of review articles, randomized control experiments, and analytical studies, w Read More

Food fermentation is one of the oldest food preservation and processing methods that uses live microorganisms and dates back thousands of years in human civilization. From those days, human society has used them without knowing the true value of these live microorganisms. But later, they understood the beneficial health effects of some organisms used in fermentation. Later they were named probiotics. With the advance Read More

Background: Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) is a characteristic Sapindaceae fruit native to China and is a seasonal non-climacteric fruit with unique flavor, rich nutrients, and high economic value. Longan was used as a traditional Chinese medicine for various purposes, such as soothing nerves, relieving insomnia and increasing blood metabolism. Longan fruits are alternately eaten fresh, and they have elegant and sweet Read More

Ingestion of microbial-contaminated food causes severe health issues due to the outburst of serious foodborne diseases. To prevent these situations, sensitive and precise detection of toxins and identification of pathogenic microbes are very important in today’s world. Different types of toxins include natural, chemical, and metal toxins. Based on their origin, natural toxins are classified into biotoxins which are produced b Read More

Plant metabolites are known for their beneficial effects on human health. Whole grains are also called as a virtuous source of staple food and phenolic acids. These acids are present in whole grains abundantly in three forms, free, conjugated, and bound. From the entire content of phenolic acids in whole grains, an abundance of bound phenolic acids is about 70-95%. The bioavailability of phenolic acids varies from simple m Read More

In this mini-review article, two important dairies which can be considered as functional foods from west and center of Asia, particularly Iran, have been discussed. Doogh and kashkh are considered as national drinks in Iran, and have tremendous health benefits. The goal of this manuscript is to survey the principal roles of Doosh and Kash as natural products in the modern era. All relevant information was searched for terms of Read More

Culturing meat in-vitro cell, also known as cellular agriculture, is an alternative to livestock meat production. By culturing meat instead of relying on conventional meat, the deleterious effects on the environment can be avoided. Moreover, depending on cultured meat resources will help improve animal welfare and aid in tackling the current sustainability challenges associated with animal rearing to produce meat. Multiple tissue c Read More

It is now a known fact that microbiota needs to be regulated in order to prevent obesity, which has become a global public health problem around the world. It is very important to acquire sustainable and easy-to-apply eating habits for microbiota health. Studies show that the type and amount of dietary protein, dietary polyphenol, and boron content can have positive effects on the microbiota. In the light of the research studies Read More

Mustard (Brassica spp.) is an annual oilseed crop that is widely cultivated in Asia and Europe for both culinary and medicinal purposes. It is a rich source of valuable nutritive and non-nutritive bioactive compounds which have gained importance for their pharmacological activities in recent years owing to increased attention towards achieving sustainable development goal of good health and wellbeing. The presence of tradi Read More

Background: Brain disorders are presently one of the most serious and challenging health issues in the world. A significant portion of morbidities and fatalities worldwide are caused by these brain disorders. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological condition that develops when dopaminergic neurons are lost in the substantia nigra, causing cognitive and motor impairment. Objectives: Conventional treatment modalities, includi Read More

Introduction: Antioxidants derived from herbal plants can reduce malondialdehyde (MDA) and increase monocytes in experimental animals. The administration of manisrejo leaf extract is expected to reduce MDA and increase monocytes. Manisrejo leaves, which are still closely related to berries (Vaccinium sp), have been widely studied as natural antioxidants. This study aimed to elucidate the potential bioactive of manisr Read More

Background: Banana (Genus Musa) cultivars have been farmed for a long time all over the world. Various parts of this plant have nutritional and therapeutic applications. According to research, various components of the banana can be used to cure ailments, such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer, ulcers, diarrhea, urolithiasis, Alzheimer's, and infections. Despite such vast knowledge about bananas, there is a lacuna in explor Read More

Background: Nutrition is a fundamental need of human beings worldwide. Hunger has increased rapidly all over the world and reached a high level with more than one billion people living with chronic hunger. Objective: The main objective of the proposed study was to identify the challenges of food and nutrition insecurity. Methods: The research team conducted interviews in the respective union councils (UCs) with support of th Read More