#New persimmon milkshake with high antioxidant potential created by scientistsa team of researchers of the Universitat Politã cnica de Valã ncia have made a new persimmon milkshake with high antioxidant potential.
Persimmons are an important source of antioxidant compounds due to their content of carotenoids and tannins.
According to the tests developed in the laboratories one of these shakes could contain the same quantity of carotenoids as a whole persimmon.
The key to making a drink with these properties is used a technique in fruit processing:
This technique increases the lifespan of persimmons and produces a new food with high nutritional value.
HHP is a nonthermal technology that keeps the quality attributes of the persimmon and facilitates the extraction of bioactive compounds from cells such as carotenoids
The persimmon is a seasonal fruit that cannot be consumed throughout the year. This technique allows us to go beyond its seasonal nature
and preserve all the properties of the product so we can consume the fruit alone or as an ingredient of shakes like those we have made in our laboratories says Amparo Quiles.
Oak and ash tree seedlings gave way to highly deer-resistant or unpalatable trees such as pawpaw.
In all Androceras species the calyx or outer envelope of the flower and fruit is really spiny Bohs says.
and 35 percent said they thought that fruit used to flavor the tobacco detoxify tobacco's harmful chemicals.
This includes growing fruits and vegetables. We're hoping to take advantage of what these and other students are developing
and the SPOTS have the ability to monitor their fruit's or vegetables'soil humidity
and grasp a fruit or vegetable. If an astronaut requests tomatoes for a salad the system decides which specific plants have the ripest tomatoes
Who doesn't love to pick a fresh strawberry? For Daniel Zukowski who is also working on a master's in computer science the X-Hab Challenge is an opportunity to use terrestrial-based know-how
Milton L. Olive Middle school in New york evaluates the effectiveness of a commercial spray corrosion inhibitor Rust-Oleum's'Stops Rust'in microgravity.
and pesticide application) and processing of oil palm fruits to make crude palm oil can all send sediment nutrients
#Comparison study of planting methods shows drilling favorable for organic farmingin the fertile growing regions of the central coast of California scientists are looking for ways to increase organic production of strawberry
In vegetable and strawberry systems in the central coast region of California grain drills are used commonly by medium-to large-scale farms
or swelling of the lips or mouth after eating certain raw fruits or vegetables you may have oral allergy syndrome.
Oral allergy syndrome is caused by cross-reacting allergens found in both pollen and raw fruits vegetables or some tree nuts.
and possibly get you eating your favorite fruits and veggies again. Changes in Weather Can Heat up
#Almonds reduce the risk of heart disease, research showsscientists have found that eating almonds in your diet can reduce the risk of heart disease by keeping blood vessels healthy.
Research found that they significantly increase the amount of antioxidants in the blood stream reduce blood pressure
Researchers tested the effects of a short-term almond-enriched diet on healthy young and middle-aged men as well as on a group of young men with cardiovascular risk factors including having high blood pressure
what they normally would while another group consumed snacks of 50g of almonds a day for one month.
At the end of the study period the group eating an almond-enriched diet had higher levels of antioxidants (alpha-tocopherol) in their blood stream improved blood flow
Almonds are known to contain a range of beneficial substances such as Vitamin e and healthy fats fibre
Our study confirms that almonds are a superfood. Previous studies have shown that they keep your heart healthy
You could replace a daytime snack with a bag of almonds or add them to your regular meals like porridge
#Do fruit, vegetable supplements improve respiratory function in smokers? Studies have shown that smokers in addition to exposing their lungs to harmful toxins often eat less fruits and vegetables than nonsmokers.
Given the role of fruit and vegetable based antioxidants in improving respiratory health and the difficulty of achieving lasting dietary change researchers hypothesized that powdered fruit
and vegetable supplements could improve respiratory function in heavy smokers. The results of their study are now available in an Open Access Article from the Journal of the American College of Nutrition the Official Publication of the American College of Nutrition
and a publication from Routledge. 75 heavy smokers meeting a set of health and lifestyle criteria were divided randomly into three groups for a double-blind placebo study
and instructed to take assigned mixed fruit and vegetable juice powder concentrate capsules twice daily (Juice Plus+Â NSA Collierville TN).
One group (FV) was given capsules containing a blend of fruit and vegetable concentrate powders. Another group's capsules (FVB) contained the same ingredients with additional berry juice concentrate powder
and the control group was given a placebo. All subjects underwent blood sampling and respiratory tests before and after 3 months of supplementation.
In Italy and Spain researchers focused on farms with permanent crops such as wine and olives and on small-scale subsistence farms in Uganda.
#Decoding characteristic food odorshow are we able to recognize foodstuffs like strawberries coffee barbecued meat or freshly boiled potatoes by smell alone?
what give all kinds of foodstuffs--from pineapple to wine to roast meat--their unmistakable aromas.
but fresh strawberries have 12 explains Prof. Peter Schieberle from the TUM Chair of Food Chemistry.
For example knowing more about the odor codes of crop plants and fruits at molecular level can be useful to breeders.
Many preschool-aged children are not meeting the recommended daily amount of fruits vegetables and low-fat and fat-free dairy products said Pam Williams Ph d. senior research scientist in RTI's Center for Communication Science
The USDA recommends that children two to five years of age eat one to two cups of vegetables daily and one to 1. 5 cups of fruit each day.
The initiative is part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program (SNAP) Education program aimed at increasing children's consumption of fruits
and end of the program to report their child's at home consumption of fruits vegetables and milk.
and fruit using healthier diary products and eating healthier snacks. Nutritionists also provided training sessions to child care center staff about identifying areas of policy needed to improve nutrition at the center and how to incorporate messages about nutrition into the classroom.
While children's vegetable and low-fat/fat-free milk consumption improved the study found that the program did not have a significant impact on parental offerings of fruits
and vegetables or fruit consumption since most children were already close to meeting the recommended amount of fruit.
when communicating with others explained co-author Francesca Citron a postdoctoral researcher of psycholinguistics at the Free University's Languages of Emotion research center.
and support Citron said. Further as a reader or listener one should be wary of being influenced overly by metaphorical language.
The brain areas that taste-related words did not stimulate are also an important outcome of the study Citron said.
Existing research on metaphors and neural processing has shown that figurative language generally requires more brainpower than literal language Citron
The brain activity Citron and Goldberg observed did not correlate with this process. In order to create the metaphorical-and literal-sentence stimuli they had a group of people separate from the study participants rate sentences for familiarity apparent arousal imageability
and elicit enhanced brain responses in several brain regions Citron said. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by Princeton university.
#Fruits, vegetables: Good for health, not necessarily a weight loss methodit is recommended a commonly weight-loss tactic to increase the feeling of being full by consuming more fruits
and vegetables but that may be another diet recommendation deadend according to a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The recommended daily serving amount for adults is 1. 5-2 cups of fruit and 2-3 cups of vegetables says the United states Department of agriculture's Myplate initiative.
and meta-analysis of data of more than 1200 participants in seven randomized controlled trials that focused on increasing fruit
Their results show that increased fruit and vegetable consumption per se does not reduce body weight. Across the board all studies we reviewed showed a near-zero effect on weight loss Kaiser said.
Despite the belief of some that increased intake of fruit may increase the risk for weight gain Kaiser says that was not the case at the doses studied.
While Kaiser recognizes the importance of eating fruits and vegetables for their many other health benefits expectations for weight loss should be kept in check.
People make the assumption that higher-fiber foods like fruits and vegetables will displace the less healthy foods
but our findings from the best available evidence show that effect doesn't seem to be present among people simply instructed to increase fruit and vegetable intake.
and telling people to eat more fruits and vegetables seems far more positive and encouraging than just saying'eat less.'
if we just get people to eat more fruits and vegetables without also taking explicit steps to reduce total food intake lower weights are achieved not said senior author David B. Allison Ph d. associate dean for science in the UAB School
There are many studies where people are spending a lot of money figuring out how to increase fruit
and other customers'need for support says Boston College's Accenture Professor of Marketing Kay Lemon one of the report's authors.
and researched by Lemon assistant professors Sterling Bone and Kristal Ray of Utah State university and assistant professor Paul Fombelle of Northeastern University.
If something isn't working obviously the person who does tech support must look for a solution to the problem says Lemon.
and you have 20 CT scanners says Lemon. For any organization with a CT scanner the person who is in charge of making sure the scanners work would be the person who belongs to this community.
As a customer it's almost a different way of getting your money's worth says Lemon.
or the other says Lemon. What we think is going on is when people have really tough problems they're trying multiple avenues not finding a solution
It would be very helpful for a firm to understand exactly what is influencing their customers who need to use traditional customer service support says Lemon.
and resources training customers how to use its community effectively says Lemon. What I hope is that people understand the value of these peer-to-peer problem-solving communities in a business to business setting.
#says study leader Linda Bartlett MD MHSC a faculty member in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public health. â#oeour study shows that maternal mortality can be prevented even in the most difficult
In a separate study of the 58 poorest countries reported last week in the journal PLOS One Bartlett and her team used the List tool to estimate that 7 million maternal fetal and newborn deaths
Bartlett says maternal mortality is the public health indicator with the greatest disparity between developed and developing countries. â#oewith a very functional medical systemâ#she says â#oematernal deaths become extremely rare events
when surgical interventions such as cesarean sections are necessary Bartlett says. Midwives can administer antibiotics for infections
When both midwives and obstetricians who provide family planning are available even more lives can be saved Bartlett says:
While the cost of such interventions isnâ##t small â#an estimated $5. 5 billion if access to midwives increases to 60 percent coverage â#Bartlett says that governments
at the 2014 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expoâ in New orleans. The 28-state listeria outbreak in a Colorado melon crop
and 33 deaths in 2011 placed a new and important focus on the postharvest production of fruits
For example pathogens can spread during the fruit and vegetable cleaning process or in standing water without an appropriate level of chlorine or other sanitizer said Yaguang Luo Phd research and food technologist United states Department of agriculture (USDA)- Agricultural research services (ARS).
New regulations and increased buyer demands are going to increase the need for better and easier sanitation in post-harvesting of fruits
Many foods such as broccoli spinach asparagus kale Brussels sprouts grapefruit tea soy and caffeine have a bitter taste.
The addition of phantom aromas such as vanilla berry citrus bacon or even cheese can distract the brain from acknowledging a bitter to taste.
#Cocoa extract may counter specific mechanisms of Alzheimers diseasea specific preparation of cocoa-extract called Lavado may reduce damage to nerve pathways seen in Alzheimer's disease patients'brains long before they develop symptoms according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of medicine
Specifically the study results using mice genetically engineered to mimic Alzheimer's disease suggest that Lavado cocoa extract prevents the protein Î-amyloid-(AÎ) from gradually forming sticky clumps in the brain
Lavado cocoa is composed primarily of polyphenols antioxidants also found in fruits and vegetables with past studies suggesting that they prevent degenerative diseases of the brain.
Our data suggest that Lavado cocoa extract prevents the abnormal formation of AÎ into clumped oligomeric structures to prevent synaptic insult
Evidence in the current study is the first to suggest that adequate quantities of specific cocoa polyphenols in the diet over time may prevent the glomming together of AÎ into oligomers that damage the brain as a means to prevent Alzheimer's disease.
The research team led by Dr. Pasinetti tested the effects of extracts from Dutched Natural and Lavado cocoa
Each cocoa type was evaluated for its ability to reduce the formation of AÎ oligomers and to rescue synaptic function.
There have been some inconsistencies in medical literature regarding the potential benefit of cocoa polyphenols on cognitive function says Dr. Pasinetti.
Our finding of protection against synaptic deficits by Lavado cocoa extract but not Dutched cocoa extract strongly suggests that polyphenols are the active component that rescue synaptic transmission
The new study provides experimental evidence that Lavado cocoa extract may influence Alzheimer's disease mechanisms by modifying the physical structure of AÎ oligomers.
It also strongly supports further studies to identify the metabolites of Lavado cocoa extract that are active in the brain
In addition turning cocoa-based Lavado into a dietary supplement may provide a safe inexpensive and easily accessible means to prevent Alzheimer's disease even in its earliest asymptomatic stages.
Researchers interviewed students weekly to see what fruits vegetables and grains they ate in the previous 24 hours.
#Africas poison apple provides common ground for saving elephants, raising livestockwhile African wildlife often run afoul of ranchers
and water resources for their animals the interests of fauna and farmer might finally be unified by the Sodom apple a toxic invasive plant that has overrun vast swaths of East African savanna and pastureland.
Should the ominous reference to the smitten biblical city be unclear the Sodom apple or Solanum campylacanthum is wicked a plant.
Not a true apple this relative of the eggplant smothers native grasses with its thorny stalks while its striking yellow fruit provides a deadly temptation to sheep and cattle.
however that certain wild African animals particularly elephants could be a boon to human-raised livestock because of their voracious appetite for the Sodom apple.
or impalas devouring dozens of its fruits at a time the shrub easily conquers the landscape. Just as the governments of nations such as Kenya prepare to pour millions into eradicating the plant the findings present a method for controlling the Sodom apple that is cost-effective for humans
and beneficial for the survival of African elephants explained first author Robert Pringle a Princeton assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
These animals easily succumb to the Sodom apple. A 2011 study on sheep published in the journal Kenya Veterinarian showed that the plant caused emphysema pneumonia bleeding ulcers brain swelling and death among other effects.
As more African savanna is converted into pasture the proliferation of the Sodom apple may only get worse Pringle said which means that the presence of elephants to eat it may become more vital to the ecosystem and livestock.
The Sodom apple thrives on ecological mayhem such as the stress of overgrazing put on the land Pringle said:
Ricardo Holdo a savanna ecologist and assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Missouri said that the researchers present enough data to potentially determine the amount of pastureland that wild Sodom-apple eaters would be able to keep free of
but had no role in it said that beyond removing the Sodom apple animals such as elephants
In this case the effect of large mammals such as elephants and impalas on the Sodom apple population--and perhaps the populations of other plants--is unlikely to be duplicated by another animal species the researchers found.
when he noticed that the Sodom apple was conspicuously absent from some experiment sites. He and other researchers had set up 36 exclosures
and impala that the Sodom apple particularly flourished Pringle said which defied everything he knew about the plant.
I had thought always that these fruits were horrible and toxic but when I saw them in the experiment I knew some animal was
The question became'Who's eating the apple?''It's a very interesting and simple question
The researchers also marked several hundred Sodom-apple fruit to track how many were eaten and measured the average height mortality and reproducibility of Sodom-apple plants in all the exclosures.
The Sodom apple proliferated with each group of animal that was excluded. At one point the plant's density was three times greater in areas restricted to all animals than those that permitted all of them the researchers report.
In February 2011 the researchers counted an average of less than one fruit per plant in the exclosure open to all animals meaning that nearly every fruit produced by the plants was being consumed.
In the plots closed to elephants that average increased to three fruits per plant. When both impala and elephants were kept away the average jumped to around 50 fruits per plant
and fruits were more likely to be eaten by insects rather than dik-diks or rodents.
There is a catch to the elephants'and impalas'appetite for the Sodom apple: When fruit goes in one end seeds come out the other.
Though some seeds are destroyed during digestion most reemerge and are potentially able to germinate. Pringle and Tarnita developed a mathematical model to conduct a sort of cost-benefit analysis of how the Sodom apple's ability to proliferate is affected by being eaten.
The model weighed the cost to the plant of being consumed partially against the potential benefit of having healthy seeds scattered across the countryside in an animal's droppings.
They then used the model to determine whether different animal species had an overall positive or negative influence on the population of Sodom-apple plants.
While elephants ate an enormous amount of Solanum seeds they also often destroyed the entire plant ripping it out of the ground and stuffing the whole bush into their mouths.
The model showed that to offset the damage an elephant wreaks on a plant 80 percent of the seeds the animal eats would have to emerge from it unscathed.
Impalas ate the majority of the fruit consumed--one impala ate 18 fruit in just a few minutes.
#Light-emitting diode treatments outperform traditional lighting methods for hydroponically grown tomato plantsin Canada where outdoor growing seasons are limited sales from greenhouse fruit
Results showed that the five highest number of fruit-producing light treatments were 5: 1 high (385 fruit) 5: 1 medium (358 fruit) 5: 1 low
(341 fruit) 19:1 high (315 fruit) and 100%LED (310 fruit. Overall the highest producing LED treatments consistently outperformed the high-pressure sodium treatment alone the authors said.
Outcomes also revealed that high irradiance levels resulted in the highest vegetative biomass and fruit production for all ratios.
The results showed that the highest biomass production (excluding fruit) occurred using the 19:1 ratio while higher fruit production was obtained using the 5: 1 ratio.
The highest marketable fruit production resulted from the 50%:50%LED: HPS treatment. The authors said that the 5: 1 high treatment performed well in every category.
As expected from the literature higher intensities bring forth more production with all ratios producing more under higher irradiance levels Deram Lefsrud
and slightly lowered the amount of fruit production. They concluded that LEDS are a promising mechanism to enhance greenhouse artificial lighting systems.
'Florida Pink'had the largest average fruit weight but also showed the lowest total yield of all the varieties.
The evaluation showed that the F1 hybrids also had more uniform fruit while the open-pollinated varieties tended to have more fruit variation.
The authors noted that although the open-pollinated varieties may yield less than F1 hybrids they remain popular with local and organic growers.
Branches tops lopwood and brushwood that are left in felled areas after the timber has been extracted are now set to become more than just an irritation to hikers and berry-pickers.
The study examined the effects of applying lime from various sources on an acid sulphate soil in Merbok Malaysia.
In the study Shamshuddin Jusop and colleagues at the Universiti Putra Malaysia treated an acid sulphate paddy with ground magnesium limestone (GML) hydrated lime and liquid lime.
Many crops such as almonds and other tree nuts berries fruits and vegetables depend on pollination by honeybees.
while American basswood black cherry eastern white pine red maple sugar maple and white oak may gain suitable habitat across the landscape.
Vegetables fruit nuts and fishthe parents of these children were interviewed by means of a questionnaire specifically designed for the IDEFICS study
which was considered typical of the Mediterranean diet (vegetables fruit and nuts fish and cereal grains) as well as one point for low intakes of foods untypical of the Mediterranean diet (such as dairy and meat products).
At the Arnold Arboretum in Boston some gooseberry and honeysuckle shrubs start leafing out Mid-march
And certain groups of plants--such as honeysuckles willows lilacs and apples--tended to leaf out early while other groups--such as oak beeches honey locusts and grapes--tended to
They also had a higher dietary intake of fruit and vegetables. Looking specifically at tofu miso soup
Allegedly the Spanish Slug made its way to Central europe with imports of fruit and vegetables in the 1950s.
#Antioxidants extracted from grape seeds, skin show promise for healthsoaking muscadine grape seeds or skins in a solution of enzymes can boost antioxidants extracted from the fruit creating possible new uses for grape leftovers
which are loaded with nutrients a University of Florida study shows. After making wine a producer typically sends the grape seeds
and skins to a landfill said Maurice Marshall a UF/IFAS food science and human nutrition professor and study co-author.
But by using cellulase pectinase and glucosidase scientists found the grape seeds and skin arenâ##t just a waste product.
The enzymes increase the antioxidant activity from the grape seeds and skins. New uses could include food additives or nutritional supplements.
Changmou Xu a doctoral student in food science and human nutrition at UF led the study under Marshallâ##s advisement.
Researchers ground muscadine skin or seeds to a powder and extracted phenolics by soaking the powder in a solution of enzymes Marshall said.
Through that process Xu and other researchers examined how enzymes break down grape seeds and skin so they could obtain phenolics and antioxidants.
They hoped that by treating grape skins and seeds with enzymes that break down cell walls they could make it easier to extract phenolic compounds.
Muscadine grapes grow well in Florida and have thick skin that accounts for about 40 percent of the fruitâ##s weight.
The skin gives the muscadine natural resistance to disease fungi and insects and it stores many antioxidants the study said.
Grape phenolics serve as anti-inflammatory agents can reduce the risk of certain cancers and help prevent high blood pressure
Skin and seed extract from muscadine grapes can be used as a food additive or nutritional supplement Marshall said.
The next most popular category of flavour was followed fruit by dessert/candy alcohol/drinks snacks/meals.
Changing landscape climatean estimated 70 percent of the world's cocoa supply is produced in West Africa.
and burn techniques to clear the land to plant cocoa trees and raise staples such as the banana-like plantain
and cassava a tuber that is the third-largest source of carbohydrates in the tropics.
There is powerful evidence she says that a diet high in fruits and vegetables is especially beneficial for cancer survivors.
Rossman has added since another raised bed has planted strawberries and blueberries and has begun keeping bees for honey.
I liked the idea of growing something because it represented the whole circle of life Rossman said.
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