Essays about: "nutritional awareness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words nutritional awareness.

1. 1. Heritage cereals : tasty and sustainable? : acceptance and important qualities of heritage cereals

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Malin Ekblad; [2022]
   Keywords : heritage cereals; consumer awareness; consumer acceptance; consumer preference; food quality;

   Abstract : Heritage cereals, a group of cereals that have not been subjected to modern crop breeding, have been getting attention due to their generally high genetic diversity, traits like high drought and disease tolerance as well as high nutritional values. Knowledge about how consumers relate to heritage cereals in Sweden is limited, and therefore this thesis aims to, firstly, explore acceptance, awareness and preferences among a specific consumer group; students in the agriculture program at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and, secondly, quality perception in relation to heritage cereals among consumers, bakers and retailers, in a Swedish context. READ MORE

3. 2. Change in stability and characteristics of different sunflower press cake mixtures during fermentation with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

   Author : Sarah Nachemson Ekwall; [2022]
   Keywords : Sunflower; press cake; fermentation; Lactoplantibacillus plantarum; food technology; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

   Abstract : Food's impact on the climate is getting more awareness, leading to an interest in finding possible solutions. One such is to use waste products to create new products. Sunflower press cake (SFPC) is a waste product from sunflower oil production with great potential because of its high protein content. READ MORE

4. 3. New Concept Development of a Blood Glucose-Balancing Functional Beverage

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

   Author : Fiona Ernesta; [2021]
   Keywords : nordic berries; blood-glucose; functional beverage; food engineering; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) have known to be one of the most common degenerative diseases which highly correlate with lifestyle, including consumption habits. It cannot be denied that the availability and accessibility to high processed food, high in carbohydrates play an important role on increasing the risk of T2DM. READ MORE

5. 4. Functional properties of legumes important for food applications : a study of pea, fava bean, and soy protein

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Nathalie Möller; [2021]
   Keywords : fava bean protein; functional properties; meat analogues; pea protein; rich-in-protein materials; soy protein;

   Abstract : The market demand for foods with plant-based protein sources such as meat analogues has increased due to for example consumer awareness of environmental, ethical, and health issues. Meat analogues based on soy have dominated the market due to soybean’s protein quality and eminent functional properties. READ MORE

6. 5. Analyzing potato protein isolates for their potential in developing meat analogues

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

   Author : Jade Yu Lan Schut; [2020]
   Keywords : potato protein isolates; meat analogues; meat alternatives; rapid visco analyzer; high moisture extrusion; textured vegetable proteins; food technology; livsmedelsteknologi; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : To keep up with the rapidly increasing global population, a significant increase in production of protein foods is required. The environmental impact of the meat industry, in combination with consumer awareness, calls for this food production to become more sustainable. READ MORE