Essays about: "Polyphenols compounds"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Polyphenols compounds.

  1. 1. The Impact of Oat and Fruit Consumption on Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production

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

    Author : Johanna Margaretha Schilder; [2023]
    Keywords : short-chain fatty acids; SCFAs; diet; gas chromatography; serum; mice; applied nutrition and food chemistry; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : This study explored the importance of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in maintaining gut health and how different diets affect their levels. Blood plasma and serum samples from mice subjected to two intervention studies on oats and fruits were analysed to determine SCFA concentrations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Valorising spent coffee grounds : An assessment of possibilities in the municipality of Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Emma Westling; [2023]
    Keywords : Food waste hierarchy; spent coffee grounds; circular economy; economic assessments; waste valorisation; Matavfallshierarki; Kaffesump; Cirkulär ekonomi; ekonomisk bedömning; avfallsvalorisering;

    Abstract : Circular economy is an economic model that is gaining more and more attention, themodel aims to close production chains by recirculate waste into the system as newraw material. Spent coffee grounds are a waste that has great potential to becomenew products since the spent coffee ground contains many valuable substances suchas polysaccharides, polyphenols, and lipids. READ MORE

  4. 3. Brännässla (Urtica dioica L.): Bioaktiva komponenter och funktionella egenskaper

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Matilda Wetterholm; [2023]
    Keywords : Urtica Dioica L.; bioaktiva komponenter; hälsa;

    Abstract : Urtica dioica L. (UD) eller brännässla har använts i tusentals år som traditionell medicin och i kosten. Litteraturstudien syftar till att undersöka vilka bioaktiva komponenter som finns i nässla och dess funktionella egenskaper med fokus på hälsa. Brännässlan är känd som ett ihärdigt ogräs som orsakar smärtsam klåda. READ MORE

  5. 4. Fermentation and germination of pearl millet and cowpea : a review of nutritional quality, antinutritionalcompounds and functional properties

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Stina Gustavsson; Sofia Jacobsson; [2020]
    Keywords : pearl millet; cowpea; fermentation; germination; chemical composition; antinutritional compounds; functional properties;

    Abstract : Undernutrition is responsible for 45% of deaths of children under the age of 5 in low- and middle-income countries, where pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is one of the staple cereals. Despite of pearl millets favorable chemical composition, challenges still lie in the utilization of them due to the presence of antinutritional compounds (ANCs). READ MORE

  6. 5. Cascade Valorization of Apple Pomace into Polyphenols and Pectins by Green Extraction Processes

    University essay from KTH/Glykovetenskap

    Author : Teodóra Gál; [2020]
    Keywords : pectin; subcritical water extraction; apple pomace; phenolic compounds; antioxidant activity; pektin; extraktion med subkritiskt vatten; äpple press; fenoliska ämne; antioxiderande aktivitet;

    Abstract : I det här projektet extraherades värdefulla komponenter från äpple-pomace som är en restprodukt från cidertillverkning. Restprodukten var tillhandahållen av en svensk cidertillverkare. Extraktionen fokuserades mot pektin och fenolföreningar som uppvisar antioxiderande aktivitet. READ MORE