Please note, we are currently updating the 2018 Journal Metrics. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition (formerly Qualitas Plantarum) is an international journal presenting reports of original research and critical reviews concerned with the improvement and evaluation of the nutritional quality of plant foods for humans, as they are influenced by: Biotechnology, including molecular biology and genetic engineering Food science and technology Functional, nutraceutical or pharma foods Other nutrients and non-nutrients inherent in plant foods
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition
Description
Identifiers
ISSN | 0921-9668 |
e-ISSN | 1573-9104 |
DOI | 10.1007/11130.1573-9104 |
Publisher
Springer US
Additional information
Data set: Springer
Articles
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition > 2019 > 74 > 3 > 287-292
Glycine max (soybean) is a fundamental food in human nutrition, largely utilized by the consumers, and in particular, fermented soy is mainly used. However, health benefits of the products can change during the shelf life as oxidation processes occur determining alterations of protein and lipid constituents leading to a decrease of nutritional quality. Therefore, the oxidative stability of the fermented...
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition > 2019 > 74 > 3 > 316-321
Inositol hexaphosphate (IP6), a food constituent with various health benefits, has been shown to suppress postprandial elevations of serum uric acid (SUA) levels in healthy adults by inhibiting purine nucleoside and base absorption. Here, we investigated the effect of repeated intake of IP6 on fasting SUA levels in hyperuricemic subjects. This randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover design...
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition > 2019 > 74 > 3 > 293-299
Prebiotics are regarded as the non-digestible food constituents that are selectively consumed by health-promoting bacteria (probiotics). In fact, a number of active metabolites is released due to intensive interaction between prebiotics and probiotics in the gut which exert local and systemic beneficial effects including regulation of intestinal disorders and modulation of host immunity. Turmeric...