Edelweiss Journal of Food Science and Technology (ISSN 2765-8821)

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IntroductionStress, a main contributor to various psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders, leads to cellular death through destruction of biomolecules such as DNA. Stress-induced detrimental effects are mediated by oxidative and nitrosative stress i.e., increased lipid peroxidation and production of free radicals such as Reactive Oxygen Sp View more

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IntroductionAvocado (Persea americana Mill.) is an evergreen tree native to Central America that now widely cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world for edible fruits, which are very rich in oil [1]. In 2017, world avocado production was approximately 5.92 million metric tons. This tree was first introduced into the Lam View more

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Introduction   Ethiopia is a country with largest livestock population in Africa and with a huge livestock genetic diversity. In the second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), Ethiopian government has identified livestock sector as a new source of economic growth. The rationale in using livestock sector as a View more

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Introduction Cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz), is globally the third largest source of carbohydrates after rice and maize providing a basic diet to over half a billion people. It is an annual rustic crop belonging to the dicotyledonous family Euphorbiaceae [1]. It produces edible root tubers which form staple food for inhabitants in dev View more

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Introduction Phthalate esters, or simply known as phthalates, are chemically known as benzene dicarboxylic di-esters. Nowadays, phthalates are found in many consumer products because these chemicals, especially those with longer side chains (e.g. C4 to C10), can impart flexibility to many types of otherwise rigid plastics products. O View more

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Introduction Beer is obtained by fermentation of glucose molecules of plant origin. In other words, beer is an alcoholic beverage obtained by transformation of starchy substances by enzymatic and microbiological means. The aim of this review is to show different organic reactions, which take place during the production of beer with emphas View more

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Introduction The one need only read the food technology releases, whether from academics publishing in the literature to the ‘news’ releases from the food industry to newsletters from the world of investment, to realize that there is an ongoing revolution in the world of meat. Cultured meat forms part of the emerging field of cellular ag View more