There is increased interest in following a healthy lifestyle and consuming a substantial
portion of secondary plant metabolites, such as polyphenols, due to their benefits for the …

Oral administration is perhaps the most commonly used and acceptable route for drug
delivery to patients, mainly due to its non-invasiveness, simplicity, and versatility …

The in vitro digestion model developed by the INFOGEST international consortium is widely
used to simulate the physicochemical processes occurring inside the human gastrointestinal …

Rice is consumed as staple food by more than half of the world's population. However, it has
high glycemic index because of high starch content and is associated with the development …

The gold standard for nutrition studies is clinical trials but they are expensive and variable,
and do not always provide the mechanistic information required, hence the increased use of …

Abstract Background Bioactive compounds (BCs) have attracted recently substantial
interests because of their remarkable healthy and functional properties. However, the vast …

The selection of potential probiotic strains that possess the physiological capacity of
performing successfully in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is a critical challenge. Probiotic …

Understanding starch structure-property relationship is important for the development of new
generation of starch-based foods with desirable functions. Recent developments of …

Food allergens are closely related to their gastrointestinal digestion fate, but the changes in
food allergens during digestion and related mechanisms are quite complicated. This review …

Background Consumption of natural products has increased significantly due to the idea that
if nutrition improves, this leads to improved health, general well-being and reduces the risk …