The growing interest in foods that can be beneficial to human health is bringing into focus
some products that have been used locally for centuries but have recently gained worldwide …

Aflatoxins are one of the most harmful fungal metabolites that represent a greater concern to
food safety due to their socio-economic and adverse effect. Aspergillus flavus is considered …

Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima), also called squash is a mass consumption fruit used in agro-
industrial transformations to obtain new food products. This study aimed to evaluate the …

Pumpkin fruits are increasingly considered as “functional food” endowed with important
nutritional and bioactive compounds providing several health benefits. Different pumpkin …

Sugar self-sufficiency is a big challenge, one of the reasons for the low sugarcane
production is the supply and quality of seeds. Sugarcane seeds are the main problem …