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Full-Text Articles in Food Processing
Digesting The Details: How Cooking Shapes The Microbiome And Influences Obesity, Tracy Lieu
Digesting The Details: How Cooking Shapes The Microbiome And Influences Obesity, Tracy Lieu
University Honors Theses
Obesity is a growing global health concern linked to chronic diseases and changes in the gut microbiome. While diet is known to affect gut microbes, less attention has been given to how food processing methods, such as heating, fermentation, and cold processing, change food in ways that influence the gut microbiome and health. This thesis reviews research on how different cooking and preparation techniques affect the availability of nutrients for microbial fermentation and the resulting effects on microbial diversity and metabolism. The findings show that fermentation and cold processing are the most supportive of gut health. These methods help preserve …
Provisioning The 21st Century City: Community And School Gardens As Food Centers, Charleen L. Kepner
Provisioning The 21st Century City: Community And School Gardens As Food Centers, Charleen L. Kepner
Anthós
This essay explores the potential impact of urban agriculture and community gardens as sources of education and sustainable and environmentally-sound food production. Using an analysis of case studies and academic research, I argue for the viability of community gardens and urban agriculture as educational hubs and future food production sources. I examine previous research which shows that small scale effort can make lasting impacts in communities. I argue that the research is promising as it highlights that the efforts of people in their everyday lives, can and do contribute to positive change. This essay contributes to the ongoing discussion of …
Combining Systems Methodologies To Reduce Allergen-Related Food Recalls, Jill Marie Sweney
Combining Systems Methodologies To Reduce Allergen-Related Food Recalls, Jill Marie Sweney
Dissertations and Theses
The risk of poor food safety is a major focus for managers in the food manufacturing industry. Despite industry-led and regulatory efforts to improve the overall food safety of US packaged consumer foods, product recalls and market withdrawals are increasing. This is especially true for the most frequent cause for food recall: the undeclared allergen. With industry trends leaning toward adoption of third-party food safety management certifications, a popular food safety code from the Safe Quality Foods Institute is evaluated using Systems Analysis. Three changes to the food safety code are proposed to address three of the top causes for …