Search for dissertations about: "Food products plants"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words Food products plants.

  2. 1. Microbiological hygiene and biological control of leafy green vegetables

    Author : Elisabeth Uhlig; Avdelningen för livsmedel och läkemedel; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Food hygiene; Biological control; Native microbiota; Escherichia coli; Leafy green vegetables;

    Abstract : Fruit and vegetables are vital components of a healthy diet, and international strategies to encourage their consumption are in place (FAO/WHO, 2005). Ready-to-eat (RTE) leafy green vegetable products have exploded in popularity, and are a convenient and attractive way to add greens to the plate. READ MORE

  4. 2. Secondary Metabolites from Mozambican Plants

    Author : Julião Monjane; Centrum för analys och syntes; []
    Keywords : Secondary metabolites; Mozambique; Medicinal plants; Isolation; Structural elucidation; Antileishmanial activity;

    Abstract : Products derived from different natural sources have been used for thousands of years by human beings for their everyday needs. Out of these natural sources, plants were the most affordable. Plant-derived products were used for shelter, food, and as medicines. READ MORE

  5. 3. Discovery of Secondary Metabolites from Rwandese Medicinal Plants : Isolation, Characterization and Biological Activity

    Author : Daniel Umereweneza; Máté Erdélyi; A Gogoll; Théoneste Muhizi; Yngve Stenstrøm; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Natural products; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance NMR ; Dihydrochalcones; Iridoids; Silphiperfolanols; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids PAs ; Rwandese Medicinal Plants; Chemistry with specialization in Organic Chemistry; Kemi med inriktning mot organisk kemi;

    Abstract : Plants have served as the principal source of medicines in different parts of the world through the ages. Herb-derived medicines have been used as decoctions, infusions, tinctures or single substance drugs. READ MORE

  6. 4. Content of dietary fibre and phenolic compounds in broccoli side streams

    Author : Emilia Berndtsson; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Shortage of food is an alarming problem today, with up to 821 million people that are undernourished world-wide. At the same time, enough edible foodstuff to feed 1.9 billion people are wasted or lost in the food supply chain that for aesthetic reasons, handling and transportation inadequacies in the food supply chain and lack of market. READ MORE

  7. 5. Phenolic compounds and ascorbic acid in black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) : variation due to genotype, ontogenetic stage, harvest date and location

    Author : Michael Vagiri; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Black currant is an edible soft fruit crop that is now attracting increased scientific attention due to its high content of potentially beneficial phenolic compounds and ascorbic acid. Using HPLC and spectrophotometry, this thesis examined the content of phenolic compounds in buds, leaves and fruits of black currant plants grown in southern and northern Sweden. READ MORE