Tag - Food Science

I vantaggi nutrizionali degli alimenti fermentati

The nutritional benefits of fermented foods

In recent years, the attention paid to fermented foods has increased considerably, mainly because they are increasingly classified as "functional foods"defined by the European Commission Concerted Action on Functional Food Science in Europe (FUFOSE) as "foods that demonstrate a beneficial effect on one or more specific functions of the body, beyond nutritional effects, which improve health and well-being and/or [...]

Chemical food contaminants: MOAH and MOSH

Chemical food contaminants are defined as chemical substances not intentionally added to food and feed that may be present in them as a result of various steps in their processing or transportation. Chemical contaminants are: heavy metals; inhibiting substances; residues of previous plant protection products in primary production; chemical migration substances from contact surfaces and packaging materials that are not [...]