Cocoa beans provide raw materials for global food industries valued in excess of $47 billion
in world exportations. Through on-farm processing, about 80% of cocoa fruit is discarded as …

The current article provides an updated review of scientific advances regarding nitrate
accumulation in plant tissues and a critical examination of the genetic, agroenvironmental …

In contrast to nitric oxide, which has well established and important roles in the regulation of
blood flow and thrombosis, neurotransmission, the normal functioning of the genitourinary …

In this work, an Android application for measurement of nitrite concentration and pH
determination in combination with a low-cost paper-based microfluidic device is presented …

Arsenic is a non-essential, environmentally ubiquitous toxic metalloid. In response to this
pervasive environmental challenge, organisms evolved mechanisms to confer resistance to …

The salivary glands actively concentrate plasma nitrate, leading to high salivary nitrate
concentrations (5–8 mM) after a nitrate-rich vegetable meal. Nitrate is an ecological factor …

Betalains are water‐soluble nitrogen‐containing pigments that are subdivided in red‐violet
betacyanins and yellow‐orange betaxanthins. Due to glycosylation and acylation betalains …

The transport sector, which heavily depends on oil-derived liquid products such as gasoline
and diesel, globally occupies the 3rd place when total energy consumption and greenhouse …

Diets including food products rich in inorganic nitrate are associated with lower blood
pressure (BP). The evidence for the BP-lowering effects of inorganic nitrate and beetroot in …

Every human being needs around 20 essential elements to maintain proper physiological
processes. However, trace elements are classified as beneficial, essential, or toxic for living …