Cancer patients often experience weight loss caused by protein calorie malnutrition (PCM)
during the course of the disease or treatment. PCM is expressed as severe if the patient has …

Purpose Taste and smell disturbances in patients affected by cancer are very common, but
often under-recognized symptoms. If not addressed properly, they may impact nutritional …

Miracle berry is known for its unique characteristic of modifying sour flavours to sweet.
Twelve phenolics were identified and quantified in the miracle berry flesh at a level from 0.3 …

Background Metallic taste is a taste alteration frequently reported by cancer patients treated
with chemotherapy. Attention to this side effect of chemotherapy is limited. This review …

Methods Participants were assigned to either the experimental or control group (non-
randomized). Each participant received either a 14-day supply (six fruits per day for a total of …

Every individual needs food for its nutritional value and flavor while the economic growth of
a nation depends on a thriving profit-generating industry. The food industry caters to both …

High sugar consumption has been related to several chronic diseases and thus, many
alternative sweeteners have been extensively researched. However, there is still …

Miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) belongs to the Sapotaceae family. It can change
flavors on taste buds, transforming acidic tastes to sweet. We evaluated various miracle fruit …

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel
Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on dried fruits of …

Synsepalum dulcificum, also called the miracle fruit, which has the sweet-inducing activity
can be used as additives in food, medicine and cosmetic industries. Some selected …