ObjectiveTo present the Mediterranean diet (MD) pyramid: a lifestyle for today. DesignA new
graphic representation has been conceived as a simplified main frame to be adapted to the …

Today, fried foods are very famous everywhere around the world and it can be observed by
the increasing number of fast food restaurants in the last few decades. Deep frying of foods …

Segundo a Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), a Doença Cardiovascular (DCV) é a
principal causa de morte no mundo, perfazendo 30% das mortes globais1, taxa …

Six essential oils (EOs) from the Alliaceae family, namely garlic (Allium sativum), onion
(Allium cepa), leek (Allium porrum), Chinese chive (Allium tuberosum), shallot (Allium …

Fried food consumption and its effects on cardiovascular disease are still subjects of debate.
The objective of this review was to summarize current evidence on the association between …

Despite the importance of the literature on food quality labels in the European Union (PDO,
PGI and TSG), our search did not find any review joining the various research topics on this …

Background: Through the processes of oxidation, polymerization, and hydrogenation, the
cooking method of frying modifies both foods and their frying medium. However, it remains …

For decades, frying has been a popular technique for the preparation of foods, both on
domestic and industrial scales. The effects of edible oil type and frying operation conditions …

Oil deterioration during deep-frying influences the quality of fried foods to a great extent. In
this study, the frying performance of six vegetable oils, ie, hemp, lupin, oat, rapeseed, soy …

Solvent-free microwave extraction (SFME) and conventional hydro-distillation (HD) were
used for the extraction of essential oils (EOs) from Egyptian sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum …