Biofortification, the process of breeding nutrients into food crops, provides a sustainable,
long-term strategy for delivering micronutrients to rural populations in developing countries …

Pectin, a major polysaccharide found in the cell walls of higher plants, plays major roles in
determining the physical and nutritional properties of fruit-and vegetable-based products. An …

Background The density of minerals and vitamins in food staples eaten widely by the poor
may be increased either through conventional plant breeding or through the use of …

Health benefits of bioactive compounds depend not only on the intake levels but also on
their bioavailability (BAv). In vitro methods to simulate gastro-intestinal digestion allow to …

Highlights•Carotenoid biofortification of all major crops has been obtained.•Studies show
good levels of bioaccessibility/bioavailability of the produced carotenoids.•Additional studies …

International research efforts, including those funded by HarvestPlus, a Challenge Program
of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), are focusing on …

HarvestPlus, part of the Consultative Group on Internation Agriculture research (CGIAR)
Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) uses conventional plant breeding …

Cassava is a significant food security and industrial crop, contributing as food, feed and
industrial biomass in Africa, Asia and South America. Breeding efforts have led to the …

Microwave heating technology performs the characteristics of fast heating, high efficiency,
green energy saving and easy control, which makes it deeply penetrate into the food …

In the past few decades, the major concern on this planet was food security. After making a
successful lead in food security now, the developing nations are focusing on nutritional …