Vegetables are crucial for human health yet the daily consumption is often insufficient to reap their full benefits. 60% of vegetables are discarded due to visual defects which are considered as ugly vegetables. To combat the environmental concern regarding vegetable waste, a vegetable snack bar was developed. Due to its convenience, nutrition rich snack bars such as cereal bars, nutty snac…
The medial habenula (MHb) is the less explored subregion of the emerging brain structure, Habenula (Hb) with roles in fear memory expression, anxiety, and addiction. At the neuron terminals where MHb neurons project to, the interpeduncular nucleus (IPN), vesicular neurotransmitter release is triggered by the influx of calcium ions via Ca v2.3 calcium channels, and robustly potentiated by GABAB …
Businesses need to continuously evolve, adapt, and sustain themselves to sustain their competitive edge, and a vital part of this flexibility is the ongoing hunt for new suppliers. In order to identify acceptable raw materials for replacement, the R&D department's involvement in alternative sourcing becomes crucial. This study uses a previous project that has already been done which is the subs…
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are mainly caused by postprandial lipemia (PPL), an increase of triglycerides-rich lipoprotein level in blood between time after a meal. Food consumption containing dietary fiber has been reported to lower blood triglycerides accumulation. Hence, this study aims to understand the effect of soluble non-viscous dietary fiber towards the lipid absorption in the food …
Re.Juve focuses on providing consumers with healthy food and beverages that are pure, fresh, and natural. The need of food products to improve product variety was addressed in this internship project. The internship was conducted from December 1st 2022 until July 31st 2023, and was focused on the development of Granola Bars (GB) as the solution for future Re.Juve products. To add value and …
A start-up company named PT. Inti Utama Solusindo under PT. Pharos Indonesia focuses on the production of healthy food and drink. The period of internship was 6 months starting from July 11th 2022 until January 10th 2023 under the new product development department. The activity in the company consists of formulation for new products, making a marketing strategy, and juice production. In …
While there is little dispute that probiotics and prebiotics, alone and together, have been proven to promote gastrointestinal health and proper immune function, the challenge faced by researchers is finding not only the right combinations, but also finding those that are fully compatible with the formulation, processing, packaging, and distribution of functional foods. The Handbook of Prebioti…
Preface Fiber offers a variety of health benefits and is essential to reduce the risk of such chronic diseases as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diverticulitis. According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), adequate intake (AI) of total fiber should be 14 g/1000 kcal. The IOM recommendation is joined by those from a variety of government public health agencies that promote incre…