México is the major producer of fruits and vegetables in the world in terms of the variety, quality, health, services and prices of the crops. However, it is estimated that about 40% of vegetable production in México is ...

In Latin America a large percentage of corn (Zea mays) is destined for human consumption, constituting 40% of the world's food, contributing 25% of the calories consumed in developing countries. Corn is rich in carbohydrates, ...

Extrusion is a mechanical process that allows modifying the properties of food matrices. The lentil can be transformed by extrusion into flour, improving its nutritional composition, increasing its digestibility and promoting ...

The aroma is one of the most important sensory attributes in foodstuffs. Corn is the most important crop of Mexican agriculture, not only because of its relevance in food poses to the population, but also for its many uses ...

Guava is of great sensory appeal, it´s consumed fresh or processed into various products. It´s fruit is considered of high nutritional value, due to high content of fiber and vitamin C. Currently there are products marketed ...

Guava (Psidium guajava) is considered within the major crops worldwide and Mexico in the state of Michoacan nationwide. Among the nutritional components of this fruit highlights its vitamin C which exceeds concentration ...

One of the main ways in which maize is consumed in Mexico is in the form of tortilla, It obtained by the process of nixtamalizacion, alkaline thermal cooking that involves the use of calcium hydroxide (lime), 1%, from 45 ...

Liqueurs are alcoholic beverages and sweets Aromatic obtained after a distillation process of fruits, flowers or mixtures of both. They are vivid, bright colors and sweet and strong taste usually hides its high alcohol ...

The fungi of the genus Ganoderma contains components like triterpenes, polysaccharides and phenolic compounds having antioxidant properties. Methods of extraction and the solvent used, influence the amount of obtained ...

When a body is found in an environment that causes stress suffer cell damage so it needs to be repaired. Substances that have been identified as indicators of cell reconstruction is proteins are discovered in the thermal ...