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Nutrition & Dietetics
Xiaotong Wang, Tongtong He, Suhua Xu, Hailin Li, Miao Wu, Zongyu Lin, Fenglian Huang, Yanna Zhu
Summary: This study investigated the association between soy food intake and the risks of obesity and hypertension in Chinese children and adolescents. The findings showed a significant association between high soy food intake and a lower prevalence of hypertension, but a greater prevalence of obesity.
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Food Science & Technology
Simone de Fatima Rauber Wurfel, Denise da Fontoura Prates, Natalie Rauber Kleinubing, Joline Dalla Vecchia, Cristiane Vaniel, Louise Haubert, Odir Antonio Dellagostin, Wladimir Padilha da Silva
Summary: The study found high antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity in Campylobacter isolates from broiler meat products in southern Brazil. Multidrug-resistant Campylobacter, especially in C. jejuni, was prevalent. Data analysis revealed that antimicrobial resistance and virulence profiles were not species-specific.
LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
H. Holly Wang
Summary: China has become the world's largest meat consumer, with a rapidly growing per capita meat consumption. Chinese consumers are aware of environmental, health, and animal welfare issues, but have a low adoption rate and willingness-to-pay for plant-based and lab-cultured meats.
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Engineering, Industrial
M. P. Sealy, K. L. M. Avegnona, A. P. Garrettb, L. Delbreilhc, S. Bapata, A. P. Malshe
Summary: Emerging cell-cultured meat utilizes advances in stem cell biology and tissue engineering to manufacture animal-derived food. This research demonstrates that bioprinted soy-based polymers as edible scaffold material exhibit stable thermomechanical and chemical properties when subjected to high-temperature exposure during cooking. This study provides a foundation for high-temperature edible mechanics in the photolithographic manufacturing of cell-cultured meat and establishes new opportunities for tuning food properties.
CIRP ANNALS-MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Yu Zhang, Jianjiang Lu, Yujun Yan, Jinhua Liu, Manli Wang
Summary: This study found that antibiotic residues in animal-derived foods, especially meat, had a negligible impact on human health and were within an acceptable level of food safety risk. However, the emerging issues of antibiotic residues and bacterial resistance should not be ignored, calling for effective strategies and awareness campaigns to ensure the judicious use of antibiotics and safeguard public health.
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
A. Garrett, K. L. M. Avegnon, L. Delbreilh, J. Segurola, N. Delpouve, M. P. Sealy
Summary: The production of animal-derived food using cultured whole-muscle meats requires suitable scaffold manufacturing technologies for achieving scalable and cost-effective production. Vat polymerization using a renewable soy-based resin is proposed as a potential material-process combination. However, the thermo-mechanical behavior of edible photocured materials under physiologically relevant conditions needs to be understood for long-term exposure in bioreactors. Enzymatic hydrolysis was found to affect the glass transition temperature of the materials, stabilizing after seven days.
CIRP ANNALS-MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Applied
Li Wang, Jingge Xu, Mengmeng Zhang, Hui Zheng, Li Li
Summary: This study demonstrated the use of cinnamaldehyde in packaging films to enhance antimicrobial properties of soy protein-based meat analogues, effectively inhibiting bacterial growth and maintaining food quality and safety through moisture retention and texture preservation.
Review
Veterinary Sciences
Aline Antas Cordeiro Cavalcanti, Clecio Henrique Limeira, Iara Nunes de Siqueira, Aldenir Cavalcanti de Lima, Filipe Jordao Pereira de Medeiros, Joyce Galvao de Souza, Nara Geanne de Araujo Medeiros, Abrahao Alves de Oliveira Filho, Marcia Almeida de Melo
Summary: This study estimated the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in various Brazilian meat products using a meta-analysis. The combined prevalence of L. monocytogenes was found to be 13%, with higher rates in raw meat and ready-to-eat meat. Swine species' meat products and the Southeast region of Brazil had higher prevalence rates. Retail markets had the highest combined prevalence rate (19%). The most prevalent serotypes of L. monocytogenes were 4b, 1/2a, 1/2b, and 1/2c. These findings provide guidance for effective control measures by authorities and the meat industry.
RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mariana Hase Ueta, Jennifer Tanaka, Dirce Maria Lobo Marchioni, Eliseu Verly Jr, Aline Martins de Carvalho
Summary: The study explored Brazilian meat consumption and its impacts on the environment, highlighting the cultural value of meat in Brazil and the unequal distribution of meat intake across income groups. It was found that meat intake in Brazil increased by 12% from 2008 to 2017, with variations according to types of meat and income levels. Individuals with lower income did not increase their meat consumption and faced higher relative costs for purchasing meat compared to higher income groups. The study underscored the significance of socio-economic inequalities and cultural meanings in shaping food consumption patterns.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Eva Herz, Laura Herz, Johannes Dreher, Monika Gibis, Joydeep Ray, Patrick Pibarot, Christophe Schmitt, Jochen Weiss
Summary: Current meat analogues like bacon often lack resemblance to meat-based products in appearance, texture, and functionality due to the absence of a fat phase. Adhesion in bacon analogues can be improved by adding transglutaminase, with gels formed via covalent isopeptide bonds being more effective as binders.
INNOVATIVE FOOD SCIENCE & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Tianmei Sun, Yangtai Liu, Xiaojie Qin, Zafeiro Aspridou, Jiaming Zheng, Xiang Wang, Zhuosi Li, Qingli Dong
Summary: This study evaluated the prevalence and epidemiology of Salmonella contamination in raw poultry meat commercialized in China. Different prevalence levels were found among different categories of poultry meat, with chilled poultry meat being more susceptible to cross-contamination. Higher prevalence levels of Salmonella in raw poultry meat were identified in Shaanxi, Henan, Sichuan, and Beijing regions.
Article
Agronomy
Edivaldo L. Thomaz, Juliane Bereze
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the soil loss due to crop harvest (SLCH) in potatoes with different morphologies and evaluate the impact of soil moisture on sediment exportation. The results showed that spherical potatoes exported 1.28 kg sediment per ton of harvested potato, while elongated ones exported 20% more sediment. Harvested fields with higher soil moisture content exported three times more sediment than those with lower moisture content.
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Engineering, Environmental
Emanuelle Goellner, Alcindo Neckel, Brian William Bodah, Laercio Stolfo Maculan, Caliane Christie Oliveira de Almeida Silva, Dirceu Piccinato Junior, Julian Grub, Laura Pasa Cambrussi, Cleiton Korcelski, Marcos L. S. Oliveira
Summary: Arboviruses have become a major public health issue in recent decades, with Ae. aegypti being the main vector responsible for their spread. This study aimed to identify outbreaks of Ae. aegypti in Passo Fundo, Brazil, using geospatial mapping to control the proliferation of these mosquitoes. It found that the highest number of outbreaks occurred in autumn and summer, with warmer temperatures and higher rainfall, while spring and winter saw fewer outbreaks. Urban areas with high population density and less vegetation were identified as hotspots for Ae. aegypti outbreaks.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Victoria Freitas de Oliveira, Carlos Busanello, Vivian Ebeling Viana, Cassia Fernanda Stafen, Ana Marina Pedrolo, Fernanda Pollo Paniz, Tatiana Pedron, Rodrigo Mendes Pereira, Silvana Alves Rosa, Ariano Martins de Magalhaes Junior, Antonio Costa de Oliveira, Bruno Lemos Batista, Camila Pegoraro
Summary: The study found that the environment and harvest season significantly influenced the levels of copper, zinc, selenium, iron, and manganese in rice grains. None of the analyzed rice genotypes met the daily recommendations for iron and zinc, with the highest detected levels being around 17 mg/kg and 27 mg/kg, respectively. Some genotypes could provide manganese, copper, and selenium within acceptable limits, but arsenic levels were often above the allowed limit.
JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Kevin Kantono, Nazimah Hamid, Qianli Ma, Diksha Chadha, Indrawati Oey
Summary: China's economic growth has led to an increase in meat consumption, with Australian and New Zealand meat perceived as having positive quality characteristics. Chinese consumers are influenced by factors such as seasonality, purchase location, and cooking methods, consuming less meat in summer and more in winter. Purchase drivers include meat safety certification and the perceived health benefits of meat.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anthony M. Fuller, Siyuan Xu, Lee-Ann Sutherland, Fabiano Escher
Summary: This paper discusses the historical background, current situation, and future trends of family farms, emphasizing the diversity of family farms under different regional and political systems and the importance of their sustainability. Family farms play different roles and functions in agricultural production, but there is ambiguity in defining them in practice.
Article
Anthropology
Tomaz Mefano Fares
Summary: This article demonstrates the influence of the battle of the beans on the nationalist discourse of food security in China, and suggests that food security reflects the state-capital relations in China.
JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES
(2023)
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Development Studies
Tomaz Mefano Fares
Summary: This article offers an alternative interpretation of neomercantilism in China's global agribusiness, arguing that state-driven internationalization has positioned Chinese agribusiness in a favorable position within global finance instead of challenging it.
JOURNAL OF AGRARIAN CHANGE
(2023)
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Development Studies
Fabiano Escher
Summary: This paper provides a comparative institutional analysis of the BRICS countries' capitalist varieties in the current international reordering of the 'food regime', emphasizing the key issues of capital accumulation, social reproduction, and politics in the agrifood system. It highlights how historical legacy influences capitalist diversity and argues that the polycentric shifts in the contemporary food regime driven by the BRICS countries are crucial to the fate of global capitalism.
JOURNAL OF AGRARIAN CHANGE
(2021)
