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ABSTRACT The micotoxins are secondary metabolics produced by fungus and they represent a potential risk for the human health, when found in the foods. Among the micotoxins, the aflatoxins are the most important and more ...

ABSTRACT The National School Feeding Program (PNAE) is one of the oldest and most important programs in the Food and Nutrition field in Brazil, with annual coverage of about 37 million students. Since school feeding is ...

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge level, attitudes and practices of food handlers; investigate the presence of methicillin-resistant coagulase positive staphylococci in the hands and nares of ...

The teas are distinguished as the second more consumed drink in the world and are significant phenolic compound sources which present outstanding antioxidant activity. The antioxidant substances are compounds that act ...

The African cuisine of Bahia includes various dishes. Some of them known and appreciated internationally. Data on the nutritional composition of these preparations are scarce and insufficient to aid guidelines on dietetics ...

Despite recent advances in technologies to control pathogens in foods, consumers have been looking for "natural" foods, i.e., submitted to less aggressive treatments and free of chemical preservatives. The use of substances ...

One of the main problems faced by individuals in developing countries is food shortage. Therefore, regional extractive sources are the alternative found by the local population in order to supply the nutritional need ...

The southern state of Bahia is the main cocoa-producing region of Brazil in 1989 has identified a disease, witches' broom caused by the fungus Moniliophthora pernicious, who committed much of its production and is now ...

The vineyards cultivation and wine manufacture in the São Francisco Submid Valley region is an activity that has been expanding and gaining ground on the domestic and international markets. For preparation of wine in ...