Non-Dairy Fermented Beverages Produced with Functional Lactic Acid Bacteria by Medana Zamfir, Iulia-Roxana Angelescu, Catalina Voaides, Calina-Petruta Cornea, Oana Boiu-Sicuia, Silvia-Simona Grosu-Tudor

“…They would also fill a gap in the non-dairy probiotics sector, which is constantly increasing due to the increasing number of vegan people or people that cannot consume dairy products.…”
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Gastric bezoar in a patient hospitalized in an eating disorder unit. Case report by J. Torres Cortés, I. Esteban Avendaño, J. B. González del Valle, R. González Lucas, J. J. Padín Calo, J. P. Morillo González

“…The patient refused having eaten hair or any other kind of object or indigestible material but admitted to be following a strict vegan diet. Finally, after an endoscopy was done, the patient was diagnosed of phytobezoar. …”
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Nutritional Profile of Commercialized Plant-Based Meat: An Integrative Review with a Systematic Approach by Bernardo Romão, Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho, Maria Luiza Torres, Dayanne da Costa Maynard, Maria Eduarda Machado de Holanda, Vinícius Ruela Pereira Borges, António Raposo, Renata Puppin Zandonadi

“…Higher values were found in the Pieces category and lower in Seafood substitutes. Unlike animal meat, vegan meat has a proportion of carbohydrates higher than protein in most samples, except for chicken substitutes. …”
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THE IMPACT OF INPATIENT DIET ORDERS ON PATIENT NUTRITION AND DIETARY BEHAVIORS POST DISCHARGE by Lily Nedda Dastmalchi, Ishaan Dharia, Leigh A. Frame

“…Exclusion criteria were the following dietary parameters—fluid restriction, low potassium, diabetic, gluten free, or vegan diets. Patients were given a baseline questionnaire using a Lickert scale to assess dietary behaviors, nutrition counseling during admission, and demographics. …”
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Appealing dish names to nudge diners to more sustainable food choices: a quasi-experimental study by Anna Gavrieli, Sophie Attwood, Jonathan Wise, Eleanor Putnam-Farr, Paul Stillman, Scott Giambastiani, Jane Upritchard, Chavanne Hanson, Michiel Bakker

“…Abstract Background Promoting plant-rich diets, i.e., diets with significantly reduced amounts of animal products, including vegan and vegetarian, is a promising strategy to help address the dual environmental and health crises that we currently face. …”
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Gut microbiome composition: link between sports performance and protein absorption? by Péter Fritz, Réka Fritz, Pál Bóday, Ádám Bóday, Emese Bató, Péter Kesserű, Csilla Oláh

“…In the present study, elite male water polo players consumed a plant-based, vegan protein supplement with (n = 10) or without (n = 10) pre- and probiotics daily during the 31-day study period.Methods We determined the anthropometric characteristics and body composition, dietary habits, gut microbiota composition, and blood parameters of the players at the beginning and at the end of the study. …”
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Applications of social data science to environmental communication on social media by Sanford, M

“…</p> <p>The first empirical chapter (Chapter 3) addresses commercial engagement and controversy in vegan activism as a site of targeted environmental activism. …”

Mortality in vegetarians and comparable nonvegetarians in the United Kingdom. by Appleby, P, Crowe, F, Bradbury, K, Travis, R, Key, T

“…<strong>Design</strong> The study involved a pooled analysis of data from 2 prospective studies that included 60,310 persons living in the United Kingdom, comprising 18,431 regular meat eaters (who ate meat ≥5 times/wk on average), 13,039 low (less-frequent) meat eaters, 8516 fish eaters (who ate fish but not meat), and 20,324 vegetarians (including 2228 vegans who did not eat any animal foods). Mortality by diet group for each of 18 common causes of death was estimated with the use of Cox proportional hazards models. …”

Characterization of virgin coconut oil and multiple instrument approach for the detection of lard adulteration in model virgin coconut oil by Tengku Mansor, Tengku Salwani

“…However, in the case of adulteration using animal oils, this would also affect in terms of consumers beliefs and practice such as for Hindus, vegans and vegetarians, Jews and Muslims. For Muslims, adulteration using lard (LD) or improperly slaughtered animal oils is of significant issue. …”
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Clustering of Dietary Patterns and Lifestyles Among Spanish Children in the EsNuPI Study ^† by Julio Plaza-Díaz, Esther Molina-Montes, María José Soto-Méndez, Casandra Madrigal, Ángela Hernández-Ruiz, Teresa Valero, Federico Lara Villoslada, Rosaura Leis, Emilio Martínez de Victoria, José Manuel Moreno, Rosa M. Ortega, María Dolores Ruiz-López, Gregorio Varela-Moreiras, Ángel Gil

“…The study cohort included 740 children in a representative sample of the urban non-vegan Spanish population and 772 children in a convenience cohort of adapted milk consumers (AMS) (including follow-on formula, toddler’s milk, growing up milk, and fortified and enriched milks) who provided information about sociodemographics, lifestyle, and dietary habits; a food frequency questionnaire was used for the latter. …”
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Development of Dairy Products Fortified with Plant Extracts: Antioxidant and Phenolic Content Characterization by Aikaterini Kandyliari, Panagiota Potsaki, Panoraia Bousdouni, Chrysoula Kaloteraki, Martha Christofilea, Kalliopi Almpounioti, Andreani Moutsou, Chistodoulos K. Fasoulis, Leandros V. Polychronis, Vasileios K. Gkalpinos, Andreas G. Tzakos, Antonios E. Koutelidakis

“…The present study focused on the analysis of dairy products, including kefir, cream cheese, yogurt, and vegan yogurt, enhanced with aqueous extracts of plant byproducts (<i>Citrus aurantium</i> peel, <i>Citrus limon</i> peel and <i>Rosa canina</i> seed) and herbs (<i>Sideritis</i> spp., <i>Hypericum perforatum</i>, <i>Origanum dictamnus</i>, <i>Mentha pulegium</i> L., <i>Melissa oficinallis</i>, <i>Mentha spicata</i> L. and <i>Lavandula angustifolia</i>) to characterize their antioxidant content, phenolic profile, and organoleptic characteristics. …”
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A Rapid Gas-Chromatography/Mass-Spectrometry Technique for Determining Odour Activity Values of Volatile Compounds in Plant Proteins: Soy, and Allergen-Free Pea and Brown Rice Prot... by Anika Singh, Yuan Shi, Perrine Magreault, David D. Kitts, Maciej Jarzębski, Przemysław Siejak, Anubhav Pratap-Singh

“…Based on the calculated odour activity values of the detected compounds, our study concludes that pea proteins could be used as a suitable alternative to soy proteins in applications for allergen-free vegan protein products without interfering with the taste or flavour of the product.…”
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Fonksiyonel Özellikleri Geliştirilmiş Tarhana Üzerine Farklı Kurutma Yöntemlerinin Etkilerinin Belirlenmesi by Mehmet Sezgin Işık, Rabia Bilgin, Çağlar Gökırmaklı, Gülçin Şatır, Zeynep Güzel Seydim

“…Su kefiri, probiyotik ürün tüketimi ve vegan bireyler için önemli potansiyele sahiptir. …”
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An Overview on Nutritional Aspects of Plant-Based Beverages Used as Substitutes for Cow’s Milk by Isabel Fructuoso, Bernardo Romão, Heesup Han, António Raposo, Antonio Ariza-Montes, Luis Araya-Castillo, Renata Puppin Zandonadi

“…The presence of milk in meals and products consumed daily is common and at the same time the adoption of a milk-free diet increases due to milk allergy, lactose intolerance, vegan diets, and others. Therefore, there is an increasing demand for plant-based beverages, which present variable and, sometimes, unknown nutritional characteristics. …”
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Design, rheology and microstructure of food-grade emulsion-based systems for delivery of vitamin D by Sergey Gubsky, Olena Aksonova, Victoria Evlash, Anastasia Batrak, Anna Laguta, Oleg Kalugin

“…Oil-in-water (o/w) emulsions stabilized by mixture of various proteins (whey protein isolate (WPI), skimmed milk powder (SMP) and vegan protein isolate (VPI)) as emulsifiers and carboxymethylcellulose as thickening agent were used. …”
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Nutritional quality and greenhouse gas emissions of vegetarian and non-vegetarian primary school meals: A case study in Dijon, France by Justine Dahmani, Sophie Nicklaus, Jean-Michel Grenier, Lucile Marty

“…Thus, increasing the frequency of vegetarian meals, by serving egg-based, dairy-based or vegan recipes more frequently, would reduce GHGE while maintaining adequate nutritional quality of primary school meals.…”
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Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in contrasting areas of the western regions of Burkina Faso: species diversity, abundance and their implications for pathogen transmission by Didier P. Alexandre Kaboré, Dieudonné Diloma Soma, Patricia Gil, Mahamadi Kientega, Simon P. Sawadogo, Georges Anicet Ouédraogo, Philippe Van de Perre, Thierry Baldet, Serafin Gutierrez, Roch K. Dabiré

“…Alpha diversity analysis was also performed, using the vegan package. Results A total of 10,625 adult mosquitoes were collected, belonging to 33 species and five genera: Culex, Aedes, Anopheles, Mansonia, and Ficalbia. …”
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Efficiency of Mobile Applications for Diet Monitoring in Weight Loss: A Cross-Sectional Study by Darius DÎRPEŞ, Sergiu URSACHE, Mirela FRANDEŞ

“…It also tracks carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals, being able to establish specific diets, such as keto or vegan. It has the role of serving as a mini personal trainer that a person can have at any time of the day. …”
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Nutritional Potential of Adzuki Bean Germplasm and Mining Nutri-Dense Accessions through Multivariate Analysis by Deepika D. D., Siddhant Ranjan Padhi, Padmavati G. Gore, Kuldeep Tripathi, Ashvinkumar Katral, Rahul Chandora, G. J. Abhishek, Vishal Kondal, Rakesh Singh, Rakesh Bharadwaj, Kailash C. Bhatt, Jai Chand Rana, Amritbir Riar

“…The adzuki bean (<i>Vigna angularis</i>), known for its rich nutritional composition, holds significant promise in addressing food and nutritional security, particularly for low socioeconomic classes and the predominantly vegetarian and vegan populations worldwide. In this study, we assessed a total of 100 diverse adzuki bean accessions, analyzing essential nutritional compounds using AOAC’s official analysis procedures and other widely accepted standard techniques. …”
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Estado nutricional e consumo alimentar de vegetarianos estritos e não estritos by Daniel Feres Moreira Lima, Raimunda Jamille de Sousa Cruz, Pedro Uri Nobrega Gomes de Matos, Karla Jaynara Miranda Santos, Glaucia Helena Sousa Rodrigues, Isabelle Christine Vieira da Silva Martins, Andréa Dias Reis, Luciana Pereira Pinto Dias, Laís Ferreira de Sousa Carvalho

“…Métodos: Estudo transversal descritivo, realizado com participantes do grupo “Vegans SLZ”, de ambos os sexos e com idade a partir de 18 anos. …”
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