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Preparing the Malnourished Patient for Parenteral Nutrition (PN)
Published in Michael M. Rothkopf, Jennifer C. Johnson, Optimizing Metabolic Status for the Hospitalized Patient, 2023
Michael M. Rothkopf, Jennifer C. Johnson
Another possibility is a corn allergy. The dextrose we use is derived from corn starch. Although it’s usually not on the label, other cornstarch-derived molecules may be contained in the solution, albeit in small quantities. The most significant of these is levulose, which has been reported to cause an allergic reaction in sensitive individuals.
Effects of Food Processing, Storage, and Cooking on Nutrients in Plant-Based Foods
Published in Nicole M. Farmer, Andres Victor Ardisson Korat, Cooking for Health and Disease Prevention, 2022
Corn processing: Corn is one of the most widely consumed grains in the world. Corn can be processed and prepared using a wide range of methods, resulting in products with unique properties and final nutritional content. Corn has the highest content of carotenoids among cereal grains of which zeaxanthin is the main carotenoid. Other carotenoids include lutein, beta-carotene and beta-cryptoxanthin (Ortiz, Rocheford, & Ferruzzi, 2016). Most carotenoids in corn are contained in the endosperm (92%–100%) (Ortiz et al., 2016). In contrast, in most other grains, carotenoids are concentrated in the bran in addition to the endosperm (Trono, 2019). Other vitamins include thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin E. Most of the minerals including calcium, iron, magnesium potassium, and zinc are found in the endosperm (Suri & Tanumihardjo, 2016).
Plant Source Foods
Published in Chuong Pham-Huy, Bruno Pham Huy, Food and Lifestyle in Health and Disease, 2022
Chuong Pham-Huy, Bruno Pham Huy
Corn silk or maize stigma contains various constituents essential for medicinal and nutritive purposes. Corn stigmata have the form of silky filaments, slightly bent, yellow-gold or brown-red, and are used fresh or dried and mildly anodyne. They have a pleasant, specific, sweet-mucilaginous taste. The stigmata contain flavonoids (0.1–6.3%), saponins (3%), volatile oils (0.2%), potassium and calcium salts, vitamins C, E, and K, carbohydrates, and allantoin (46). Moreover, corn silk contains fixed oils, resin, sugar, mucilage, salt, and fibers (45). Used as infusion with water (about one in ten), corn silk has diuretic action, helping eliminate water from tissues, increasing bile secretion for heart diseases and obesity, and acting favorably in cases of vesical pain, urinary tract (45–46). In the traditional medicine of some countries such as India, China, Romania, Spain, France, and Greece, corn silk is used to treat kidney stones, urinary tract infections, jaundice, and fluid retention (45–46). It may improve blood pressure and support liver function. It acts as a good antioxidant due to the high content of phenols and flavonoids like maysine, maizenic acid (46). Maysine, an important flavonoid contained in maize silk, may have the potential to prevent prostate cancer (46).
Evaluating the role of gamma irradiation to ameliorate salt stress in corn
Published in International Journal of Radiation Biology, 2023
Alireza Shaebani Monazam, Mohammad Ali Norouzian, Mehdi Behgar, Azam Borzouei, Hedayat Karimzadeh
Corn is one of the oldest and most important crops and the largest used source in the industry worldwide (Parihar et al. 2016). Silage corn is one of the most necessary fodder materials for livestock consumption (Dalley et al. 2020). Corn has the second-largest area under cultivation (42 billion hectares) in the world after rice (Oryza sativa L.) (FAOSTAT 2021). In parallel with the development of dense modern animal husbandry systems, especially in dairy farms, silage forage has become widespread worldwide (Li et al. 2016). However, corn has faced various biotic and abiotic stresses during the growing season, which reduce its economic yield, and salt stress is one of those most critical factors. Corn is relatively sensitive to salt stress; therefore, salinity is a severe problem for corn production worldwide (Farooq et al. 2015).
The content of ten elements in pig feed and manure and its relationship with element concentration in earthworms on swine farms
Published in Toxin Reviews, 2023
Branislava M. Mitrović, Srđan Stefanović, Dragan Šefer, Dragoljub Jovanović, Jelena Ajtić
The toxic Cd was detected in all investigated samples; the highest concentration (0.26 mg kg−1) was observed in wheat used on Farm IV (Table 3). The obtained results are in line with data by Jakobsone et al. (2015) who reported that concentration of Cd in cereal grain (barley, oats, wheat, triticale, and rye) in Latvia ranged from 0.001 to 0.067 mg/kg. Also, the results of a study conducted in Greece (Giannenas et al.2018) showed a significantly lower content of As in the feedstuffs compared with our result: the mean concentration of As was 0.034 mg/kg in corn, 0.059 mg/kg in wheat, 0.049 mg/kg in barley, and 0.025 mg/kg in soybean meal. In contrast with this finding, Mitrović et al. (2019) reported that in corn collected over 2007–2017, from two suburban areas of Belgrade, Serbia, the average concentration of As was 1.4 mg/kg, which is significantly higher than the results obtained in this study.
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Study to Determine the Available Energy from Soluble Fiber
Published in Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2021
Kirstie Canene-Adams, Lisa Spence, Lore W. Kolberg, Kavita Karnik, DeAnn Liska, Eunice Mah
PROMITOR® Soluble Corn Fiber, a resistant maltodextrin, has been accepted as a dietary fiber by the FDA (12). As demonstrated in this study, the lower caloric value of SCF would allow the ingredient to be used to formulate, and reformulate, foods and beverages by replacing caloric carbohydrates where reduced kcal/g is desired. Modeling studies have shown that utilizing fibers to reduce sugar and calories can be effective tools and boost daily fiber intake at the same time (13–15). Therefore, dietary fibers such as PROMITOR® Soluble Corn Fiber, may be an ingredient option for products formulated with reduced calorie and sugar content (16, 17). Soluble Corn Fiber also provides benefits such as increased calcium absorption and retention in the bones, which is important for bone health (18–20).