Coffee beans that pass through the digestive tracts of animals get their unique flavors from the activity of gut microbes, ...

The study also found that these elephants had a more diverse mix of gut microbes, including bacteria linked to pectin ...

A study on the engineering of thermostable endo-polygalacturonase has opened up a new and efficient way for the production of functional oligosaccharides.

Fossil findings of insect feeding damage on plants are evidence that insects have been using plants as a food source for more than 400 million years. Researchers led by Roy Kirsch and Yannick Pauchet ...

Pectin is a fiber found in fruits and vegetables like apples and citrus. Pectin can help with digestion and lower cholesterol levels. Eating pectin-rich fruits may cause gas, bloating, and abdominal ...

Select very ripe apricots, remove the stones and reduce the fruit to a pulp. Place in a plastic bucket and cover with 3 litres of boiling water. Add the sugar and one crushed Campden Tablet and stir ...