Bacillus spore germination: Interpretation of the spore germination mechanism and innovation of the inactivation strategies.

Bacillus is a ubiquitous genus renowned for its ability to form highly resilient spores, posing significant challenges to the food industry. As society progresses, the demand for high-quality food continues to rise. While reducing excessive processing helps maintain nutritional value and quality which fits the demands from consumers, it increases the risk of spore contamination.

Maternal consumption of urbanized diet compromises early-life health in association with gut microbiota.

Urbanization has significantly transformed dietary habits worldwide, contributing to a globally increased burden of non-communicable diseases and altered gut microbiota landscape. However, it is often overlooked that the adverse effects of these dietary changes can be transmitted from the mother to offspring during early developmental stages, subsequently influencing the predisposition to various diseases later in life. This review aims to delineate the detrimental effects of maternal urban-lifestyle diet (urbanized diet) on early-life health and gut microbiota assembly, provide mechanistic insights on how urbanized diet mediates mother-to-offspring transfer of bioactive substances in both intrauterine and extrauterine and thus affects fetal and neonatal development.

Dietary whey protein protects against Crohn's disease by orchestrating cross-kingdom interaction between the gut phageome and bacteriome.

Background: The gut microbiome and diet are important factors in the pathogenesis and management of Crohn's disease (CD). However, the role of the gut phageome under dietary influences is unknown.

Objective: We aim to explore the effect of diet on the gut phageome-bacteriome interaction linking to CD protection.

Bioactive peptides in dry-cured ham: A comprehensive review of preparation methods, metabolic stability, safety, health benefits, and regulatory frameworks.

Dry-cured hams contain abundant bioactive peptides with significant potential for the development of functional foods. However, the limited bioavailability of food-derived bioactive peptides has hindered their utilization in health food development. Moreover, there is insufficient regulatory information regarding bioactive peptides and related products globally.

Novel Casein-Derived Peptide-Zinc Chelate: Zinc Chelation and Transepithelial Transport Characteristics.

Casein-derived peptides are recognized as promising candidates for improving zinc bioavailability through the form of a peptide-zinc chelate. In the present work, a novel 11-residue peptide TEDELQDKIHP identified from casein hydrolysate in our previous study was synthesized to investigate the zinc chelation characteristics. Meanwhile, the digestion stability and transepithelial transport of TEDELQDKIHP-Zn were also investigated.