Lactiplantibacillus from Peruvian Criollo Blanco Cocoa and Cadmium Removal via a Bacterial Consortium During Cocoa Fermentation.

Peru is the eighth largest producer of cocoa beans worldwide; however, the high cadmium content (Cd) presented in the white Criollo cocoa beans from the Piura region, has limited their commercialization. A potential strategy to mitigate this problem is the application of native lactic acid bacteria (LAB), capable of reducing Cd during the fermentation stage of the grain. Three Theobroma cacao L.

Acute and subacute (28 days) toxicity of green coffee oil enriched with diterpenes cafestol and kahweol in rats.

Green coffee oil enriched with cafestol and kahweol was obtained by supercritical fluid extraction using carbon dioxide while its safety and possible effects from acute and subacute treatment were evaluated in rats. For acute toxicity study, single dose of green coffee oil (2000 mg/kg) was administered by gavage in female rats. For subacute study (28 days), 32 male rats received different doses of green coffee oil extract (25, 50, and 75 mg/kg/day).