VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4

October 2026

Effect of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) and cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmannii) addition on total phenol, vitamin C and antioxidant activity in yogurt
Yusuf, S.D., Nisa’, F.Z. and Palupi, I.R.
Yusuf and team conducted a study on the antioxidant activity of beetroot and cinnamon in yogurt.

A perspective on hepatitis A virus and other infectious and non-infectious noxae from edible shellfish
Giovanni Di Guardo 
Di Guardo discusses their perspective on infections from edible shellfish.

Methodological challenges and application perspectives of chitosan-based antimicrobial systems for clean-label food preservation
Bugaets, N.A. and Bugaets, E.I.
This review critically evaluates chitosan-based antimicrobial systems for food preservation, with emphasis on the factors that determine their activity and the methodological limitations that affect data interpretation. 

Comparative analysis of quality characteristics and antioxidant potential of Egyptian honey, Malaysian Tualang honey and Acacia honey
Aman, A., Sarbon, N.M. and Yusof, H.M.
This study aims to compare the quality characteristics and antioxidant potential of Egyptian honey, Malaysian Tualang honey and Malaysian Acacia honey. 

Insects as sources of human foods: Societal practices in entomophagy, contribution, acceptability, safety and future prospects
Kipalahi, S.O., Abdel-Aal, M.H., Attia, R.S., Youssef, M.M., Esmat Hegazi and Msomali, D.M.
Kipalahi et al. discusses the market demand for insects and the tremendous effort to ensure insect-based food products are widely adopted by society.

In vitro starch digestibility and potential anti-diabetic activity of developed multigrain bread
Ibidapo, O.P., Oluwole, O.B., Osibanjo, A.A., Efuribe, N.E., Adeyilola, O.D., Atanda, M.T., Owolabi, S.O., Ganiyu, A.A., Chinedu, C.T. and Tutuwa, J.
Ibidapo and team investigated the in vitro digestibility and the enzymes inhibitory activities of multigrain bread formulated from the blends of whole wheat, sorghum and bambara groundnut flour