A study shows that the microbial communities inside whales may play an important role in the digestion of one of the ocean's most abundant carbon-rich lipids, known as a wax ester. A study by ...

Study finds pigmented japonica rice like black and green varieties contain bioactive lipids and show slower starch digestion ...

Rice feeds more than half of the world's population, yet we still only partly understand the nutrients it contains. More than 85% of the rice we eat is composed of starch, though it also contains some ...

Digestion is the process by which food breaks down into smaller compounds to allow the release and absorption of nutrients along the digestive tract. Studies have proven the significant impact of ...

One of the important factors that need to be taken into account for anaerobic digestion is the lipid content of the organic waste. Indeed, a large quantity of lipids enables more gas to be produced: ...