Caryota urens which is commonly known as Kithul, is a multipurpose and underutilized palm mainly distributed in Asia. Due to its numerous applications, it has been considered an important plant that ensures the livelihood ...

Sri Lanka is a habitat of diverse fruit varieties; nevertheless 95% of them are underutilized by people due to unawareness of their nutritional values and health aspects, and hence become ‘minor fruits’. This study was ...

A detailed nutrition fact panel is one of the best ways that can encourage consumers to make good decisions with regard to their eating habits. Nutrition fact communicates the information on nutrients available in a ...

Oxidative stress caused by free radicals is one of the great threats to inflict intracellular damage. Here, we report a convenient approach to the synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of the radical activity of ...

Forty-three acetic acid bacteria (AAB) strains were isolated from different types of fruits, flowers and fermented products collected from different regions of Sri Lanka. They were identified using morphological, physiological ...

Excessive lipid accumulation in the body causes people to become overweight and obese, conditions that are associated with an amplified risk of serious diseases. The fungi of genus Monascus produce various secondary ...

Acetobacter species are well known to have the ability to grow floating on the surface of the medium by producing pellicle, which consists of cells and a self-produced matrix of cell-attached polysaccharide. We previously ...

Dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus L.), which is rich in vitamin C, fiber and natural antioxidants, is one of the most popular commercial fruits available in sri lanka. However, dragon fruit is still an underutilized ...