Volume 2 Issue 2





Oil, Protein, Chlorophyll, Cadmium and Lead Contents of Seeds in Oil and Fiber Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) Cultivars and in Oil Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Cultivar Finola Cultivated in South-Western Part of Finland

Marketta Saastamoinen, Merja Eurola and Veli Hietaniemi
Chemical composition of seeds of two minor oil crops, flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) and oil hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) cultivated in Finland were analyzed and compared to others. Oilseed flax cultivars were Abacus, Aries, Comtess, Heljä, Helmi, Laser, Sunrise, and Taurus, three fiber flax cultivars were Belinka, Martta and Snaigiai.

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Anti-Obesity Effect of a Mixture of Skim Milk, Red Ginseng Extract, and Black Raspberry Extract Fermented with Lactobacillus acidophilus on High-Fat Diet-Fed Obese Mice

Eun Ji Yum, Nam Keun Lee, Jisun Oh, Chang Hyun Lee, Mi Jin Oh, et al…
The aim of this study was to assess the anti-obesity effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus-fermented mixture of skim milk, red ginseng extract, and immature fruit of Rubus coreanus Miquel (called black raspberry) extract in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity.

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