nutrients
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Chemistry
How chemical reactions deplete nutrients in plant-based beverages
Plant-based drinks in the lab. Credit: Jacob Helbig The global market for plant-based beverages has experienced impressive growth over the past decade, during which oat, almond, soy, and rice beverages have emerged as popular alternatives to milk in coffee and oatmeal. A possible reason why millions of liters of plant-based drinks end up in consumers’ shopping carts is because their…
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Environment
Study finds that eddies provide upwelling nutrients and improve productivity around the Hawaiian Islands
Credit: Troy Squillaci from Pexels Other than colorful coral reefs and diverse coastal ecosystems, the Pacific waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands are relatively devoid of marine life and have low biological productivity. A new study published by oceanographers at the University of Hawai’i (UH) Mānoa shows that eddies on the leeward side of the Hawaiian Islands can provide nutrients not…
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