Non-alcoholic Beverages

Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu is a lecturer in the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, at the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania. He is an experienced researcher and published editor in the field of nano and biostructures. He is the editor-in-chief of two international open access journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience. Dr. Grumezescu has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers, authored nine books, and has served as an editor for more than 50 scholarly books. Alina-Maria Holban is a lecturer in Microbiology and Immunology, at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest; and associate researcher at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. Her primary area of research is the development of bionanomaterials with antimicrobial applications. Dr. Holban has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 42 conference/symposia proceedings, and has edited more than 21 edited books.

• 1. Tea, the "Ambrosia" Beverage: Biochemical, Cellular, Molecular, and Clinical Evidences2. Essential Element Contents of Turkish Black Tea3. Functional Nonalcoholic Beverages: A Global Trend Toward a Healthy Life4. Hawk Tea, a Traditional and Healthy Natural Beverage in South China5. Development of Mixed Beverages Based on Tropical Fruits6. Tuba, a Fermented and Refreshing Beverage from Coconut Palm Sap7. Kefir-Type Drinks from Whey8. Physiochemical Characteristics, Nutritional Properties and Health Benefits of Sugarcane Juice9. Engineering and Biomedical Effect of Commercial Juices of Berries, Cherries, and Pomegranates with High Polyphenol Content10. Kombucha: A Promising Functional Beverage Prepared from Tea11. Engineered Soybean-Based Beverages and Their Impact on Human Health12. Potential Health Benefits of Fruit and Vegetable Beverage13. Kinetics of Phytochemicals Degradation During Thermal Processing of Fruit Beverages14. Toxicological Aspects of Ingredients Used in Nonalcoholic Beverages15. Functional and Traditional Nonalcoholic Beverages in Turkey