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SynthesisFrontiers in nutrition2025

A systematic review on the health effects of fermented wheat germ extract with emphasis on cancer.

Muzeyyen Berkel Kasikci, Aline Issa, Nurcan Baglam, Emine Dincer, Amaury Gérard, Sumeyye Kabakci, Vasfiye Hazal Özyurt, Zsolt Zalán, Taner Şar, Burcu Gündüz Ergün and 4 more

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Synthesis in Frontiers in nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Muzeyyen Berkel KasikciDepartment of Food Engineering, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Türkiye.
Aline IssaDepartment of Nursing and Health Sciences, Notre Dame University- Louaize, Zouk Mikael, Lebanon.
Nurcan BaglamDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Türkiye.
Emine DincerDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Türkiye.
Amaury GérardBrewing and Food Industry (BrAlim) Research Unit, LABIRIS, Brussels, Belgium.
Sumeyye KabakciNational Food Reference Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ankara, Türkiye.
Vasfiye Hazal ÖzyurtDepartment of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Türkiye.
Zsolt ZalánInstitute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences Research, Budapest, Hungary.
Taner ŞarSwedish Centre for Resource Recovery, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden.
Burcu Gündüz ErgünHealth Biotechnology Centre of Excellence for Joint Research and Application (SABIOTEK), Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Christophe ChassardUCA, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMRF 0545, Aurillac, France.
Smilja PraćerInstitute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Guy VergèresResearch Division Microbial Food Systems, Agroscope, Berne, Switzerland.
Mustafa GuzelDepartment of Food Engineering, Hitit University, Corum, Türkiye.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fermented wheat germ extract (FWGE) is one of the few fermented food products listed in the EFSA novel food Catalogue. It is derived from wheat germ, a by-product of wheat processing, through fermentation with

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benzoquinonescancerfermentationfermented wheat germ extractnovel foods

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PMID41311798
PMCPMC12649713

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