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Evaluation Of The Impact Of Tart Cherries Polyphenols On The Human Gut Microbiota And Phenolic Metabolites In Vitro And In Vivo, Alba Claudia Mayta-Apaza

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Tart cherries are polyphenol abundant stone fruits claimed to exert health benefits further of its nutritional properties. The abundant phytochemicals content in tart cherries also referred as dietary polyphenols have been considered as an effective natural antioxidant when added in daily diet. However, it has been hypothesized the intervention of gut microbiota on the overall functionality of such compounds. This thesis contains a wide-ranging literature review focused on tart cherry as a crop, current market, functional food, and several health benefits. Furthermore, the research done describes and in vitro and in vivo assays of a short-term dietary intervention of tart …

A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment Of Nutritionally Equivalent Meals With And Without Pork, Kelli Young

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The following report details a life cycle assessment of several dietary and meal scenarios with and without pork. The goal of the LCA was to identify the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and land use of pork containing and porkless diets and meal plans in a field-to-fork analysis. The dietary and meal plan scenarios are iso-caloric meaning they contain the same number of calories. The first set of diets is based on a USDA consumption pattern, 2000 kcal per day. This diet was used to create three other dietary scenarios with and without pork. The USDA recommended food …

Characterization And Mechanisms Of Anthocyanin Degradation And Stabilization, Nathan Blaine Stebbins

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Anthocyanins (ACYs) are polyphenol compounds found in nature, which contribute vivid colors to many fruits and vegetables, while also possessing significant health benefits. These pigments range in color from orange-red to blue-violet and could serve as natural colorants to replace artificial additives. There is a great demand from consumers to have fewer artificial compounds in their foods. However, the relatively instability of ACYs must be further understood in order to limit color degradation before they can completely replace synthetic colorants.

ACYs slowly degrade over time, but there is a knowledge gap on their fate and mechanisms causing degradation. In order …

Linkage, Whole Genome Sequence, And Biological Data Implicate Variants In Rab10 In Alzheimer’S Disease Resilience, Perry G. Ridge, Celeste M. Karch, Simon Hsu, Ivan Arano, Craig C. Teerlink, Mark T. W. Ebbert, Josue D. Gonzalez Murcia, James M. Farnham, Anna R. Damato, Mariet Allen, Xue Wang, Oscar Harari, Victoria M. Fernandez, Rita Guerreiro, Jose Bras, John Hardy, Ronald G. Munger, Maria Norton, Celeste Sassi, Andrew Singleton, Steven G. Younkin, Dennis W. Dickson, Todd E. Golde, Nathan D. Price, Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner, Carlos Cruchaga, Alison M. Goate, Chris D. Corcoran, Joann T. Tschanz, Lisa A. Cannon-Albright, John S. Kauwe, Alzheimer’S Disease Neuroimaging Initative

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Background

While age and the APOE ε4 allele are major risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a small percentage of individuals with these risk factors exhibit AD resilience by living well beyond 75 years of age without any clinical symptoms of cognitive decline.

Methods

We used over 200 “AD resilient” individuals and an innovative, pedigree-based approach to identify genetic variants that segregate with AD resilience. First, we performed linkage analyses in pedigrees with resilient individuals and a statistical excess of AD deaths. Second, we used whole genome sequences to identify candidate SNPs in significant linkage regions. Third, we replicated SNPs …

Effects Of Different Drying Methods On The Quality And Antioxidant Activity Of Seedless Purple Grape, Li Xiaoli, Wang Cheng, Tao Yongxia, Chen Jiluan, Quan Longfeng, Qiao Kunyun, Yan Shuyun, Liu Fengjuan

Food and Machinery

The effects of different drying methods on the quality and antioxidant properties of seedless purple grapes were investigated in this study. Four different drying techniques including natural drying, hot-air drying, drying in the shade and vacuum freeze drying was used to dry fresh seedless purple grapes. Moreover, the total sugar, reducing sugar, fructose glucose, total acid, vitamin C, total phenol, total phenolics, total flavonoid, total flavanols, anthocyanins and sensory indicators, antioxidant capacity were detected, in order to compare the effects of different drying methods. The results showed that different drying methods obviously influenced the quality and antioxidant properties of the …

The Extraction Of Finger Millet Polyphenols By Using Ultrasound-Assisted Aqueous Two-Phase And Its Antioxidant Activity, Wang Shuanghui, Zhang Li, Zhong Yuanyuan, Jin Chenzhong

Food and Machinery

The ultrasonic-assisted ethanol-ammonium sulfate aqueous two-phase system was adopted to extract polyphenols from finger millet. The extraction process was optimized by single factor test and response surface analysis, polyphenols yield as the index. The results showed that the optimum extraction process was determined as follows: ethanol volume fraction of 41%, ammonium sulfate concentration of 0.3 g/mL, ultrasonic temperature of 42 ℃, liquid-solid ratio of 60 mL/g, and treated for 29 min. By adopting the process, the extraction yield of polyphenols was 319.15 mg/100 g. Finger millet polyphenols had strong antioxidant activity in vitro, the total reducing capacity, DPPH radical scavenging …

Preparation Of Low Phenylalanine Peptides Mixture From Peanut Protein, Li Zhigang, Guang Cuie, Gan Jianping

Food and Machinery

In order to prepare original material for developing low phenylalanine special food, the peanut protein was degraded by Alcalase2.4L and papain, the hydrolysis by Flavourzyme and the removal of phenylalanine by activated carbon were determined by signal and orthogonal tests separately. The optimal parameters were found to be hydrolysis temperature 50 ℃, pH 6.5, enzyme/substrate 3 500 U/g and time 5 h, which resulted in a content of free phenylalanine of 28.65 mg/100 mL in hydrolysates. The removal of phenylalanine with 7 g/100 g activated carbon powder was conducted at 35 ℃, pH 3.0 for 2.5 h and the removal …

Research Progress For The Contamination Of Ultra Violet Stabilizers And Absorbers And Their Determination Methods, Huang Cuili, Zhou Quan, Tang Suiping, Li Jinqing, Wu Weiliang, Qi Yan

Food and Machinery

The wide applications of ultra violet stabilizers and absorbers in industry caused the elevation of the contaminated levels in environmental media and livings. Because of many violet stabilizers and absorbers have estrogenic effects on livings, and more concerns are attracted on them. In order to prevent the aging process of plastic food contact materials, violet stabilizers and absorbers are employed in the process of manufacture. Therefore, these chemicals could migrate into food when the plastic food contact materials were used for food package. The migration quantity needed to be determined to prevent proceeding the limits. In this paper, the research …

Effects Of High Temperature Treatment On Quality Of Meat, Zhong Huazhen, Liu Yongfeng, Gan Fei, Hu Yuhua

Food and Machinery

In order to study the effects of common high temperature treatment methods such as pan-frying, frying and broiling on eating quality of meat. pork, chicken and duck were used as research object. The meat color, texture profile analysis and shear force were determined to evaluate the eating quality. Results indicated that pan-frying, frying and broiling had a significant influence on the eating quality of all the samples (P＜0.05). After treatments, the L^*and b^* value of the three kinds of meat increased (P＜0.05), the a^* value of pork decreased (P＜0.05), conversely, the a^* value of chicken …

Characteristics Of Streptococcus Salivarius Bd3900 As An Oral Probiotics, Yu Yanan, Wu Zhengjun, Han Jin

Food and Machinery

Interactions between Streptococcus salivarius and Streptococcus mutans play important roles in the development of dental biolms in oral cavity. S. salivarius BD3900, isolated from the oral cavity of a healthy voluteer, displayed the potential to be an oral probiotics in vitro. Strong hydrophobicity (95.8%) and high surface charges(≥88.6%) endure the strain to be easily adhered in oral cavity. The strain BD3900 was tolerant to 100 μg/mL lysozyme(2.0×104 U/mg), indicating the high ability for the strain to survive in oral cavity. Besides, the strain was determined to be with high auto-aggregating ability(15%～20%) as well as co-aggregating abiltity with Streptococcus mutans.in the …

Study On Physicochemical Properties And Digestibility Of The Resistant Starch From Dioscorea Opposite Thunb. Cv. Huaiqing, Ma Liping, Jiao Kunpeng, Luo Lei, Xiang Jinle, Zhang Xiaoyu, Fan Jinling, Zhu Wenxue

Food and Machinery

The physicochemical characteristics and digestibility of native starch from Dioscorea opposite Thunb. cv. Huaiqing and its resistant starch produced by autoclave process preparation method have been analyzed and compared in the paper. Results showed that the shape of native starch granules from Dioscorea opposite Thunb. cv. Huaiqing was irregular ellipsoid and triangle with a smooth surface. The crystal form of naitive starch was type C. Resistant starch losing particle characteristic exhibited a lamellar structure with loose surface. Both of them were similar in chemical structure without new functional group in resistant starch granules. Compared with the native starch, the molecular …

Design And Application Of An Ice-Temperature Vacuum Drying System, Li Jianguo, Wan Jinqing, Zhao Yanfeng

Food and Machinery

The ice-temperature vacuum drying processing dose little damage to the nutrition of food products, and helps to preserve their high quality. However, the precise control of ice-temperature is difficult in this field. On the basis of analyzing the principles of ice-temperature vacuum drying process and the features of drying equipment, the ice-temperature vacuum drying system with improved control flow was set up and the experiments with the sample of white radish wear were carried out. The results showed that this system could operate steadily at the set sample temperature value ±0.5 ℃, and provided a platform for the follow-up study …

Use Of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay To Screen For Aflatoxins, Ochratoxin A, And Deoxynivalenol In Dry Pet Foods, Tara A. Okuma, Thu P. Huynh, Rosalee S. Hellberg

Food Science Faculty Articles and Research

The objective of this study was to perform a market survey on dry pet foods using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to detect total aflatoxins (AFs), ochratoxin A (OTA), and deoxynivalenol (DON). Pet food products (n = 58) marketed for dogs, cats, birds, and rabbits were tested in duplicate with ELISA, and results above the limit of quantitation were confirmed using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). OTA was detected in one product (rabbit food) and AFs were detected in two products (one dog treat and one bird treat). In contrast, DON was detected in the majority (74%) of products …

Evaluating The Effect Of Chitosan, Water-Soluble Chitosan And Chitosan Application Techniques On The Quality Of Refrigerated Catfish Fillets, Franklin Bonilla Torres

LSU Master's Theses

Chitosan (CH) is a biopolymer synthetized by deacetylation of chitin, it is found in the exoskeleton of crustaceans, cell wall of fungi, and insects. CH’s water insolubility limited the used of this compound in some food systems. However, enzymatic hydrolysis of CH yields water-soluble chitosan (WSC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of chitosan, water-soluble chitosan, and chitosan application techniques on the quality of refrigerated catfish fillets. This research was conducted in two separated studies. In the first study, three solution treatments were prepared: (1) a 1% acetic acid (AA) solution, (2) a 0.5% CH solution …

Effect Of Hot Water Conditioning On Microbial Safety And Quality Of In-Shell Pecans, Karuna Kharel

LSU Master's Theses

Hot water conditioning of in-shell pecans is one common practice followed by industries to facilitate shelling. It also acts as a preventive control for potential microbiological contamination that might occur during pre- and post-harvest processes. However, heat treatment may have an effect on the eating quality of nuts. The main objectives of the study were to develop a post-harvest hot water treatment intervention as a kill step to destroy foodborne pathogens on in-shell pecans and evaluate the effect of treatments on physicochemical properties, consumer acceptance and purchase intent of dehulled and roasted pecans. The time (1-5 min) and temperature (70, …

Interaction Of Cocoa Powder With Intestinal Microbiota, Martha M. Escoto Sabillon

LSU Master's Theses

Cocoa is the fully fermented and dried seed of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao L.) which has prebiotic properties, due to their high concentration of polyphenols. Therefore, the ingestion of cocoa could cause changes in the proportions of the intestinal microbiota that can influence the intestinal immune response. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of alkalization process of the cocoa bean in the diversity of the gut microbiota. The samples were “lavado” unprocessed cocoa powder, “natural” unprocessed cocoa powder, “D-11-S” as alkalized cocoa powder, “D-11-B” heavily alkalized cocoa powder, and raw cocoa “shells” and a control …

Physico-Chemical Properties Of Ginger Oil, Bee Wax And Black Seeds, Qëndresa Istrefi, Rina Krasniqi, Arleta Rifati-Nixha, Kaltrina Kastrati, Fatjonë Krasniqi, Enver Përzhaku

UBT International Conference

We investigated to emphasize the physico-chemical properties of these three compounds: ginger oil, bee wax and black butter oil. After the determination we have come to the conclusion that for the ginger oil the values of the acid number, iodine number, soap and ester number have not changed from the standard values that are allowed. Therefore we conclude that this oil is healthy to be used in our daily diets. The bee wax after undergoing the necessary testing has showed that these chemical values, iodine number, soap and ester number have been deviated from the allowed standard values. However the …

Raw Material Of Plant Origin:Cultivation Tomato Vegetable Plant (Solanum Lycopersicum) In Kosovo, Nexhat Balaj, Emine Daci Zejnullahi, Llazar Haxhinasto

UBT International Conference

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most widely cultivated crops in the world. Tomatoes contribute to a healthy, well-balanced diet. They are rich in minerals, vitamins, essential amino acids, sugars and dietary fibers. Tomato contains much vitamin B and C, iron and phosphorus. Tomato fruits are consumed fresh in salads or cooked in sauces, soup and meat or fish dishes. They can be processed into purees, juices and ketchup.Tomato is one of the most important and most spread vegetable plants in Kosovo, which has been planted in about 2000 hectares, annually. Have been five hybrids of tomatoes studied (Jaguar, …

Determination Of Aerobic Mesophilic Bacteria And Coliforms In Rar Milk In The Region Of Pristhtina, Lipjan And Rahovec, Hyzer Rizani, Besart Jashari, Shkumbin Shala, Magbule Rizani, Erna Sopa, Donjeta Gashi, Miranda Sahiti, Fitore Hoti

UBT International Conference

The microbiological quality of raw milk is key to the quality production of dairy products.

Alternation is a term that describes the change of composition, taste and smell at those points where it is inedible for the consumer. Microbial alternation of milk often involves degradation of proteins, carbohydrates and fats of organisms and their enzymes. Milk and dairy consumption has increased considerably in Kosovo over the last decade, and a large part of local productioncomes from small-scale distributors across the country. In this research, 50 milk samples weretaken at some of the cumulative sites and from dairy farms in three …

Chemical Composition And Nutritional Value Of Fresh Strawberry Fruit (Fragaria X Ananassa), Hyrie Koraqi, Sami Makolli, Gafur Xhabiri

UBT International Conference

Strawberries are appreciated and important in our diet for their sensory and nutritional characteristics because of their high content of essential nutrients is beneficial for biological activity in human health. The aim of this research was to analysis some chemical parameter of five strawberry fresh samples from plantation in Kosovo area at the ripe stage. The parameters analyzed with different analytical methods (refractometry,spectrophotometry,GC-ECD combined with ultrasonic bath extraction and a Florisil column for samples clean-up) are:pH,soluble solids,titratable acidity,vitamin C,calcium,magnesium,iron and pesticide residues including organochloride, organophosphate and other pesticides in fruit and vegetables. Results showed that the strawberries were in conformity …

Control Of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) In Non-Alcoholic And Fresh Drinks, Durim Alija, Eljesa Ziberi, Gafur Xhabiri, Xhezair Idrizi, Namik Durmishii, Ismail Ferati

UBT International Conference

This paper deals with the method of determining vitamin C in non-alcoholic and fresh drinks, also deals with its importance in the human body and elaborates the problematic consumption of vitamin C in the daily dose of adult people. Lack of vitamin C manifests itself with: pain and rapid muscle fatigue, increased infections, anemia, osteoporosis, hemorrhage, etc. According to the highest amount of vitamin C in 100 g, there are: pepper 128 mg, 113 mg cabbage, 90 mg kiwi, 59 mg strawberries, 53 mg lemon, 51 mg spinach, 38 mg grapefruit, 23 mg tomatoes. Ascorbic acid and its sodium, potassium …

Determination Of Some Chemical Elements At Milk, At Three City In Macedonia (Kumanovo, Tetovo, Gostivar), Ilmije Vllasaku, Juliana Tomovska, Trajce Stafilov, Kemajl Kurteshi, Mirjana Menkovska

UBT International Conference

The aim of this research was to evaluate the possible contamination by heavy metals of milk from cows in Macedonia. The concentrations of heavy metals were determined in cow milk from the different farms, at three city (Kumanovo, Tetovo, Gotivar)in Macedonia. Each sample, homogenized and powdered, was mineralized in a microwave oven.

Quantitative analyses of Cd, Cr, Cu and Pb were performed using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer with graphite furnace; As was analyzed by hot vapor generation technique and Zn with the flame method.

The concentration of many metals is low (<0.1 mg/kg) such as: As,Co, Cd, Cr, Cu,Fe, Pb, and Zn.

Indication Of Temperature And Time During Storage In Shelf Life Of Pasteurized Milk, By Using Response Surface Methodology, Alush Musaj, Përparim Birinxhiku, Bahtir Hyseni

UBT International Conference

Milk is a complex food product, with a high nutritional value. Milk produced from healthy cow is considered to be sterile, even though this is highly dependent on the environment of farm. Milk is processed to bring a cured with extend shelf life product. Pasteurization, is a curing process for milk based on thermal treatment, this process mostly inhibit the microbial growth but it does not destroy total microorganisms. Consequently, its shelf life is dependent on the storage parameter as temperature and time. Hence, the aim of our study was to analyze and prove indication of temperature and time by …

The Presence Of Aflatoxin M1 On Processed Milk In The Republic Of Kosovo, Ismail Ferati, Bizena Bijo, Durim Alija, Eljesa Ziberi

UBT International Conference

Aflatoxins are mycotoxins of major concern to the dairy industry. Given the fact that aflatoxins M1 mycotoxins can cause toxic effects called mycotoxicosis. It has been reported that mycotoxins are carcinogenic, tumorigenic, and dermatological in a large number of organisms and cause hepatic carcinoma in humans. This study aims to identify the quantity of mycotoxins M1 in dairy products used by consumers in the Republic of Kosovo. According to the results obtained from the analyzes of processed milk samples we have come to the conclusion that the content of aflatoxin M1 in all types of dairy products is not allowed …

Comparison Of Quality Characteristics Of Fresh And Of Dried Strawberries, Ljubica Karakasova, Jovanka Ampova, Frosina Babanovska-Milenkovska, Namik Durmishi, Viktorija Stamatovska

UBT International Conference

The strawberry is a very importantberries fruit. It can be used fresh or for production of different products, available for consumption during the whole year.

The aim of this research was to compare the quality changes of fresh and dried strawberries. For drying were used the strawberries varieties: elsanta, humi grande and mesecharka, from Skopje region. Before drying were applied the following treatments: V0 – not treated, V1 - with vitamin C, V2 - with sugar solution. The drying was performed in Armenian solar dryer. During research were examined the chemical components of fresh and dried strawberries: total dry matter, …

The Changes In Colour Of Biscuits During Baking Depending On Time And Different Proportion Of Barley Flour, Viktorija Stamatovska, Gjore Nakov, Ivan Dimov, Ira Traneva, Tatjana Kalevska, Zora Uzunoska

UBT International Conference

Biscuits hold an important position in food industry due to variety of taste, nutrition, crispiness and digestibility. The nutritional value of biscuits can be enhanced by fortification with a wide variety of protein rich cereal such as barley. Color is essential to the manufacture of biscuits of good quality. During baking, complex chemical reactions take place in the biscuits, such as the Maillard reaction and caramelization. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in color of biscuits during baking. Biscuits were produced according to AACC 10-50D method. Wheat flour was replaced with barley flour at varying levels …

The Qualities Of The Type 500 Flours For The Production Of Bread Imported In The Republic Of Kosovo, Gafur Xhabiri, Ibrahim Hoxha, Hyrije Koraqi

UBT International Conference

The quality of baking products is dependent on wheat respectively flour. During the grinding process there are produced many types of flour which can be divided into different types according to the mineral content. The typical flour for making bread is from the type 500 flour so its quality has a special place in the industry of bread production.

The analyzed flour is an import to Republic of Kosovo. From the results that we have gotten we can see that the humidity level of the flour is in between the allowed boundaries at 13.238±1.08%, the acidity degree is also in …

Control Some Quality Parameters Of The Natural Juice Of Blueberry With Different Fruit Content, Namik Durmishi, Ljubica Karakasova, Frosina Babanovska-Milenkovska, Renata Kongoli

UBT International Conference

During the study, were analyzed two natural juice with blueberry juice concentrate, packed in Tetra Pak. At the juice were studied these parameters: the technological process of juice production, the sensory characteristics (color, aroma, taste and homogeneity), physical and chemical (pH degree, refraction index, soluble solids degree ° Brix and turbidity expressed with NTU ). The parameters were analyzed in the juice with fruit content of 50% and 25%. From the sensoric aspect the most qualitative fluid resulted with a 50% fruit concentration, from the refractive index content and the degree of ° Brix higher results had 25% fruit juice …

The Presence Of Pesticides In Certain Imported Vegetables In Republic Of Kosovo, Ibrahim Hoxha, Gafur Xhabiri, Valdet Gjinovci, Nexhdet Shala, Eljesa Ziberi

UBT International Conference

The vegetables represent a food with high nutritional values, especially rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, therefore it is recommended their daily consumption at least once up to twice rations per day. Based on this fact, it is of great importance to take into consideration the safety of consumption of vegetables for human health. Therefore, in this study one analyzed the content (presence) of pesticides in certain vegetables such are fresh tomatoes, fresh pepper, beans, fresh cucumbers and fresh carrots. The results that were obtained indicated that overall presence of pesticides in most of the vegetables that were studied, is …

Study On The Quality Change Of Soybean Oil In The Frying Process Of Chicken Rice, Zhang Gensheng, Wang Rui, Yue Xiaoxia, Zhang Honglei, Chi Tianqi

Food and Machinery

To soybean oil as the main raw material, chicken for the fried food. The effects of different frying time, frying temperature and the quality of each batch of fried chicken on the quality of soybean oil were studied by measuring the physical and chemical indexes, including color, acid value, peroxide value, carbonyl valence price and polar component of soybean oil. Moreover, the low-frequency nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology was used to verify the physical and chemical indicators. The results showed that the color, acid and carbonyl value of the frying oil increased with the frying time, temperature and the …