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Impact Of Dry Hopping On Beer Flavor Stability, Bradley M. Titus, Larry A. Lerno, Jordan Beaver, Nadia K. Byrnes, H. Heymann, A. Oberholster

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

To investigate the chemical and sensorial impact of dry hopping time on typical pale ale, a standardized beer was produced and separated into ten vessels. Nine vessels were dry hopped, and one vessel remained un-hopped as a control. Impact of dry hopping contact time was investigated over 96 h. Polyphenols and iso-α-acid t/c ratio were analyzed in both Young and Aged beer samples. Total polyphenol content generally increased in both young and aged treatments compared to controls. Analysis of the t/c ratio suggests that both Young and Aged beers were chemically preserved to some degree after approximately 12 h at …

Zbulimi I Baktereve Listeria Monocytogenes Në Mostrat E Qumështit Në Rajonin E Prizrenit Sipas Metodës “Hytech Slide”, Vlera Dorambari

Theses and Dissertations

Në këtë studim, prania dhe prevalenca e Listeria monocytogenes u hetua në 10 mostrat e qumështit të lopës së papërpunuar të blerë nga tregjet e rrugëve në qendër të Prizrenit. Prania e L. monocitogjenes u zbulua duke përdorur metodën e Hytech Slide në L. monocitogjene u zbulua në 80% (8/10) të 10 mostrave të qumështit të analizuara.

Rezultatet e hulumtimit zbuluan se qumështi i papërpunuar i shitur në tregjet e rrugëve në qendër të Prizrenit mund të jetë burim i ndotjes me L. monocitogjene dhe të paraqesë një kërcënim të mundshëm për shëndetin publik.

Insects As A Sustainable Food Ingredient – Utilization Of Carrot Pomace, Identification Of Early Adopters, And Evaluation Of Mealworm Acceptability, Dominic Rovai

Master's Theses

Insects have been proposed as a sustainable alternative to livestock to help feed the growing population. Edible insects such as mealworms require less land and resources and can utilize food by-products to grow. While insects are consumed by over 2 billion people worldwide, they are not widely accepted in developed countries like the United States because of their unfamiliarity and the perception of disgust associated with entomophagy. The objectives of this research are to 1) grow mealworms using carrot pomace and determine an optimum diet for growth and nutritional composition, 2) identify and classify early adopters of insects, and propose …

Implementation Of Childhood Obesity Prevention And Control Policies In The United States And Latin America: Lessons For Cross-Border Research And Practice, Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Mireya Vilar-Compte, Elizabeth Rhodes, Olga L. Sarmiento, Camila Corvalan, Rachel Sturke, Susan Vorkoper

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

Progress has been made in the development and widespread implementation of effective interventions to address childhood obesity, yet important challenges remain. To understand how the United States and Latin American countries achieved success in implementing obesity policies and programs (PAPs) and identify improvement opportunities using implementation science principles. We identified three comparative case studies: (1) front-of-food package labeling (Mexico and Chile); (2) Open Streets/play streets (Colombia and the United States); and (3) the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (Brazil and the United States). Information from multiple sources (e.g., scientific and gray literature and key informant interviews) was synthesized to describe barriers, facilitators, …

In Vitro Fecal Fermentation Patterns Of Arabinoxylan From Rice Bran On Fecal Microbiota From Normal-Weight And Overweight/Obese Subjects, Inah Gu, Wing Shun Lam, Daya Marasini, Cindi Brownmiller, Brett J. Savary, Jung Ae Lee, Franck Carbonero, Sun-Ok Lee

Food Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Arabinoxylan (AX) is a structural polysaccharide found in wheat, rice and other cereal grains. Diets high in AX-containing fiber may promote gut health in obesity through prebiotic function. Thus, the impact of soluble AX isolated from rice bran fiber on human gut microbiota phylogenetic composition and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production patterns from normal-weight and overweight/obese subjects was investigated through in vitro fecal fermentation. Results showed that rice bran arabinoxylan modified the microbiota in fecal samples from both weight classes compared to control, significantly increasing Collinsella, Blautia and Bifidobacterium, and decreasing Sutterella, Bilophila and Parabacteroides. Rice …

Insects As A Source Of Phenolic Compounds And Potential Health Benefits, M C. Nino, Lavanya Reddivari, C Osorio, I Kaplan, A M. Liceaga

Department of Food Science Faculty Publications

The use of insects in traditional medicine and unveiling the chemical structure of the bright pigments in butterfly wings led to the discovery of bioactive phenolic compounds in the insect bodies. These metabolites have been found not only due to the insect absorption and metabolisation of the plant-derived phenolic present in their diet, but also from the ability of insects to synthesise phenolic compounds de novo through the sclerotisation process. Plant phenolics are secondary metabolites involved in the protection of tissues against UV radiation, herbivores, and pathogens, as well as pigmentation of fruits and flowers. These bioactive compounds exhibit antioxidant, …

Peanut Allergen Reaction Thresholds During Controlled Food Challenges In 2 Canadian Randomized Studies (Canada-Arm1 And Pisces), Derek K. Chu, Joseph L. Baumert, Steve L. Taylor, Julie A. Nordlee, Tina Nham, Jonathan Bramson, Sébastien La Vieille, Michael A. Abbott, Paul Spill, Andrea Marrin, Manel Jordana, Susan Waserman

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

In 2 randomized studies addressing peanut allergy (Canada-Food Allergy Risk Management 1 [NCT01812798] and Peanut Immunotherapy Starting in Canada, Evaluation and DiScovery [NCT0 1601522]), we quantified peanut allergen thresholds to food challenge using Bayesian stacked model averaging to inform policy and clinical practice. About 50% of patients tolerated more than 70 mg (~ ¼ peanut).

Overview Of The Microbiome Among Nurses Study (Micro-N) As An Example Of Prospective Characterization Of The Microbiome Within Cohort Studies, Christine Everett, Chengchen Li, Jeremy E. Wilkinson, Long H. Nguyen, Lauren J. Mciver, Kerry Ivey, Jacques Izard, Natalia Palacios, A. Heather Eliassen, Walter C. Willett, Alberto Ascherio, Qi Sun, Shelley S. Tworoger, Andrew T. Chan, Wendy S. Garrett, Curtis Huttenhower, Eric B. Rimm, Mingyang Song

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

A lack of prospective studies has been a major barrier for assessing the role of the microbiome in human health and disease on a population-wide scale. To address this significant knowledge gap, we have launched a large-scale collection targeting fecal and oral microbiome specimens from 20,000 women within the Nurses’ Health Study II cohort (the Microbiome Among Nurses study, or Micro-N). Leveraging the rich epidemiologic data that have been repeatedly collected from this cohort since 1989; the established biorepository of archived blood, urine, buccal cell, and tumor tissue specimens; the available genetic and biomarker data; the cohort’s ongoing follow-up; and …

A Meta-Analysis Of The Protein Components In Rattlesnake Venom, Anant Deshwal, Phuc Phan, Jyotishka Datta, Ragupathy Kannan, Suresh Kumar Thallapuranam

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

The specificity and potency of venom components give them a unique advantage in developing various pharmaceutical drugs. Though venom is a cocktail of proteins, rarely are the synergy and association between various venom components studied. Understanding the relationship between various components of venom is critical in medical research. Using meta-analysis, we observed underlying patterns and associations in the appearance of the toxin families. For Crotalus, Dis has the most associations with the following toxins: PDE; BPP; CRL; CRiSP; LAAO; SVMP P-I and LAAO; SVMP P-III and LAAO. In Sistrurus venom, CTL and NGF have the most associations. These associations …

Development Of A Portable Low-Moisture Food Pasteurization Device Using Rf Heating, Eric Jason Ohata

Master's Theses

Bacterial presence in low-moisture foods such as flour, cereals, baby formula, and spices, have become a concern due to sanitizing challenges. The food industry currently focuses on wet food sanitation as opposed to low-moisture foods because of bacteria’s inability to reproduce in low water activity media. Traditionally, food processing RF heating pasteurizes in mass quantities while an equivalent consumer device does not exist the market today. A consumer product would help eliminate food waste by providing an easy way to sanitize food and extend shelf life. The Portable Food Pasteurization (PFP) project is an interdisciplinary project involving the Electrical Engineering, …

Solanum Jamesii As A Food Crop: History And Current Status Of A Unique Potato, David Kinder, John Bamberg, Lisbeth Louderback, Bruce Pavlik, Alfonso Del Rio

Pharmacy Faculty Scholarship

Solanum jamesii is a wild potato found in the US southwest. There is ample evidence that this potato was used by ancestral Puebloans as a food source, where some researchers think it was used as a starvation food while others consider it to be regular food source. Currently this potato is being grown by Native Americans, notably the Navajo, as a specialty food as well as a food crop. There are several attributes to this potato that make it especially suitable for development as our climate changes and food needs become more demanding, including its drought tolerance and ability to …

Effects Of Xanthan Gum On Rheological Properties Of Aloe Vera-Moringa Leaf Juice Blends, Victor V Matabura, Leonard Mp Rweyemamu

Tanzania Journal of Science

Understanding the impacts of hydrocolloid agents on the rheological properties of nutraceutical beverages like Aloe vera-moringa juice blend is very useful for functional properties and product stability. To this end, the effects of xanthan gum on rheological properties in Aloe vera-moringa leaf juice blends were investigated using a Brookfield rheometer. Aloe vera-moringa leaf juice blends were prepared and then incorporated with xanthan gum at different ratios (w/w) of 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, 0.8%, and 1%. The results revealed that the viscosity of Aloe vera-moringa juice blend was strongly affected by the xanthan gum addition. The viscosity profiles depicted a decreasing trend …

Coupled Effects Of Hydrophilic Nano Silica Oxide And Anatase Nano Titanium Oxide On Strengths Of Oilwell Cement, Petro E Mabeyo, Jun Gu

Tanzania Journal of Science

The life of oilwells depends on the stability of cement sheath and bond strength with the formation and casing. Extreme subsurface conditions cause substantial stresses on the cement sheath resulting in a serious impact on well integrity. The recommended API cement for oilwell fails to provide the required durability of the cemented well due to such conditions. Supplementary cementitious materials such as nanoparticles are added to improve the cement for long-lasting zonal isolation. In this study, the compressive and shear bond strengths of oilwell cement containing nano-SiO2 and nano-TiO2 were studied at 80 °C for 3, 7, 14, and 28 …

The Application Practice Of Nutri-Score Labeling And Its Enlightenment To China, Huang Ze-Ying, Huang Bei-Xun

Food and Machinery

Nutri-score labeling's promotion, implementation effect, algorithm, comparison with related FOP labels were elaborated, and then our study summarized application practice, and put forward the enlightenment for implementation of the FOP labeling in China.

The Research On Scavenging Nitrogen Radical Ability Of Reduced Pyrroloquinoline Quinone, Ma Ke, Wu Zhen-Zhen, Yang Xue-Peng

Food and Machinery

The changes were discussed in the scavenging rate of ABTS free radicals of reduced pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQH₂) under different mass concentrations and different reaction time conditions. The primary and secondary reaction kinetic models were established. With conventional antioxidant vitamin C as a control, the scavenging performance of PQQH₂ on ABTS free radicals was studied. Results: The higher of the concentration of PQQH₂ and the longer the time were, the higher of the scavenging rate of ABTS free radicals was. After 25 minutes of reaction, the scavenging rate of 70 mg/L PQQH₂ could reach more than …

Variations Of Physicochemical Properties Of Starch In Bitter Melon Function Rice, Yang Yong-Jian, Yuan Jie, Tao Xiang-Lin, He Yan, Tang Han-Jun

Food and Machinery

The particle morphology, particle size distribution, crystal structure, gelatinization, gel texture and molecule properties of indica rice starch of importing bitter melon DNA （D9） were compared with its receptor. The results showed that the volume percentage of D9 starch <3 μm increased significantly, while the volume percentage of large granule >9 μm decreased. The molecular ordering index values of D9 starch were 0.67 and 1.66 respectively, which were significantly higher than those of receptor, 0.60 and 1.18; while the pasting temperature of differential scanning calorimetry was 65.5 ℃, which was significantly lower than that of receptor 77.8 ℃. The highest viscosity, the minimum viscosity, disintegration value and final viscosity of D9 …

Isolation, Identification And Enzyme Production Characteristics Of Culturable Bacteria In The Air Of High-Temperature Daqu Fermentation Room, Huang Zhi-Guo, Liu Na, Wei Chun-Hui, Deng Jie, Zhong Shu-Xia, Chen Bo, Ren Zhi-Qiang

Food and Machinery

Taking the cultivable bacteria in the air of high-temperature Daqu fermentation room as the research objects to study the characteristics of separation, identification and enzyme production. The cultivable bacteria were used to take liquid state fermentation in sorghum mash, and the metabolites were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Results: 8 strains were isolated from the air in the high-temperature Daqu fermentation room, and they were: Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Pedobacter suwonensis, Sphingomonas sanguinis, Massilia sp., Delftia sp. and Sphingobacterium sp.. After the enzyme production tests, three dominant functional bacteria, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, and Bacillus cereus, which all …

Isolation And Identification Of Two Acid Resistant Lactic Acid Bacteria From Traditional Pickles, Feng Jin-Xiao, Li Ming-Zhu, Li Cui-Ping, Yan Wen-Di

Food and Machinery

A total of 8 strains of bacteria were isolated from 6 pickle samples in Northeast, Shandong, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places. Using simulated gastric acid experiments， morphological observations, physiological and biochemical experiments, lactic acid bacteria qualitative experiments, two strains of lactic acid bacteria with high survival rate under pH 2.5 conditions were obtained by simulation experiment. After 16S rDNA sequencing, it was determined that the two acid-resistant lactic acid bacteria were Lactobacillus brevis isolated from Shandong sugar garlic pickles numbered Shandong SRB and Lactobacillus casei isolated from Northeast sauerkrautnumbered Northeast HS.

Effects Of Enterobacter Fermentation On Chemical Components Of Tobacco Extract And Cigarette Quality, Ye Jian-Bin, Qi Xiao-Na, Yang Zong-Can, Zhang Ting-Ting, Feng Ying-Jie

Food and Machinery

Here, tobacco extract was produced by fermentation using Enterobacter, then the tobacco extract was prepared by concentration. Continuous flow was applied to analyze the chemical composition of tobacco extract; and the aroma components were also analyzed by GC-MS. The as-prepared tobacco extract was applied in the cigarettes, and its effects on sensory and smoke aroma components were also evaluated. Results showed that, after fermentation, the content of protein, starch, galacturonic acid, total plant alkali and amino acid were decreased by 28.95%, 19.44%, 18.91%, 3.71% and 37.45%, respectively. The tobacco extracts prepared by fermentation had a typical sweet flavor, and the …

Thermal Pyrolysis Characteristics And Kinetics Study Of Reconstituted Tobacco With Different Coating Rates, Zhang Guo, Yue Xian-Ling, Ye Jian-Bin, He Yuan, Zhang Jun-Song, Liang Miao

Food and Machinery

In order to investigate the pyrolysis characteristics of reconstituted tobacco with different coating rates, thermogravimetry technique combined with Coats-Redfern method was adopted to study the pyrolysis behavior and the variation of kinetic parameters of main weight loss stages. Furthermore, the pyrolysis gas release behavior was monitored by TG-FTIR technique. The results showed that: ① The content of C increased gradually and the content of O decreased with the increase of coating rate of reconstituted tobacco. While the change in the microstructure of reconstituted tobacco was not obvious. ② The thermogravimetric process of reconstituted tobacco can be divided into five stages: …

A Portable And Rapid Gutter Oil Detector Based On Multi-Feature Neural Network, Zhang Zhi-Peng, Huang Shi-Zhen, Lin Meng-Ru, Lu Qing-Ru, Lin Yan, Chen Rui-Qi

Food and Machinery

An offline oil detection device is designed based on the heterogeneous architecture of a System on a Programmable Chip (SoPC). The SoPC platform is constructed by porting Cortex-M0 soft core to Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). Using FPGA hardware resources, the operation order is optimized through the pipeline design with serial-parallel hybrid methods. Moreover, the parameter calibration accelerator and neural network accelerator are designed and connected to the bus system. Experimental results show that this device can perform the qualitative analysis and classification of gutter oil accurately with high detection efficiency. Compared with the traditional similar terminal gutter oil detection …

Analysis Of Stable Carbon Isotope Characteristics Of Formaldehyde In Food And Its Application In Source Analysis Of Formaldehyde, Han Li, Yu Ting-Ting, Liu Di, Yang Qing, Gao Fang, Wang Hui-Xia

Food and Machinery

Based on the method of Gas Chromatography-Combustion-Isotope Ratio mass Sprectrometry (GC/C/IRMS), the contents of formaldehyde and the δ ¹³C value in aquatic products, dried edible fungi, fruits and vegetables were tested and analyzed. The results showed that the mass fraction of formaldehyde in the squid samples was 0.341~24.185 mg/kg, and the δ ¹³C value was -48.167‰~-24.514‰; the mass fraction of dragon fish samples was 54.555~121.416 mg/kg, and the δ ¹³C value was -45.430‰~-27.468‰. In the dried edible fungi, formaldehyde was detected only in dried Lentinus edodes of 212.741 mg/kg, and the δ ¹³C value were ranging …

Uncertainty Evaluation For Determination Of Amantadine In Egg By Isotope Dilution-Uplc-Ms/Ms, Ma Kai, Bao Na, Huang Yong-Qiao, Wu Xin-Wen

Food and Machinery

A method for the evaluation of the uncertainty of amantadine in egg by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-stable isotope dilution mass spectrometry was established. Based on SN/T 4253—2015, the mathematical models of uncertainty was established and the sources of uncertainty were analyzed and evaluated, while the components of uncertainty were composed. The results showed that the expanded uncertainty was 4.9 μg/kg （k=2, 99% confidence interval） when the content of amantadine was 25.2 μg/kg, mainly caused by standard solution preparation and curve fitting.

Evaluation Of Uncertainty In The Determination Of Ethyl Carbamate In Chinese Spirits By Isotope Dilution Gc-Ms Method, Wang Kai-Yu, Zuo Hui-Jun, Yu Xin-Xin, Du Yun, Ma Yan-Ling, Wu Shuai

Food and Machinery

According to GB 5009.223—2014 "National Standard for Food Safety, Determination of Ethyl Carbamate in Foods", the ethyl carbamate in liquor was determined, and the uncertainty of the measuring result was evaluated according to JJF 1059.1—2012 "Measurement Uncertainty Evaluation and Expression". Analysis found that the uncertainty of the measurement results was independent of not only the internal standard concentration of the isotope or the volumetric volume of the standard solution series, but also the volume of the sample after processing. Moreover, the uncertainty component introduced by the internal standard solution only related to the volume of the internal standard liquid. The …

Uncertainty Evaluation Of The Determination Of Vitamin C In Fruits And Vegetables By High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Wang Xia, Zhang Wei-Yi, Han Yi-Yi, Chen Mei-Lian, Feng Dong-Sheng

Food and Machinery

To evaluate the uncertainty of the determination of vitamin C in fruits and vegetables by high performance liquid chromatography, a mathematical model was established to evaluate each uncertainty component, and the standard uncertainty and extended uncertainty of the synthesis were calculated. The results showed that the amounts of vitamin C in samples was 33.7 mg/100 g, and the expanded uncertainty was 1.4 mg/100 g (k=2). The uncertainties of the determination mainly come from the preparation of standard solution and the repeatability of determination.

Method Improvement Of Gas Chromatography In Determination Of Inositol In Infant And Young Children Formula Milk Powder, Zhu Li, He Hao, Xue Min-Min, Chen Wen-Zhang, Cheng Meng-Ya, Yuan Lie-Jiang, Wu Hai-Zhi

Food and Machinery

Based on the second method of GB 5009.270—2016, a more convenient and efficient gas chromatography method was established for the detection of inositol content in infant formula milk powder. Compared with the second method of GB 5009.270—2016, this method can shorten the drying time and the derivative time on water bath through improving the extraction solvent and extraction methods, the purification methods, the drying methods of the derivatives and the adding sequence and proportion of derivative reagent. What’s more, this method can also reduce the retention time and analysis time in inositol’s detection by optimizing the testing parameters of gas …

The Study And Practice On The Standardized Methods For Rice Bran Oil Safety And Production, Wu Xiao-Juan, Wu Wei

Food and Machinery

According to national, local and industry standards, the entire chain of rice bran oil production was analyzed and the critical control points, main detection indicators and risk assessment systems were determined. The safety and production controlling method of rice bran oil was established in accordance with the actual situation of the enterprise. The results indicated that the establishment and application of this method could reduce the acid value, peroxide value and plasticizer content of rice bran oil products, and increase their oryzanol and phytosterol content. The oryzanol content of 36 kinds of rice bran oil products produced in 2020 was …

Design Of Chocolate Bar Feeding System Based On Linear Array Camera, Zheng Chen-Xu, Li Ya

Food and Machinery

A set of automatic feeding system of chocolate bar based on line array camera was designed. Design and select hardware system according to functional requirements; Aiming at the difficulty of hand-eye calibration for linear array cameras, a hand-eye calibration method for dynamic scanning imaging was proposed. After preprocessing the collected images, the template matching was used to identify the target, and the tracking trajectory was optimized and then sent to the robot to grasp and place. The experimental results showed that the grasping error of the robot was less than 0.5 mm, and the feeding speed met the requirements. The …

Rapid Detection Of Protein Contentin Rice Based On Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Yin Kun, Liu Jin-Ming, Zhang Dong-Jie, Zhang Ai-Wu

Food and Machinery

In view of the time-consuming, labor-intensive, and costly problem of chemical detection methods in the national standard, the feasibility of near-infrared spectroscopy （NIRS） combined with chemometrics for rapid detection of rice protein was investigated. Based on strategies of variable selection, feature extraction and nonlinear modeling, BiPLS-PCA-SVM was constructed by combining reverse interval partial least squares （BiPLS） with principal component analysis （PCA） and support vector machine （SVM） to improve the performance of the protein regression model. In BiPLS-PCA-SVM, the optimal number of principal components （PCs） was selected by combining Monte Carlo cross validation with the predicted residual sum of squares, and …

Three-Dimensional Flow Field Analysis Of Coaxial Variable Speed Single Screw Extruder With Planetary Gears Based On Ansys, Tang Lin-Sen, Guo Shu-Guo, Wang Li-Yan

Food and Machinery

Use ANSYS/CFX software to analyze the flow channel of a coaxial variable speed single-screw extruder with planetary gears, and compare with the ordinary single screw. Results: compared with the ordinary single screw, the new coaxial variable speed single screw extruder has better pressure building capacity and longer residence time of the material in the screw, which is conducive to better mixing of the material, indicating that the planetary gear is coaxial. The variable speed single screw can locally reduce the material transportation speed, increase the material mixing capacity and the screw pressure building capacity.