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Optimization Of Liquid Culture Medium For Fermenting Mycelial Flavone In Phellinus Igniarius, Xu Qian

Food and Machinery

Objective Phellinus igniarius is a kind of rare medicinal fungi, its flavone can be used as medicine. This research was to optimize liquid culture medium for flavone fermention.Methods Taking the mycelia flavone yield of Phellinus igniarius as index, the liquid culture medium was optimized with L₉(3⁴) orthogonal test. Results The optimal medium for high flavone yield established was A₃B₃C₂D₂: corn flour 3%+ wheat bran 7%, peptone 2%, KH₂PO₄ 0.10%, MgSO₄ 0.15%, mycelia flavone yield of Phellinus igniarius was 212.35 mg/L. Conclusion Liquid culture medium …

Optimization On Technology Of Potato Yogurt, Wu Jianmin, Liu Shaojun, Shao Songlin

Food and Machinery

To reseach technology of the potato yogurt，the technology and formulation of potato yogurt inoculation of the ferment,fermentation time,temperature and other parameters were studied. The optimum technological conditions of potato yogurt were optimized.The optimum formulation was as followed: potato juice to milk 20∶70(V∶V), sugar 4%(m/V), Starter cultures 8%（V/V）, ferment time 6 h.

Preparation Of Germinated Soybean Milk With Household Soymilk Machine, Jin Zixin, Yang Ruijin, Zhu Shengbo, Liu Xinjuan, Zhang Wenbin

Food and Machinery

The objectives of this study were to optimize pulverizing and boiling process for germinated soybean milk. Pulverizing temperature and boiling time were explored through single-factor experiments and the optimal temperature was figured out as 70 ℃ and boiling time as 4 min.With optimized process, content of γ-aminobutyric acid, total freeamino acids, essential freeamino acids in the germinated soybean based milk were 1.36 mg/100 g, 0.455 g/100 g, and 0.219 g/100 g, respectively. Compared with dry soybean milk, the above contents were 3.68, 1.34, 8.87 folds increased respectively. Despite that the trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA) was 1.27 times that of dry …

Study On Stability Of Rice Beverage, Guo Jieli, Lu Shengmin, Xing Jianrong, Chen Jianbing, Tu Kang

Food and Machinery

Eleven kinds of different stabilizers and emulsifiers were applied to the research on the stability of rice beverage. Among which, four kinds with better stability effect were selected and used in the orthogonal test to improve the stability of rice beverage. The results indicated that the rice beverage had the highest stability with its precipitation rate 0.87% only and without stratification occurred after 3 weeks at room temperature when the amount of pectin, xanthan gum and monoglyceride were added 0.60%, 0.165% and 0.60% respectively. In addition, xanthan gum and pectin had significant（P<0.01 and P<0.05, respectively）, while monoglyceride and Span 40 did not have significant（P>0.05）effect on the stability of rice beverage. Comparatively, …

Teaching Reform And Practice Of Food Nutrition Based On Constructivism, Nie Xiaohua, Sun Peilong, He Jinzhe, Meng Xianghe

Food and Machinery

Food nutrition is an important foundation course of food science and engineering. In order to improve the teaching quality, the teaching reform and practice was developed on the basis of the content, style and practice by using constructivism theory. It stimulated the students’ subjective initiative and practice competence, and. good teaching effect has been received.

Fingerprint Analysis Technology And Its Application In Food, Wu Shuai, Lei Sheng, Yang Xihong, Gao Qian, Cheng Dongwei, Zhang Ling, Zhao Wei, Zhang Tiandong, Xie Wancui

Food and Machinery

Fingerprinting technology is a kind of technique which is based on certain quality characteristics of sample by means of the fingerprint analysis methods (such as: DNA fingerprint, metabolic fingerprint, isotope fingerprints, odor fingerprint, fingerprint spectrum, etc.) to obtain a series of characteristic data and build models to get a technique for statistics and classification. and It becomes a hot spot of food testing technology research and future development trend for the advantages of rapid, accurate, sensitive ,and so on. It is described on the principle of all kinds of fingerprinting technology and application, and development trends, especially in the food …

Advances In Heat And Mass Transfer Models Of Microwave Freeze-Drying, Yan Shasha, Duan Xu, Ren Guangyue, Liu Wei

Food and Machinery

Microwave freeze-drying is a rapid dehydration technique that can be applied to certain foods, particularly to seafoods, and fruits and vegetables. MFD involves much less drying time and energy consumption than conventional freeze-drying methods, and also improves product quality. The article presents the principles of microwave freeze-drying, the research progress of heat and mass transfer mathematical simulation at home and abroad, the detection technology online, and the dielectric properties of materials taken into account in the drying process simulation. After analyzing the problems, the trend of numerical simulation of freeze-drying is predicted.

Progress On Aflatoxin Removing Technique, Cao Ming, Fan Mingtao

Food and Machinery

Aflatoxin B1 is the best toxicity and carcinogenicity in the aflatoxin, and it is listed inⅠA level carcinogens by international tumor research institutes. Recently, it becomes the hot spot on how to get a method with high efficient, safe for aflatoxin removing. Meanwhile, summarizes the technologies for aflatoxin removing by physical, chemical and biological methods in this paper, including physical adsorption, extrusion, irradiation, microwave degradation, ozone degradation, ammonia fumigation, biological adsorption, biodegradable etc.. Moreover, the development of aflatoxin B1 removing is also prospected.

A Dna Mini-Barcoding System For Authentication Of Processed Fish Products, Shadi Shokralla, Rosalee S. Hellberg, Sara M. Handy, Ian King, Mehrdad Hajibabaei

Food Science Faculty Articles and Research

Species substitution is a form of seafood fraud for the purpose of economic gain. DNA barcoding utilizes species-specific DNA sequence information for specimen identification. Previous work has established the usability of short DNA sequences—mini-barcodes—for identification of specimens harboring degraded DNA. This study aims at establishing a DNA mini-barcoding system for all fish species commonly used in processed fish products in North America. Six mini-barcode primer pairs targeting short (127–314 bp) fragments of the cytochrome c oxidase I (CO1) DNA barcode region were developed by examining over 8,000 DNA barcodes from species in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration …

Efficacy Of Ultraviolet Radiation To Control Lactic Acid Bacteria In Wine Must, Brian D. Williams

All Master's Theses

The use of shortwave ultraviolet (UV_c) radiation to control lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in wine production was studied. A simulated wine sterilizer was built using a commercially sourced ultraviolet (UV) sterilizer commonly used in aquariums and ponds. After growing cultures in test tubes, samples of five different species of LAB were introduced into white grape juice adjusted for brix and pH to match that of wine must commonly found in the Yakima Valley American Viticultural Area. The mixture was then agitated and allowed time to evenly distribute the bacteria throughout the juice. The juice was sent through the …

Biosafety: Evaluation And Regulation Of Genetically Modified (Gm) Crops In The United States, Richard E. Goodman

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

This review of the safety assessment of genetically modified (GM) crops is focused primarily on the process and progress in the United States (US). It reviews the development of the safety evaluation process from the Asilomar conference in 1975 considering issues relevant to recombinant DNA technology, to discussions between the US government, academic and industrial scientists between 1984 and 1994 when the first GM crops were being field tested and evaluated commercial release for food and feed production. International guidelines were also reviewed for consistency with the US system. The overall process includes consideration of information relating to history of …

生物安全:美国转基因作物的评价与管理, Richard E. Goodman

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

本篇综述侧重于介绍美国本土的转基因作物安全评价的过程和进展。回顾了安全评价程序的建 立过程,从1975年阿西洛马(Asilomar)会议上关于重组DNA技术的问题,自1984-1994年间第一例转基因作 物进行田间试验到评估作为食物和饲料商业化生产时,美国政府、学术界和产业界科学家之间的讨论。此外,一 同回顾国际上的指南与美国的系统。整体过程还要考虑人类接触基因来源和表达蛋白是否有安全的或不安全 的历史。食用蛋白安全性首要考虑因素为某些消费者是否对其过敏或者拥有转基因编码蛋白的IgE抗体,或者 转基因食品会诱发乳糜泻,同时考虑表达蛋白的潜在毒性效果和对人或动物营养的影响。在美国,该过程与国 际食品法典委员会的建议是一致的,它是基于科学的并应用合理的假设。迄今为止,没有证据证明在美国获得 批准的转基因作物危害人或动物的健康。评价要考虑遗传和环境上的变化对植物新品种产物的影响,并坚持转 基因植物食品和非转基因相似物种同样安全的评价原则。

Formation Of Lactalbumin Nanoparticles By Desolvation Method, Menglu Gao, Jozef Kokini, Luis Fernando Maldonado-Mejia

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium

Protein nanoparticles are ideal carriers for bioactive compounds such as nutraceuticals and drugs because they are biodegradable, less immunogenic and non-toxic and can be nanoparticulated. This study focuses on the desolvation method to form lactalbumin protein nanoparticles. Lactalbumin is soluble in water and insoluble in many organic solvents. Different solvent/non-solvent ratios are evaluated in this research project for the effect they have on the size, PDI and stability of protein nanoparticles. Different methods including sonication and centrifugation were used and compared in terms of their effectiveness to produce small nanoparticles during fabrication of the nanoparticles. Data collected including protein nanoparticles …

Feeding Alkaline Treated And Processed Crop Residue To Feedlot Cattle, Sarah Jean Peterson

Department of Animal Science: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Chemical treatment and decreased particle size are methods used to improve digestibility and utilization of the available nutrients in low quality forages. Previous research has indicated that chemically treated corn residue can take the place of corn when included in finishing rations containing distillers grains. Also, decreasing particle size utilizing methods such as pelleting has been shown to improve DMI and ADG. However, limited research has been completed on use of chemical treatment and pelleting in growing and receiving rations. Also, an ideal distillers inclusion has not yet been identified when including alkaline treated stalks in finishing rations. Therefore, a …

Gmos: Are They A Regulatory Or Food Safety Issue?, Richard E. Goodman

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Most of the genetic diversity that has improved agricultural production throughout the history of farming was developed through natural mutations and selective breeding. However, since the early 1900s plant scientists have used chemical and radiation mutagenesis to increase genetic diversity (18). We know that the majority of mutations are harmful, and plant breeders work hard to select only those that are beneficial. This process has helped feed a growing human population, which is estimated to have been 300 million 2,000 years ago and is now more than 7 billion. However, methods used in the past to improve agricultural production are …

Understanding The Factors Affecting Microbiological Quality Of Wheat Milled Products: From Wheat Fields To Milling Operations, Luis E. Sabillón Galeas

Department of Food Science and Technology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Although regarded as a low-risk commodity, wheat flour-based mixes have been implicated in several food safety incidents. The present thesis is a compilation of five scientific manuscripts on the effect of weather variation, milling steps and implementation of pre-milling interventions on the microbiological quality and safety of wheat and milled products. The first manuscript is a review of the microbiological quality and safety of wheat-based products. Despite the low water activity, wheat flour may harbor dormant but viable microorganisms, which could lead to safety concerns when flour is used to produce refrigerated dough products. The second manuscript illustrates the effect …

Traceability Implementation In Organic Farming: Case Study, Chamomile Tea Production, Shaima Abdelfattah Ibrahim

Theses and Dissertations

Implementing a traceability plan in an herbal production plant is a complex task. In this study an attempt to integrate food safety, quality and traceability through the different stages of the organic German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) production chain was made. First, all the current relevant international laws, regulations and standards regarding traceability, safety and quality, with emphasis on how and why they are necessary for any food production chain, were set forward. Second, physico-chemical and microbiological analyses were run throughout the different processing stages of production, for four different Chamomile batches produced over the same season using the same farming …

Debaryomyces Hansenii: A Foodborne Yeast That Produces Anti- Candida Killer Toxin, Nabaraj Banjara

Department of Food Science and Technology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Candida yeasts are commensal members of the gastrointestinal, mucosal, oral and vaginal microbiota. Candida albicans and C. tropicalis can be found as a part of the normal human commensal flora, especially in all sections of the gastrointestinal tract. However, when the host defense system and microbiota are disturbed, Candida can become pathogenic and cause severe infection or candidiasis. Antifungal drugs used to treat candidiasis have been shown to result in treatment failures due to drug toxicity and/or development of resistance during long term antifungal therapy and, in recent years, the incidence of Candida infections has increased dramatically due to the …

Enzymatic Extraction Of High-Value Ingredients From Food Waste, Amit Jaiswal, Nissreen Abu-Ghannam

Conference papers

Food waste presents significant concerns with respect to economical, environmental and food security issues. Roughly, one-third of global food production equivalent to 1.3 billion tonnes per annum is wasted. EPA estimates that over 1 million tonnes of food waste is produced annually in Ireland. Common applications of food waste has been either direct disposal in landfill or as an animal feeds. In addition to the regulatory pressure of disposing food waste, there are significant opportunities for recovering a range of valuable compounds from food waste that could find valuable applications in the functional food and pharmaceutical sectors.

Numerous methods have …

Determination Of Master Compliance Curve For Extruded Semolina Pasta, Laura E. Emery, Martin Okos

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium

The dependence of the rate of relaxation of semolina pasta on moisture content and temperature and how it affects shrinkage during drying has not yet been determined. The purpose of this research was to develop an equation that relates moisture content and temperature in order to obtain a master curve for creep of the product. When found, this equation could help to optimize the drying process and increase the quality of the final pasta product. Semolina flour mixed with water and propionic acid to create a 35% wet basis product was extruded on a C.W. Brabender 2523 to obtain a …