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Ultrasonic-Assisted Extracting And Antioxidant Activity Of Total Flavonoids From Leaves Of Camellia Oleifera Abel, Cao Qingming, Wu Jingyu, Zhong Haiyan, Bao Liyuan, Sun Yajuan

Food and Machinery

Technology of ultrasonic-assisted method was optimized to extract flavonoids from leaves of camellia oleifera Abel, and antioxidant activity of flavonoids was investigated. It showed that the optimized conditions were 50% ethanol of extracting solvent, 1∶20 of material-liquid ratio(m︰V), 70 ℃ of extracting temperature, 2 times under 300 W of electric power, 30 min of ultrasonic treatment time , The optimized extraction yield of total flavonoids was 47.01 mg RE/g. The extraction of flavonoids from leaves of Camellia Oleifera Abel. showed strong free- radical scavenging activities of DPPH, ABTS and hydroxyl with 15.12, 21.15 and 410 μg RE/mL as IC50, respectively.

Process Optimization Of High-Density Candida Utilis Feed Yeasts By Solid State Fermentation, Xu Su, Sun Libin, Yang Haiming, Sun Hui, Jiang Lianzhou

Food and Machinery

Probiotic feed yeasts were made from the raw materials of defatted soy meal, rice hull and corn straw by solid state fermentation. The culture medium ingredients were optimized by the orthogonal experiment. The model of fermentative condition was developed by the simplex-centrioid mixture design and analyzed by the response surface analysis．The results were as follows: defatted soymeal∶rice hull∶corn straw was in the ratio 5∶2∶2. Forty grams of the raw materials were added with 4 grams of glucose，0.2 grams of （NH₄）₂SO₄ and 1× mono-microelement combination. The inoculum volum was 3.5%. The culture thickness was 1.3 cm. …

Optimization On Decolorizing Conditions For Perilla Leaf Polysaccharide (Ⅱ) By Active Charcoal, Zhang Lihong, Xie Sandu, Xu Fang, Lin Xiaoyan, Gao Ning

Food and Machinery

A high-efficiency and low-loss method was established, for decoloration of perilla leaf polysaccharide by using active charcoal. With the decoloration method of activated charcoal, the decoloration process of perilla leaf polysaccharide was optimized by using response surface methodology. The best processing conditions was determined as 0.58% activated carbon, pH 6.0, and decolorization temperature 50 ℃, decolorization time 15 min. Under those conditions, the decolorizing rate and the loss rate of polysaccharide reached 99.99% and 5.05%, respectively. The results suggested that the proposed method had ideal effect in decoloration of perilla leaf polysaccharide.

Food Safety Problems In Food Logistics And Related Measures, Zeng Yuying

Food and Machinery

Food safety and people's life and health are closely related, its importance is self-evident. The problem of food safety in food logistics mainly in several cases includes food spoilage, chemical pollution and breakage of packing and food expiring. The reasons for these food safety problems are many and varied, not only the logistics industry itself is inefficient, too many intermediate links, technology and self-discipline ability, lack of infrastructure investment, but also the unperfect legal system, the supervision in relevant departments. Therefore, the corresponding countermeasures should be found from two aspects in national and food logistics operator. National level can improve …

Flow Characteristics Analysis And Fluid Distribution Simulation For Ion Exchange Column Using Cfd Method, Lin Haibo, Pan Wangui, Wang Weiping, Ding Li, Yang Jian

Food and Machinery

Based on the numerical simulation method on computational fluid dynamics (Computational fluid dynamics, CFD), and using anion exchange resin (717) as internal chromatography media, the fluid distribution and flow resistance characteristics in ion exchange column were studied respectively. For the convenience of simulation, water was selected as feed liquid, at the flow rate of 3 m3/h, appeared laminar flow state in the exchange column. On the assumption that the fluid uniform premise, the flow resistance characteristics for the column ion exchange resin filler was simulated by the two-dimensional porous media model, and the effects of the exchange column of fluid …

Research And Simulation On Drive System Of Cam Indexers Revolving Distiller’S Yeast Press Machine, Wei Jin, Qin Yu, Shao Liangfeng

Food and Machinery

Used the globoid indexing cam replace hydraulic motor and disc spring to control machine turntable. Determined the parameters of two levels of driving gear, and figured out resisting moment computation formula. Used Pro/E to build models and assemble, added the corresponding constraints during in Adams importing, then made a kinematics simulation. The results showed that turntable, under the globoid indexing cam controlled, can make the transmission and position integration, and the positioning error under the bounds of allowed. This paper demonstrates the feasibility of using globoid indexing cam to replace hydraulic motor control turntable, provide theoretical basis for the improvement …

Cfd Simulation Of Airflow Distribution With Different Inlets In Evaporative Condenser, Zhu Jinlin, Xie Jing, Wang Jinfeng, Du Zizheng, Zhou Hongjian

Food and Machinery

The variation of the internal temperature field and airflow field in the evaporative condenser was discussed when it was worked under an unsteady state numerical simulation by using CFD software. The performance of internal temperature field and airflow field was analyzed when the condenser worked within 5 s with different air inlet direction (single inlet, double inlets, and three inlets). The simulation results showed that when the condenser worked with single inlet, the cold airflow was easily infiltrated the bottom of the condenser horizontally, then rose and got heat exchange with coils under the effect of density difference. The condenser …

Optimizational Design And Simulation Of High-Speed Parallel Manipulator For Seed Separator, Fan Yong, Wang Zhengcan, Wang Hongbin, Shi Yongjian

Food and Machinery

For seed separator actuator working characteristics of the low speed and low load, a small high-speed parallel manipulator was designed as seed separator of actuators. Using SolidWorks and MATLAB software simulation technology, established the simulation model of robot hand fully, and Usesd full performance indicators to make optimization design for parallel mechanism. The results show that the manipulator work within the scope of the condition number of jacobian matrix is small, smooth fluctuations, and manipulator kinematics performance and driving performance are good. Research on the establishment of the prototype of the manipulator and the control method has certain reference value.

Properties Of Bay Scallop And Design Of V-Wheel Roller Grader, Wu Honglei, Yi Jinggang, Zhang Zhijun, Yin Xinling

Food and Machinery

The morphological properties of the bay scallop affects weight properties were analyzed quantitatively, by determining the shell length as a key trait for grading work. By combining the characteristics of the physics properties of the bay scallop, a V-wheel roller grader was designs. and Slid-works was used to build a dimensional machine model of V-wheel roller grader. The results showed that the design of V-wheel roller grader was reasonable and the structural was novel, can achieve high efficiency and precision grade scallops.

Design And Test On Continuous Peeling Device For Shrimp, Zhang Zeming, Wang Zehe, Zhang Xiuhua, Wang Wei, Yang Shuhua

Food and Machinery

It proposed a program of continuous peeling for shrimp, and determined that the roller's nip angle was the major impact factor for shrimp peeling effecienby. The equipment was designed for continuous shrimp peeling, and tests were carried out to optimize structural parameters. Tests showed that with the decreases of the thickness of shrimp, the loss of shrimp gradually increased, while the sensory score represented by success rate and the difficulty of peeling increased, thus determining the classification level of peel shrimp 82～100 kg^-1, fully guarantee the success rate of peeling; with the increase of the rotational speed, the …

Study On A New Type Of Equipment For Yuba Production, Yuan Fucai, Sun Hailiang

Food and Machinery

In order to ensure Yuba production for high quality, efficiency and continuousness, by analyzing the current situation of domestic and international in Yuba production, and study the Yuba production equipment commonly used features, a new type of equipment for continuous Yuba production was designed. By using "Pro/E" software, designed the virtual design of 3D view model in equipment and its key components. Through the virtual assembly and interference inspection indicaed that the device was reasonable in structure, and had no interference phenomenon. Has certain practical value and theoretical significance of the study.

Design Of Coconut Husking Machine, Zhang Zhiqiang, Fan Junqing, Wang Tao

Food and Machinery

From the aspects of coconut shell dryer at home and abroad research results summary, analysis analyzed the merit and shortcoming of all kinds of research, combining the reality of life and the actual operation, based on the geometric, physical and mechanical properties of coconut research, design a kind of roller tooth coconut peel dryer was designed. Used in the design of tooth nail pierced into the coconut, and nail tooth as the roller gear shaft rotates, the coconut coat torn off. Ultimately, stripped of coconut processing production process realized mechanization, the The coconut stripped machine structure is simple, but itand …

Kinetic Study Of Non-Enzymatic Browning In Chinese Jujube Concentrate During Storage, Han Xifeng, Li Shuqi, Qiao Jingcheng, Sun Yue

Food and Machinery

Changes of qualities related to non-enzymatic browning in Chinese jujube concentrate at different storage temperatures (4 ℃, 26 ℃and 37 ℃) for 7 months were evaluated. Changes of reducing sugar, vitamin C, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) were fitted with zero-order, first-order models respectively. The results showed that the fit of the zero-order model was superior to the first-order model to explain the kinetic changes of reducing sugar, and the fit of the first-order model was superior to the zero-order model to explain the kinetic changes of Vc. At 4 ℃, 26 ℃ or 37 ℃, a correlation between HMF formation and A …

High Moisture Extrusion Of Oatmeal, Brandon F. Coleman

Master's Theses

Oats are considered to be a highly nutritious breakfast food available to consumers. Heightened consumer interest in functional food products and advances in human nutrition have led to increased levels of interest in the development of new oat based products (Webster and Wood 2011). Developments in technology have led to manufacturing of instant oatmeal, making the product more convenient to consumers. Low moisture extrusion processing is one of the most widely used methods to produce ready to eat breakfast cereals; however, there has been little research carried out to determine if high moisture extrusion methods would be viable. This study …

Multiphysics Modeling To Enhance Understanding Of Microwave Heating Of Food In Domestic Ovens, Jiajia Chen

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Nonuniform heating is the biggest issue in the microwave heating of prepared meals. Multiphysics based models are promising tools to improve microwave heating uniformity by properly designing the food product. However, limited availability of accurate temperature-dependent material properties, inadequate model prediction accuracy, and high computational power and complexity in model development are three gaps that greatly limited the application of these models in the food industry.

To fill in the gaps, firstly, we developed a multitemperature calibration protocol to measure temperature-dependent dielectric properties (dielectric constant and loss factor). The temperature-dependent dielectric and thermal (thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity) properties …

A Prototype On-Line Aotf Hyperspectral Image Acquisition System For Tenderness Assessment Of Beef Carcasses, Govindarajan Konda Naganathan, Kim Cluff, Ashok Samal, Chris Calkins, David D. Jones, Carol Lorenzen, Jeyamkondan Subbiah

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

A prototype on-line acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF)-based hyperspectral image acquisition system (λ = 450– 900 nm) was developed for tenderness assessment of beef carcasses. Hyperspectral images of ribeye muscle on stationary hanging beef carcasses (n = 338) at 2-day postmortem were acquired in commercial beef slaughter or packing plants. After image acquisition, a strip steak was cut from each carcass, vacuum packaged, aged for 14 days, cooked, and slice shear force tenderness scores were collected by an independent lab. Beef hyperspectral images were mosaicked together and principal component (PC) analysis was conducted to reduce the spectral dimension. Six different textural …

Predictive Modeling Of Oxygen Transmission Through Micro-Perforations For Packaging Applications, Ayman Abdellatief, Bruce A. Welt, Jason Butler, Eric Mclamore, Arthur Teixeira, Sanjay Shukla

Journal of Applied Packaging Research

Methods for creating precise perforations in respiring produce packaging are being increasingly adopted. Knowledge of oxygen transfer through perforated packaging and oxygen distribution in packages is necessary for successful packaging design of fresh produce. An approach to modeling perforated packaging performance was developed using a cylindrical chamber with precision perforations using Fick’s second law. The model was simulated using two techniques including Finite Element Method (FEM) using commercially available software and Finite Volume Method (FVM) through programming. Perforations were approximated as a source term in the second method. Both simulation techniques showed trends similar to experimental data.

Combining Systems Methodologies To Reduce Allergen-Related Food Recalls, Jill Marie Sweney

Dissertations and Theses

The risk of poor food safety is a major focus for managers in the food manufacturing industry. Despite industry-led and regulatory efforts to improve the overall food safety of US packaged consumer foods, product recalls and market withdrawals are increasing. This is especially true for the most frequent cause for food recall: the undeclared allergen. With industry trends leaning toward adoption of third-party food safety management certifications, a popular food safety code from the Safe Quality Foods Institute is evaluated using Systems Analysis. Three changes to the food safety code are proposed to address three of the top causes for …

Effect Of Phytosanitary Irradiation On The Quality Of Chandler Pummelo (Citrus Maxima (Burm.) Merr.), Akanksha Jain, J.J. Ornelas-Paz, Karina Rodriguez, Anuradha Prakash

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

In this study, we evaluated the chemical and physiological effect of low-dose gamma irradiation on the post-harvest quality of Chandler Pummelos (Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.), an emerging crop of interest in the U.S. Chandler pummelos from a local grower in California were irradiated at target doses of 150 Gy and 1000 Gy. Irradiated and untreated pummelos were stored at 12 °C for 3 weeks and at 20 °C for the 4th week to reflect three weeks of sea shipment at ideal temperature for storage of pummelos and an additional week of retail under ambient conditions. Irradiation reduced hardness of the …

Insomniac Of The Soil: A Collection Of Poetry And Essays, Sarah E. Golibart

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

“Insomniac of the Soil” is a homage to a landscape that has deeply informed Sarah Golibart's life and her artistic voice – the tidewater flatlands of Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay peninsula where her family lives and where Golibart has worked on farms since high school. Both her poems and essays are earthy, imagistic, and grounded – quite literally – in the soil as well as in a sensibility of ecological ethics and sustainability. “Insomniac of the Soil” is also a love song to the fervent and fallow cycles of the soil.