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Estimation model of winter wheat disease based on meteorological factors and spectral information

Wheat scab (WS, Fusarium head blight), one of the most severe diseases of winter wheat in Yangtze-Huaihe river region, whose monitoring and timely forecasting at large scale would help to optimize pesticide sp...

Authors: Weiguo Li, Yang Liu, Hua Chen and Cheng Cheng Zhang

Lactobacillus pentosus S-PT84 and Rubus suavissimus leaf extract suppress lipopolysaccharide-induced gut permeability and egg allergen uptake

Increased gut permeability facilitates the uptake of food allergens into the bloodstream and triggers allergenic reactions. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of Lactobacillus pentosus S-PT84 (S-PT84)...

Authors: Hiroaki Kanouchi, Kaustav Majumder, Hiroshi Shibata and Yoshinori Mine

Developing emulsion gels by incorporating Jerusalem artichoke inulin and investigating their lipid oxidative stability

This study investigated physical, chemical and lipid oxidative properties of emulsion gels (W/O) incorporating Jerusalem artichoke (JA) inulin. Primary purified inulin extract (PPIE, 1%) improved the homogenei...

Authors: Feijie Li, Aynur Gunenc and Farah Hosseinian

Effect of ultrasound power on extraction kinetic model, and physicochemical and structural characteristics of collagen from chicken lung

The effects of ultrasound power on extraction kinetic model, and physicochemical and structural characteristics of collagen from chicken lung were studied. Ultrasound power caused a significant increase in ext...

Authors: Ye Zou, Heng Yang, Xinxiao Zhang, Pingping Xu, Di Jiang, Muhan Zhang, Weimin Xu and Daoying Wang

A robust stripping method for the removal of minor components from edible oils

Column chromatographic techniques have commonly been used for effective stripping of edible oils from their minor components. However, this method is time consuming, which may lead to oil oxidation. Thus, in t...

Authors: Abrehem Abad and Fereidoon Shahidi

Effect of irrigation water containing arsenic on elemental composition of bean and lettuce plants cultivated in calcareous sandy soil

The uptake of arsenic by vegetables from soil irrigated with arsenic enriched groundwater poses a major health hazard. The edible portion of these vegetables transfer arsenic to the human beings. The uptake of...

Authors: Sirat Sandil, Péter Dobosy, Krisztina Kröpfl, Anna Füzy, Mihály Óvári and Gyula Záray

An update on the maize zein-gene family in the post-genomics era

Maize (Zea mays) is a cereal crop of global food importance. However, the deficiency of essential amino acids, more importantly lysine, methionine and tryptophan, in the major seed storage zein proteins makes cor...

Authors: Nasr Ullah Khan, Mohamed Sheteiwy, Ning Lihua, Muhammad Mohib Ullah Khan and Zhao Han

Breeding Rice lines for physio-functional food through indica ‘Zhaxima’ × japonica ‘Nanjing 46’ haploid technique

Resistant starch (RS) encompasses those forms of starch which are not accessible to human digestive enzymes and are fermented in the colons producing short chain fatty acids. The plant materials containing RS ...

Authors: Q. Q. Tian, X. Li, C. M. Lu and X. W. Fang

Correction to: Chitooligosaccharides from squid pen prepared using different enzymes: characteristics and the effect on quality of surimi gel during refrigerated storage

In the original publication of this article [1], the author point out the ‘3.18–4.77 CFU/g’ in sentence ‘At day 10, all counts were in the range of 5.49–6.57 and 3.18–4.77 CFU/g sample for gels added without a...

Authors: Avtar Singh, Soottawat Benjakul and Thummanoon Prodpran

Development of milk powder containing Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 8826 immobilized with prebiotic hi-maize starch and survival under simulated gastric and intestinal conditions

The objectives of this study were to develop a probiotic milk powder containing Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 8826 immobilized with prebiotic Hi-maize starch and to analyze cell viability after spray drying and e...

Authors: Ronamae Bradford, Vondel Reyes, Franklin Bonilla, Federico Bueno, Bennett Dzandu, Chen Liu, Alexander Chouljenko and Subramaniam Sathivel

Uptake and accumulation of di-n-butyl phthalate in six leafy vegetables under hydroponic conditions

The uptake and accumulation of di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) in six leafy vegetables was investigated under hydroponic conditions. The test vegetables were six varieties of Brassica campestris ssp., including Kangre...

Authors: Yong Li, Huang-qian Yan and Xiang-yang Yu

Edible insects as a food source: a review

The practice of eating insects has been documented for a long time. With obvious economic and environmental advantages, edible insects are in the spotlight recently due to their enormous potential in multiple ...

Authors: Chufei Tang, Ding Yang, Huaijian Liao, Hongwu Sun, Chuanjing Liu, Lanjun Wei and Fanfan Li

Use of Agaricus bisporus mushroom in beef burgers: antioxidant, flavor enhancer and fat replacing potential

This study aimed to evaluate the potential use of Agaricus bisporus mushroom as a natural antioxidant, fat/salt substitute and flavor enhancer in beef burger. Ten treatments were considered using a fractional fac...

Authors: Iliani Patinho, Erick Saldaña, Miriam Mabel Selani, Adriano Costa de Camargo, Thais Cardoso Merlo, Beatriz Schmidt Menegali, Anna Paula de Souza Silva and Carmen J. Contreras-Castillo

Occurrence, toxicity, production and detection of Fusarium mycotoxin: a review

Fusarium mycotoxin contamination of both foods and feeds is an inevitable phenomenon worldwide. Deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, zearalenone, T-2 toxin and fumonisin B1 are the most studied Fusarium mycotoxins. Co-cont...

Authors: Fang Ji, Dan He, A. O. Olaniran, M. P. Mokoena, Jianhong Xu and Jianrong Shi

Chitooligosaccharides from squid pen prepared using different enzymes: characteristics and the effect on quality of surimi gel during refrigerated storage

Chitooligosaccharides (COS) from squid pen produced using amylase, lipase and pepsin were characterized. COS produced by 8% (w/w) lipase (COS-L) showed the maximum FRAP and ABTS radical scavenging activity tha...

Authors: Avtar Singh, Soottawat Benjakul and Thummanoon Prodpran

Welcome to the Food Production, Processing and Nutrition journal

Authors: Fereidoon Shahidi and Jianrong Shi

Phytochemicals and antioxidant activity in four varieties of head cabbages commonly consumed in China

Head cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) is a cruciferous leafy vegetable consumed commonly in China. It has been suggested that diets rich in cabbages play an important role in disease prevention. The phyt...

Authors: Ying Liang, Yi Li, Liujuan Zhang and Xianjin Liu

The relevance of dipeptides and tripeptides in the bioactivity and taste of dry-cured ham

Dry-cured ham has been described as a good source of bioactive peptides and taste-active compounds. Some of them are dipeptides and tripeptides that are released in a large amount from different muscle protein...

Authors: Marta Gallego, Leticia Mora and Fidel Toldrá

Polyphenol composition and antioxidant potential of mint leaves

Soluble and insoluble/bound phenolic compounds and an aqueous infusion of two mint species (Medina and Hasawi), were tested for their total phenolic content, 2,2′-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonate (...

Authors: Nicole Brown, Jenny A. John and Fereidoon Shahidi