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Influence of energy removal rate on the quality of minced meat from undersized crawfish during frozen storage

Undersized crawfish have little economic value and are often discarded. Producing crawfish minced meat (CMM) from undersized crawfish and using an appropriate freezing technique may enable an economically viab...

Authors: Franklin Bonilla, Vondel Reyes, Alexander Chouljenko, Bennett Dzandu and Subramaniam Sathivel

Establishment of a model of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection using Bama miniature pigs

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae), is the primary aetiological agent of enzootic pneumonia leading to chronic respiratory disease prevalent worldwide. Conventional pigs are the only animals used for pat...

Authors: Yuan Gan, Xing Xie, Lei Zhang, Qiyan Xiong, Guoqing Shao and Zhixin Feng

Hop-induced formation of ethyl esters in dry-hopped beer

Fruity smelling esters play an important role for the aroma of hops and beer and they have been characterized as key aroma compounds in different hop varieties. Studies on the transfer of hop-derived compounds...

Authors: Sabrina Brendel, Thomas Hofmann and Michael Granvogl

Potential of sea buckthorn-based ingredients for the food and feed industry – a review

Food industries seek to incorporate nutritious ingredients as they could bring added value to the final food products. One of the most interesting options is that sea buckthorn contains high concentrations of ...

Authors: Arnau Vilas-Franquesa, Jordi Saldo and Bibiana Juan

Correction to: Changes in the sugars, amino acids and organic acids of postharvest sperminetreated immature vegetable soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) as determined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Jiangfeng Song, Gang Wu, Tao Li, Chunquan Liu and Dajing Li

Classification of archaic rice grains excavated at the Mojiaoshan site within the Liangzhu site complex reveals an Indica and Japonica chloroplast complex

To understand rice types that were utilized during postdomestication and in the modern age and the potential of genetic research in aged rice materials, archaeogenetic analysis was conducted for two population...

Authors: Katsunori Tanaka, Chunfang Zhao, Ningyuan Wang, Shinji Kubota, Masaaki Kanehara, Nobuhiko Kamijo, Ryuji Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Tasaki, Minako Kanehara, Bin Liu, Minghui Chen, Shin-ichi Nakamura, Tetsuro Udatsu and Cailin Wang

Transient carriage and low-level colonization of orally administrated lytic and temperate phages in the gut of mice

Many studies have shown the efficacy of phage therapy in reducing gastrointestinal pathogens. However, it is unclear whether phages can successfully colonize the gut when administered in an adequate amount for...

Authors: Hongduo Bao, Hui Zhang, Yan Zhou, Shujiao Zhu, Maoda Pang, Khashayar Shahin, Ademola Olaniran, Stefan Schmidt and Ran Wang

Finger millet porridges subjected to different processing conditions showed low glycemic index and variable efficacy on plasma antioxidant capacity of healthy adults

Finger millet porridges (FMP), rich in nutrient and non-nutrient compounds have been used in the traditional food cultures in Asia. The aims of the study were to determine the effect of different processing co...

Authors: Disna Kumari, Anoma Chandrasekara, Prisko Athukorale and Fereidoon Shahidi

Efficacy of germination and probiotic fermentation on underutilized cereal and millet grains

Cereals and millets have been known as poor man’s crops for a long time, and have good potential in the mercenary system of food and in research and development but these coarse grains have been leftover and u...

Authors: Savita Budhwar, Kashika Sethi and Manali Chakraborty

The pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 2 (PDK2) is associated with conidiation, mycelial growth, and pathogenicity in Fusarium graminearum

Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) is a mitochondrial enzyme in a variety of eukaryotes, including the plant pathogen Fusarium graminearum. This enzyme can reduce the oxidation of glucose to acetyl-coA by phosph...

Authors: Tao Gao, Dan He, Xin Liu, Fang Ji, Jianhong Xu and Jianrong Shi

Muscadine or amla extracts standardized to ellagic acid content ameliorate glucolipotoxicity associated β-cell dysfunction via inhibition of IL-1β and improved insulin secretion

Glucolipotocixity induces IL-1 β secretion which impairs pancreatic β-cell insulin secretion. Ellagic acid and urolithin A have strong anti-inflammatory effect on cells. Muscadine and amla are very good source...

Authors: Srikanth Earpina, Karen McDonough, Millicent Yeboah-Awudzi, Kristina J. Cook, Sita Aggarwal and Jack N. Losso

Compositional characteristics and oxidative stability of chia seed oil (Salvia hispanica L)

Fatty acid composition and triacylglycerols (TAG) profile of chia seed oil were determined. The main fatty acids present in the tested oil were α-linolenic acid (Ln, 61.1%) > linoleic acid (L, 16.6%) > palmiti...

Authors: Abrehem Abad and Fereidoon Shahidi

Effect of drying methods and parameters on the antioxidant properties of tea (Camellia sinensis) leaves

Conventional drying using heated air oven is commonly used as a method for preserving the product but often affects the nutritional value, taste, and texture. However, the heat from the drying method can oxidi...

Authors: A. S. Roslan, A. Ismail, Y. Ando and A. Azlan

Changes in the sugars, amino acids and organic acids of postharvest spermine-treated immature vegetable soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) as determined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy

¹H NMR spectroscopy was adopted to determine compositional changes (mainly sugars, organic acids and amino acids) involved in cold-stored immature soybean grains after exogenous spermine treatment. Significant .....

Authors: Jiangfeng Song, Gang Wu, Tao Li, Chunquan Liu and Dajing Li

Plant food anti-nutritional factors and their reduction strategies: an overview

Legumes and cereals contain high amounts of macronutrients and micronutrients but also anti-nutritional factors. Major anti-nutritional factors, which are found in edible crops include saponins, tannins, phyti...

Authors: Mrinal Samtiya, Rotimi E. Aluko and Tejpal Dhewa

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

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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