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... Peanuts are transported by ship from production regions to all across the globe. Quality problems are frequently encountered due to increased levels of free fatty acids (FFAs) and a decline in organoleptic quality through lipid oxidation occurring during transport and storage. We studied the role of moisture (water activity, aw) in interaction with 87 days hermetic storage under air or nitrogen ga ...
... This study investigated the dynamic changes in the anaerobic metabolism end products (ethanol, acetaldehyde and ethyl acetate) of different apple cultivars during 84-days of regular air (RA) and controlled atmosphere (CA) storage after 0-, 3-, 7- and 14-days of anoxia. Increasing the length of exposure to anoxia increased the anaerobic metabolites concentrations (AMC) in all cultivars. Fruit could ...
... This study evaluated drying characteristics, structure and essential oil chemical composition, and biological activity of A. galanga by hot air drying (HAD), vacuum drying (VD), freeze drying (FD). The results showed that HAD had the shortest drying time while FD could better maintain the microstructure and showed a higher essential oil yield than HAD and VD. In addition, E-nose, HS-GC-IMS and HS- ...
... In this study, the main reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) in cold plasma treated air (CPTA) were determined, and their effects on lipid oxidation, fatty acid composition and volatile profile in dry-cured black carp were investigated. Results showed that ozone (O₃) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) were the main ROS/RNS, both of which were in a few mg/m³ to tens mg/m³. Increased peroxide value (P ...
... Cold plasma has potential for the degradation of aflatoxins in corn and hazelnuts; however, this has not been demonstrated for aflatoxin in milk. In this study, the efficacy of high voltage atmospheric cold plasma (HVACP) on the reduction of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in skim milk improved with increasing treatment times (1-20 min), using gas containing 65% oxygen (MA65) rather than air, increasing volta ...
... This study aimed to discover a simple, rapid, effective, inexpensive, and natural method to enhance the GABA content in edible rhizomes. To achieve this aim, edible rhizome samples were treated with different processing methods. Drying with hot air increased the GABA content in Chinese yam (CY) eight-fold compared with untreated CY. Drying with sunshine or hot air increased it 13- and 28-fold in t ...
... The effects of far-infrared radiation drying (FIRD), freeze drying (FD), vacuum drying (VD), and hot air drying (HAD) on appearance, physicochemical properties, antioxidant activities, antityrosinase capacity using B16F10 melanoma cell from seed-used pumpkins (hull-less pumpkin and hull pumpkin) were evaluated. Results suggested that hull-less pumpkin (HLP) dehydrated by FIRD provided the highest ...
adhesion; air; air drying; ammonium sulfate; color; contact angle; decolorization; ethanol; food chemistry; gelatin; opacity; tensile strength; water solubility
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... The properties of gelatin film fabricated by ethanol precipitation effect dehydration, Hofmeister effect dehydration and hot air drying dehydration were investigated. The results revealed that the mechanical properties were significantly improved by ethanol precipitation and Hofmeister effect. The tensile strength and elongation at break of the film prepared by ethanol precipitation were increased ...
... The present study aimed to investigate the effect of hot air drying (HD), microwave rolling-bed drying (MRD), hot air microwave rolling-bed drying (HMRD), pulse-spouted microwave vacuum drying (PSMVD) and freeze-drying (FD) on the drying characteristics, quality properties and microstructure of edamame. Six models were fitted the drying curves, and quality attributes were analyzed. Results indicat ...
... The aim of this work was to study the effects of microwaves (MW) and hot air (HA) treatments on enzyme activities and quality parameters in wheat germ (WG). Both MW and HA were effective at inactivating lipases. MW treatment inactivated lipases more at lower temperatures (60 and 70 °C) than HA (150–200 °C). Peroxide values, acidity, and fatty acid profiles of WG oil remained unaltered after HA and ...
... Fresh shiitake (Lentinus edodes) is prone to brown, pileus-opening and flavor-loss during storage. Therefore, it is important to find an effective preservation method for fresh shiitake. Negative air ions (NAI) are negatively-charged molecules or atoms in the air, and can affect the physiological metabolism of live cells and be conveniently used with low cost. In this study, NAI treatment was perf ...
... Addition of oenological tannins claims to have a positive impact on wine stability, protection from oxidation and likely sensory persistence. However, their role on red wine aroma during oxidation is controversial. The present study aims at investigating the effect of addition of oenological tannins on wine flavour (mainly aroma) before and after air exposure. Temporal Dominance of Sensations, a d ...
... Freezing is a method that plays a key role in the storage of aquatic products. The effects of different methods of freezing on the quality, microstructure, ice-crystal morphology, and protein oxidation of Sciaenops ocellatus were investigated. Air freezing (AF), immersion freezing (IF), and different powers of ultrasound-assisted immersion freezing (UIF) (150, 200, and 250 W) were studied. IF and ...
air; color; fish; fish cakes; food chemistry; fried foods; oils; oxidation; texture; water content
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... This study investigated the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in fish cakes under air frying, deep frying, pan frying and baking. The results showed that the AGEs contents on the surface of fish cakes significantly increased with prolonging heating time. The AGEs contents under different methods were following: deep frying > air frying ≈ pan frying > baking. However, the AGEs con ...
... Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) can inhibit microbial growth and prolong shelf life of fresh-cut cucumbers. This study compared the effects of different packaging gases on the growth of E. coli O157:H7 and sensory characteristics of fresh-cut cucumbers. Changes in key movement, adhesion, and oxidative stress genes expression of strain under optimal MAP and air were determined. Cell population ...
... Browning seriously causes postharvest deterioration of the yellow cultivars of Flammulina filiformis, yet the browning process and its mechanism have not been described. Changes of L*, a*, b* values, the browning and whiteness index during air contacted storage were evaluated, uncovering the great loss of brightness and meanwhile the accumulation of yellowness and redness. Browning tissue showed a ...
... The present study aims to reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying aroma persistence, as it plays a major role in food appreciation and quality. A multidisciplinary approach including ex vivo experiments using a novel model of oral mucosa and saliva as well as in vivo dynamic instrumental and sensory experiments was applied. Ex vivo results showed a reduction in aroma release between 7 and 86% i ...
... Effects of food microstructure and processing methods on moisture migration in food during processing are important for improving product quality. This study evaluated the effects of fibre directions and dehydration methods on beef dehydration and rehydration behaviours using near-infrared hyperspectral imaging. Beef slices (transversal cut) and splits (longitudinal cut) were dehydrated by hot air ...
... Marine carotenoids, particularly fucoxanthin, are emerging in the food value chain and gaining traction for their role in delivering health benefits. Unfortunately, the very feature of fucoxanthin which confers its bioactivities also renders it unstable. It is imperative to have a better understanding on the mechanisms involved to mitigate undesirable losses. This paper presented a review on fucox ...
... In this paper, the changes of non-volatile taste substances and the formation mechanism of taste quality of Lentinula edodes during hot air drying at 50 °C were studied. The results showed that with the increase of drying time, the moisture content gradually decreased, volume shrinkage, color deepening, chewiness and viscosity first increased and then decreased. After drying for 8 h, when the mois ...
... Awareness of edible rose being beneficial for health has attracted researchers in exploring different rose products. The study aimed to investigate effects of vacuum freeze drying (VFD), hot air drying (HAD), heat pump drying (HPD), relative humidity drying (RHD) and catalytic infrared drying (CID) on the physicochemical properties, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of Pingyin roses. Results s ...
... Novel microcapsules containing grape peel by-product extract were obtained. In this pursuit, complex coacervation of casein/pectin bioconjugate and spray-drying were combined. We have investigated the role of the dispersion feed rate (FR), drying air inlet temperature (IT) and drying air flow rate (AR) in the drying yield, microencapsulation efficiency, total polyphenols and anthocyanins contents, ...
... Four types of pure lipid, namely lauric acid (LA), glycerol monolaurate (MAG), diglycerol laurate (DAG) and triglyceride laurate (TAG) were used to prepare oleofoams. The relationship between crystal profiles and their performance in oleofoams was established. DAG formed small needle-like crystals while MAG formed large flake-like crystals in oleogels, and crystal shells around air bubbles were ob ...
... The levels of carotenoids and carotenoid esters in pumpkin (C. maxima) slices as affected by hot air drying (60–100 °C, 6–17 h) were assessed via an HPLC-MS/MS method. Among the 25 carotenoids and carotenoid esters identified in pumpkin flesh, xanthophyll diesters (including (all-E)-violaxanthin dipalmitate, lutein 3-O-myristate-3′-O-laurate, lutein 3-O-palmitate-3′-O-laurate, lutein 3-O-myristate ...
... The thermal degradation behavior of cyanidin-3-O-gluoside (Cy3G) in nitrogen and air was studied using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), thermogravimetry–Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (TG-FTIR) and pyrolysis–gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GCMS). The results show that the thermal degradation of Cy3G in nitrogen and in air can be divided into three steps. The total degradation ra ...
... The interfacial properties of pea protein isolate (NPP) were modified by pH12-shifting (BPP) and ultrasound treatment as a substitute for skimmed milk powder (SMP) in ice cream. The physicochemical properties and fat crystallization in emulsions before and after whipping were analyzed. Compared with SMP, the BPP emulsion displayed superior stability with small particle size and high viscosity. Fat ...
... A red pigment was prepared by reaction of chlorogenic acid (CGA) with tryptophan (TRP) in air at pH 9 (37% w/w yield) and evaluated as food dye. The main component of pigment was formulated as an unusual benzochromeno[2,3-b]indole linked to a TRP unit, featuring a cyanine type chromophore (λₘₐₓ 542, 546 nm, 1% extinction coefficient of the sodium salt = 244 ± 2). The chromophore showed a minimal p ...
... Thermal processing is a common processing method for tilapia which has an important impact on the quality and characteristics of fish meat. This study aimed to investigate changes in the metabolites of tilapia fillets after thermal processing. In this work, we used a UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS metabolomics method to identify and screen differential metabolites. A total of 249 metabolites were identified fr ...
... In order to evaluate the effects of drying methods on the drying characteristics, quality (color, volatile oil (VO) content, shikimic acid (SA) content, trans-anethole content in the star anise volatile oil (TA-O)) and flavor components of star anise (Illicium verum Hook.f.), we tested five different methods (hot air drying (HAD), heat pump drying (HPD), far infrared radiation drying (FIRD), micro ...
... Jujube slices were pretreated by cold plasma for 15, 30, and 60 s on each side, followed by hot air drying at 50, 60, and 70 °C. Scanning electron microscopy investigation indicated that the application of cold plasma significantly changed the surface topography of jujube slice by etching larger cavities, which can facilitate moisture transfer and consequently enhance drying rate and effective dif ...
... The effect of ascorbic acid [AA (40 mmol L⁻¹)] and oxalic acid [OA (2 mmol L⁻¹)] on browning of litchi fruit was investigated under 5% CO₂ + 1% O₂ controlled atmosphere (CA) and compared with air at 5 ± 1 °C for 28 days. The combined application of AA and OA suppressed browning index, soluble quinones, and activities of polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase under CA compared with control. The combinat ...
... Although hot air (HA) is a conventional roasting medium for coffee beans, HA roasting is known to result in possible formation of toxic compounds, including acrolein, acrylamide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Superheated steam (SHS) roasting is therefore proposed as an alternative means to alleviate the formation of these toxic compounds in roasted coffee beans. Robusta coffee beans ...
... The present study aimed to investigate the effect of initial vacuum package (VP), air package (AP) and salt-solution package (NP) on texture softening and package-swelling of Paocai by comparing the changes in physicochemical properties, pectinolysis, microstructure, microbial profile, as well as sugar and organic acid profiles during storage. Results showed that, when compared with AP and NP, wit ...
... In this work, date-fruit syrup waste extract (DSWE) was used as an antioxidant additive to develop active gelatin films with enhanced food preservation properties. The effect of DSWE content (5, 10, 15, and 25 wt%) on the mechanical, physical, and antioxidant properties of the gelatin films were analyzed. Total phenolic content and antioxidant assay analysis revealed that the active compounds in b ...
... The effect of three drying methods (hot air, freeze and spray drying) on the solubility and amphiphilicity of gelatin were investigated and compared. Results showed spray drying gelatin (SDG) and hot air drying gelatin (HDG) showed the lowest and best solubility, respectively. This phenomenon was attributed to the degree of subunits degradation and hydrophobicity. The HDG showed an obvious degrada ...
Corylus avellana; air; allergenicity; cell walls; food chemistry; hazelnuts; heat transfer; lipids; protein composition; protein solubility
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... Roasting is known to affect the protein profile and allergenicity of hazelnuts (Corylus avellana cv TGL). The aim of the study was to investigate whether roasting techniques based on different heat transfer methods (hot air and infrared), differently affect the protein solubility and the IgE-binding capacities of both the soluble and insoluble hazelnut protein fractions. The immune-reactivity of t ...
... This study investigated the effect of plasma-activated liquid (PAL) including plasma-activated water (PAW) and plasma-activated buffer solution (PABS) for the reduction of chlorothalonil (CTL) and thiram (THM) pesticide residues on tomato fruit. Results revealed that the PAL obtained by using atmospheric air as the feed gas, CTL residues were decreased to 85.3% and 74.2% and THM residues decreased ...
... Postharvest, pea vine field residue (haulm) was steam-sterilised and then juiced; a chloroplast-rich fraction (CRF) was recovered from the juice by centrifugation. The stability of selected nutrients (β-carotene, lutein, and α-tocopherol) in the freeze-dried CRF material was measured over 84 days; the impact of temperature (-20 °C, 4 °C, 25 °C and 40 °C), light and air on nutrient stability was es ...
... The effects of brewing water on the sensory attributes and physicochemical properties of tea infusions made from Chinese teas were investigated. The tea infusions brewed in water with higher pH and total dissolved solids (TDS), generally had a darker color and lower overall sensory acceptability. Moreover, those infusions had less catechins, particularly galloylated-catechins, and lower antioxidan ...
... The purpose of this research was to study the effect of hot air drying, microwave vacuum drying and freeze drying combined with explosion puffing drying (HDEPD, MDEPD and FDEPD) on physicochemical properties, antioxidant activities and flavor characteristics of apples. The results showed that MDEPD and FDEPD products had better color and textural properties, exhibited a homogeneous porous structur ...
... The reaction of 2-alkenals (crotonaldehyde and 2-pentenal) with hydroquinones (hydroquinone and tert-butylhydroquinone) and benzoquinones (benzoquinone, methylbenzoquinone, and methoxybenzoquinone) was studied as a potential route for the endogenous formation of naphthoquinones and anthraquinones in foods. Polycyclic quinones were produced at a low water activity, within a wide pH range, and in th ...
... In this study, pepper seed oil (PSO) was microencapsulated by spray drying at optimum conditions: oil/total solid material at 20% (w/w), gum Arabic/maltodextrin (GA/MD) at 1/5 (w/w), and air inlet temperature of 184 °C. Particle size distribution and morphology of the PSO powder (PSOP) were determined by a laser particle diameter analyzer and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Fourier transform i ...
... Thinned peach is abundant in polyphenols, and has been shown to exhibit various bioactivities. In this study, we evaluated the underlying immunomodulatory activity of polyphenol extracts of thinned peach (PETP) via the NF-κB and Nrf2 signaling pathways in RAW264.7 macrophages. The results demonstrated that the PETP efficiently activated the nuclear translocation of NF-κB and Nrf2, as well as downs ...
air; air drying; food chemistry; liquid chromatography; luteolin; odors; pepper; phenolic compounds; sensory evaluation; tandem mass spectrometry
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... Aroma, phenolic compounds and sensory properties of fresh and powdered organic and conventional sweet red peppers dried by three methods (hot air, intermittent microwave and infrared) were studied. The number of aroma compounds was higher in both fresh and powdered organic pepper samples; however, the total amount was higher in conventional samples. In both organic and conventional samples, alcoho ...
... The popping process has been widely used as a technique for obtaining snacks. This study evaluated the effect of the popping process on the structural and thermal properties of sorghum. Seven varieties of sorghum were used. Raw sorghum grains were adjusted to 11% moisture and popped at 210 °C for 90 s with hot air. Microstructure, thermal and viscosity properties, and X-Ray and infrared spectrum w ...
... Thermally accelerated oxidative degradation of wolfberry pulp was kinetically monitored using model-free and model-based approaches. Kinetic calculations were performed based on simultaneous thermal analysis measurements in an air at four different heating rates. From kinetic analysis, new developed mechanistic scheme which is responsible for wolfberries anti-oxidative behavior was proposed. It wa ...
... Effect of air velocities, stepwise in-bag ageing and ageing time on the oxidative stability, proteolysis and digestibility of fresh and long-term frozen-stored dry-aged lean beef were studied. Increased air velocities and stepwise ageing regime had no effect (P > 0.05) on dry-aged beef lipid and protein oxidative stabilities and proteolysis pattern compared to control straight-dry-ageing. TBARS, p ...
... The type of container (airtight and pouches with different O₂ permeability) and packing conditions (cover brine, air or N₂ atmosphere) has been studied to preserve black ripe olives in acid medium for a year. Unlike the traditional sterilized product, these acidified olives only needed pasteurization to assure its microbial safety, the absence of acrylamide being an additional advantage. Surprisin ...
... l-Tryptophan (l-Trp) is an amino acid important in nutrition, and mainly provided by food supplements. However, it is known to be unstable under light irradiation, which is an issue for the nutrition and feed industry. In the present study, the photostability of l-Trp was studied in acidic aqueous solutions under air and under an inert atmosphere, N₂. The photodegradation was followed using UV–vis ...
air; convection; degradation; food chemistry; hydrophobicity; livestock and meat industry; longissimus muscle; muscle protein; raw meat; swine; water; water holding capacity
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... The effect of microwave combined with air convection thawing (MAT) on the properties and tertiary structure of myofibrillar proteins (MPs) from porcine longissimus dorsi muscle was investigated and compared with single treatments (air thawing, microwave thawing) and fresh meat (FM). Among the thawing treatments, the carbonyl content, dityrosine content, and surface hydrophobicity of MPs in MAT wer ...