Showing papers in "Food and Bioproducts Processing in 2012"

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of some processing parameters on moisture content, water activity, drying yield, bulk density, solubility, glass transition temperature (T g ), and microstructure of spray dried black mulberry (Morus nigra ) juice powders were investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of process conditions on the microencapsulation of coffee oil by spray drying, using gum Arabic as encapsulating agent, was evaluated by a complete 2 3 central composite rotatable design.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a modified starch (Capsul ® ) as an encapsulating agent, and applied them to a stability test to evaluate the effect of microencapsulation on lycopene stability.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the influence of air drying temperature on kinetics, physicochemical properties, total phenolic content and ascorbic acid of pears and concluded that air drying can have a profound influence on pears' performance.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of different drying treatments on the color and textural attributes of green bell peppers and pumpkin, which were dried using two different methods: air drying and freeze-drying.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the isolation and characterization of bromelain extract from the wastes of Nang Lae and Phu Lae pineapple cultivars (economical fruits of Chiang Rai province, Thailand).

TL;DR: In this article, a preliminary study is presented for the minimization and recovery of solid and liquid residues generated in the production of orange juice with a view to the implantation of industrial plants which can reuse this material, in order to add value to this solid/liquid waste and provide environmental benefits.

TL;DR: Subcritical water extraction of phenolic compounds from pomegranate seed residues (PSR) was performed as mentioned in this paper, and the results showed that the optimum extraction time was 30min, solid to water ratio was 1:40, and the highest phenolic content (TPC) was obtained at 220°C.

TL;DR: Ramallo et al. the authors presented Ramallo, Laura Ana, et al., the authors, a paper on the evolution of the human brain. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Quimicas y Naturales; Argentina

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors dealt with the extraction and purification of anthocyanins from red cabbage and used six different adsorbents, including non-ionic acrylic ester adsorbent, namely Amberlite XAD-7HP, which showed the highest adsorption capacity (0.84 mg/mL of resin) and desorption ratio (92.85%).

TL;DR: In this article, a new method for pomegranate seed application in food industries was developed based on the extraction of seed oil and its subsequent encapsulation by spray drying, where skimmed milk powder was used as encapsulating agent.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors extracted xylan from corn cobs and subsequent production of xylooligosaccharides (XOS) using HPLC analysis of hydrolysate revealed increased production of XOS with time.

TL;DR: In this paper, the antioxidant activity of marigold extracts was investigated by the radical scavenging activity assays ((2,2-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazolin-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)).

TL;DR: In this article, fresh ginger slices were dehydrated by air drying (AD), microwave drying (MD), vacuum drying (VD), and freezing drying (FD), and the main volatiles were extracted from fresh ginger pulp and ground ginger powder with solid phase microextraction (SPME).

TL;DR: In this paper, a mathematical model of pineapple rings during combined far-infrared radiation and air convection drying was developed to investigate the evolutions of moisture content and qualities, including color, shear force ratio and shrinkage.

TL;DR: In this article, the drying kinetics of G. tournefortii were investigated for both the microwave and open sun drying conditions, and five different microwave power levels ranging from 90 to 800 W were used for the microwave drying.

TL;DR: In this paper, a blend of orange and carrot juice was processed by three selected treatments combining pulsed electric fields (PEF), ultraviolet light (UV) and high intensity light pulses (HILP) with manothermosonication (MTS) technology.

TL;DR: In this article, the results of pomegranate seed oil extraction were compared by superheated hexane extraction (SHHE), Soxhlet extraction and cold pressing method for different temperatures (80, 100, 120, 120°C), mean particle sizes (0.25, 0.50 and 1.00), and n-hexane flow rates ( 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0

TL;DR: Ethanol modified supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO 2 ) extraction of flavonoids from Momordica charantia L. fruits and its antioxidant activity were performed as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, Pacific abalone viscera were hydrolyzed with five commercially available proteases, including alkali protease, papain, neutral protease and trypsin.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the moisture loss kinetics and the structural changes induced by both conventional and ultrasonically assisted convective drying of eggplant tissue, and show that the ultrasonic effect was dependent on the power applied, thus, the higher the power, the faster the moisture losses.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of combining high-intensity pulsed electric fields (HIPEF) with citric acid or cinnamon bark oil, as antimicrobial substances, on the microbiological shelf life of strawberry, orange, apple, pear and tomato juices was evaluated in addition to the sensory properties of these products.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the gelatin properties of the skin and bones of two species of fishes, namely, Tiger-toothed croaker and Pink perch, and concluded that the skin is a prospective source to produce gelatin with desirable functional properties comparable to commercially available mammalian gelatins.

TL;DR: In this paper, the potential of a nanofiltration (NF) process for the separation and concentration of phenolic compounds from press liquors obtained by pigmented orange peels was evaluated.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of frying cycles on physical, chemical and heat transfer quality of rice bran oil (RBO) during the preparation of poori (an Indian traditional fried food) by deep-fat frying was investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper, a rice bran oil was extracted from rice brans by solvent extraction using ethanol and the influence of process variables, solvent hydration (0 −24% of water, on mass basis), temperature (60 −90°C), solvent-to-rice bran mass ratio (2.5 : 1 to 4.5: 1) and stirrer speed (100 −250 ǫ) were analysed using the response surface methodology.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focused on the study of thin layer drying behavior of sludge from water treatment plants in tomato processing industries, using a convective dryer, and found that the drying rate was found to increase with temperature and velocity, hence reducing the total drying time.

TL;DR: In this article, the individual efficiency of six commercial pectinase preparations (Endopolygalacturonase M2, Pectinases, Viscozyme L and Pectinex Ultra SP-L) in catalyzing the liberation of pectic oligosaccharides (POS) from polygalacturonic acid was investigated.

TL;DR: A. sojae ATCC 20235 with highest polymethylgalacturonase activity and highest polygalactonase activity both exo- and endo-enzyme activity, is a promising candidate for industrial pectinase production, a group of enzymes with high commercial value, in solid-state fermentation processes.

TL;DR: Based on a very simple model of mass conservation, three experimental properties (solid density, liquid density and initial bulk density) and the simultaneous acquisition of the reduced moisture content and the volume shrinkage during drying, a simple method is proposed to calculate the bulk porosity of a material during drying as discussed by the authors.