Nutrition & Food Science: Volume 45 Issue 4

Effect of Ocimum sanctum Linn (Tulsi) on the oxidative stability and storage quality of chicken sausages

Z. F. Bhat, Sunil Kumar, Lokesh Kumar

The purpose of this paper was to explore the possibility of utilization of Ocimum sanctum Linn (Tulsi) leaf extract as a natural preservative in muscle foods. The products…

Red meat consumption and type 2 diabetes mellitus risk: A systematic review of the evidence

Emma Derbyshire, Carrie Ruxton

This review aims to evaluate and review literature published in the area of rising concerns that red meat consumption may be associated with risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus…

Antioxidant potential and quality characteristics of functional mutton patties incorporated with cabbage powder

Om Prakash Malav, B. D. Sharma, R. R. Kumar, Suman Talukder, S. R. Ahmed, Irshad A.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the efficacy of cabbage powder as a source of natural antioxidants and dietary fibre for the development of functional mutton patties…

Accelerated maturation of processed yerba-mate under the controlled conditions of temperature and humidity

Itamar Luís Gonçalves, Nessana Dartora, Ana Cláudia Piovezan Borges, Ana Paula Picolo, Rogério Marcos Dallago, Lauro Mera de Souza, Alice Teresa Valduga

The purpose of this paper was to assess the changes in secondary metabolites and color during yerba-mate aging under controlled conditions. In Uruguay and Paraguay, the yerba-mate…

Oregano essential oil: effect on sensory acceptability

Marília Gonçalves Cattelan, Maurício Bonatto Machado de Castilhos, Débora Cristina Moraes Niz da Silva, Ana Carolina Conti-Silva, Fernando Leite Hoffmann

This paper aimed to evaluate sensory acceptability of salad dressing formulated with different quantities of oregano essential oil (OEO) and salt as a starting point for the use…

Effect of pomegranate seed powder, grape seed extract and tomato powder on the quality characteristics of chicken nuggets

Simranjeet Kaur, Sunil Kumar, Z. F. Bhat, Arvind Kumar

The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the effect of pomegranate seed powder, grape seed extract and tomato powder on the quality characteristics of chicken nuggets during…

Sensory features and physical-chemical characterization of Brazilian honey bread with passion fruit peel flour

Ana Carolina Conti-Silva, Renata Ferreira Roncari

The purpose of this paper is to substitute wheat flour by passion fruit peel flour in Brazilian honey bread (pão de mel), with evaluation of the breads’ sensory features, chemical…

Augmentation of quality attributes of chicken tikka prepared from spent hen meat with lemon juice and ginger extract marination

Yogesh Kumar, Praneeta Singh, Vinay Kumar Tanwar, Prabhakaran Ponnusamy, Pramod Kumar Singh, Prateek Shukla

– The purpose of this study is to produce spent hen tikka of improved quality attributes using lemon juice and ginger extract marination.

Effect of short term administration of konjac glucomannan hydrolysates on adult blood lipid parameters and glucose concentrations

Prisana Suwannaporn, Richard Frank Tester, Farage H. Al-Ghazzewi, Paponpat Artitdit

– This paper aims to evaluate the effect of depolymerised glucomannan in regulating blood lipid and glucose concentrations.

The effect of cold-pressing and solvent extraction on some characteristics of kariya (Hildergadia barteri) seed oil

Adewale Williams Adebayo, Babatunde S Ogunsina, Olasunkanmi Saka Gbadamosi

– This study aims to investigate some physicochemical characteristics of Hildegardia barteri seed oils obtained by cold-pressing and solvent extraction procedures.

Effects of curing ingredients and nisin on product characteristics of Vawksa rep (smoked pork product)

Lalchamliani Lalchamliani, Pragati Hazarika, Tarun Pal Singh, Suman Talukder

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of curing ingredients (salt, sugar, nitrate and nitrite) and nisin as preservative on the storage stability of a traditional…

Microbiological contamination sources of freshly cultivated vegetables

Md. Sajjad Alam, Farahnaaz Feroz, Hasibur Rahman, Kamal Kanta Das, Rashed Noor

The purpose of the paper is to emphasize on contamination sources of freshly cultivated vegetables commonly consumed by the Bangladeshi people. Several local studies have been…