Peter L. Bordi Jr., Michele D. Rager, Danielle M. Hack, S. William Hessert Jr.
{"title":"Development and sensory evaluation of a trans fat-free sugar cookie","authors":"Peter L. Bordi Jr., Michele D. Rager, Danielle M. Hack, S. William Hessert Jr.","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00063.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00063.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recent research linking trans fats to adverse health effects has caused many companies to eliminate trans fats from the foods they produce and sell. A local Pennsylvania-based restaurant chain is one such company that has been proactive in taking such steps by reformulating its signature treat: the smiley cookie. The aim of this study was to develop a trans fat-free smiley cookie that would at least be as acceptable to consumers as the current smiley cookie. Sensory evaluation was performed on both cookies. Responses revealed that the trans fat-free cookies scored significantly higher than the original cookie for several attributes. As a result, the restaurant will begin to produce the trans fat-free cookie for sale to consumers.</p>","PeriodicalId":100783,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Foodservice","volume":"18 5","pages":"167-175"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00063.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74526902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peter L. Bordi Jr., Jennifer H. Stokols, Danielle M. Hack, Michele D. Rager, S. William Hessert Jr.
{"title":"Sensory evaluation of salted trans fat-free french fries vs. salted trans fat french fries","authors":"Peter L. Bordi Jr., Jennifer H. Stokols, Danielle M. Hack, Michele D. Rager, S. William Hessert Jr.","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00066.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00066.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This sensory analysis study sought to determine consumer preferences of two fry oils and two types of french fries according to taste, texture and appearance characteristics. Specifically, the aim was to assess the acceptability of substituting trans fat-free french fries and oil while focusing on the possible change in sensory characteristics. The fries were salted for testing in order for consumers to consume a fry product similar to what they would receive in a restaurant. Overall, the 94 taste panelists preferred the trans fat-free fries to the regular version, and seemed to rate fries cooked in trans fat-free oils higher on overall appearance, color, initial taste impression, texture, taste intensity and quality. Based on these findings, the industry might consider using the trans fat-free versions of french fries and frying oils in order to reduce trans fats in foods and to lower heart disease in the American population.</p>","PeriodicalId":100783,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Foodservice","volume":"18 5","pages":"198-205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00066.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83082610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marzena Danowska-Oziewicz, Mirosława Karpińska-Tymoszczyk, Jerzy Borowski
{"title":"The effect of cooking in a steam-convection oven on the quality of selected dishes","authors":"Marzena Danowska-Oziewicz, Mirosława Karpińska-Tymoszczyk, Jerzy Borowski","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00065.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00065.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The effects of cooking in a steam-convection (combi) oven in comparison with traditional methods of cooking, such as frying, roasting and boiling, on basic chemical composition and contents of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and sulphydryl (SH) groups of pork, fish and chicken meats, potatoes and carrot were studied. The cooking of pork and fish in a combi oven required a longer time than traditional frying; therefore higher cooking losses were observed, whereas cooking losses in chicken cooked in a traditional oven and the combi oven were comparable. Foods cooked in the combi oven contained more protein and less fat than traditionally cooked samples. Lack of water in the combi oven cooking enabled a higher retention of vitamin C in vegetables. The intensity of HMF forming was higher in products cooked in the combi oven. Changes in proteins were smaller in meats cooked in the combi oven (higher content of total SH groups), whereas they were higher in the combi oven-cooked vegetables.</p>","PeriodicalId":100783,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Foodservice","volume":"18 5","pages":"187-197"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00065.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87965312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developments in Vending – AVEX 2007","authors":"Mike Saltmarsh, Andrew Hall","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00059.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00059.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The biennial international vending exhibition, AVEX, in April 2007, including the ‘Cooler Show’, showcased a number of developments. The industry demonstrated ways of reducing the environmental impact of vending by reducing energy consumption and increasing recycling. The retail trend for more fairly traded products was mirrored in the increase in the number of fairly traded coffee, tea and chocolate items available. Both the range and quality of hot food provision is increasing, assisted by developments in reheating technology. Two entirely new drink-vending concepts, one using capsules containing liquid concentrates, and the other providing pouches of cold drinks from concentrate, were launched. The water cooler industry showed options based on bottles, direct connection to the mains, bag-in-box and condensation from the atmosphere. The increasing emphasis on hygiene was evident in the range of ultraviolet (UV), ozone and filtration methods offered to reduce bacterial counts to a minimum.</p>","PeriodicalId":100783,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Foodservice","volume":"18 4","pages":"161-163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00059.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81132835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence and aerobic plate counts (APC) on plastic cutting boards*","authors":"Maritza B. Leon, Julie A. Albrecht","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00060.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00060.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The objective of this study was to compare the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence method with aerobic plate count (APC). Three plastic cutting boards (30 × 35 cm) divided into 42 equal areas of 5 × 5 cm were used as food-contact surfaces. A culture of <i>Lactobacillus rhamnosus</i> ATCC 7469 with a starting concentration of 10<sup>9</sup> colony-forming units (cfu/mL) was used as a source of cells and ATP. The culture was diluted in phosphate buffer saline to obtain four more initial target concentrations 10<sup>7</sup>, 10<sup>5</sup>, 10<sup>3</sup> and 10<sup>1</sup> cfu/mL. After inoculation of the boards, recovery of microorganism was achieved by swabbing the surface with sterile cotton-tipped swabs for the APC assay, and PocketSwab Plus (Charm Sciences Inc., Lawrence, MA) for the bioluminescence test. Recovery after 15 min of inoculation gave average bioluminescence readings of 1.08 log<sub>10</sub>, 2.99 log<sub>10</sub>, 4.97 log<sub>10</sub> and 5.84 log<sub>10</sub> relative light units that corresponded to average recovered APC readings of 3.71 × 10<sup>3</sup>, 5.39 × 10<sup>5</sup>, 7.44 × 10<sup>7</sup> and 9.30 × 10<sup>9</sup> cfu on a 25-cm<sup>2</sup> surface area. Controls taken prior to the inoculation of the boards gave estimated average APC readings of <10 cfu and bioluminescence readings equal to zero. The correlation coefficient, <i>r</i> = 0.98, suggested a strong relationship between the two methods. A linear regression analysis showed a positive linear relationship between the two methods in the range of 10<sup>3</sup>–10<sup>7</sup> cfu. A sensitive ratio test with a value of 1.016 gave an indication that ATP is as good as APC in evaluating sanitation on plastic cutting boards.</p>","PeriodicalId":100783,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Foodservice","volume":"18 4","pages":"145-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00060.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75537427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Meal Composition Approach – a new way of optimising the quality of foodservice products","authors":"Johanne Olsen, Margit Aaslyng","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00058.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00058.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The objective of this paper was to introduce a new approach for foodservice professionals to compose meal solutions, with a focus on optimising the quality and variation of end products. Modularisation principles were used to develop the Meal Composition Approach, supporting the process of translating consumer requirements into meal composition, based on knowledge of component properties and interactions, as well as processing, a central aspect of food production. The approach consists of seven steps, which can be used at several levels as a framework to approach meal composition and consumer satisfaction in a systematic manner. This research fills a gap in the literature, describing a holistic approach to meal composition, which considers quality issues in relation to specific meals. Furthermore, modularisation has not previously been described in relation to food products.</p>","PeriodicalId":100783,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Foodservice","volume":"18 4","pages":"133-144"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00058.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78587780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew Hall, Mike Saltmarsh, Louise Fielding, Adrian Peters
{"title":"Evaluation of three commonly used cleaning methods for reducing bacterial numbers on hot drinks vending machine mixing bowls artificially contaminated with Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus","authors":"Andrew Hall, Mike Saltmarsh, Louise Fielding, Adrian Peters","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00061.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00061.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>During normal operation, mixing bowls in hot drinks vending machines become soiled with drink powders and water, increasing the risk of microbial growth and survival of microorganisms. The efficacy of three different cleaning protocols against artificially contaminated mixing bowls was investigated. Mixing bowls were soiled using hot chocolate powder and a suspension of either <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> or vegetative <i>Bacillus cereus</i> giving a final bacterial load of 10<sup>6</sup> cfu/cm<sup>2</sup>, and were cleaned using detergent, detergent/sanitiser and dishwasher-based cleaning protocols. Traditional microbiological methods were used to measure the effect of cleaning. All three cleaning protocols gave a significant (<i>P</i> ≤ 0.05) reduction in bacterial numbers, each achieving approximately a 3-log reduction. No significant or operational differences were observed between the three methods, although the detergent/sanitiser protocol achieved the greatest log reduction. This study demonstrates that a simple, detergent-based cleaning protocol is sufficient to achieve a 3-log reduction in bacterial load of artificially soiled mixing bowls.</p>","PeriodicalId":100783,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Foodservice","volume":"18 4","pages":"153-160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00061.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85116748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joachim Schafheitle MPhil, John S. A. Edwards PhD, Dr Honoris Causa
{"title":"Handbook of Meat, Poultry and Seafood Quality","authors":"Joachim Schafheitle MPhil, John S. A. Edwards PhD, Dr Honoris Causa","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00057.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00057.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100783,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Foodservice","volume":"18 4","pages":"164-166"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00057.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82267888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Illuminating the (non-)meaning of food: organization, power and responsibilities in public elderly care – a Swedish perspective","authors":"Ylva Mattsson Sydner, Christina Fjellström","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00056.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00056.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper is an integrative literature review and analysis of the organization, power and responsibilities of public elderly care in Sweden with a focus on food and foodservice provision. In Sweden, the public sector is largely responsible for caring for people who cannot manage their everyday life activities themselves. In the process of decentralization, the municipalities are given the responsibility to care for a growing population of old people, many of whom require extended care and help. In several studies, different problems have been revealed in relation to the municipalities’ commitment to and engagement in this issue of providing old people with food and meals. To achieve a national curriculum, and counteract the non-meaning of food in elderly care, we need a compulsory organization that gives old people the power, the right and the choice of food security in their everyday life.</p>","PeriodicalId":100783,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Foodservice","volume":"18 3","pages":"119-129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00056.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73767605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Athanasios Zakas, Sousana K. Papadopoulou, Angeliki Panayiotoglou
{"title":"The nutritional value and health issues of in-flight meals offered by Greek airlines – a preliminary study","authors":"Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Athanasios Zakas, Sousana K. Papadopoulou, Angeliki Panayiotoglou","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00054.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00054.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recent data suggest that frequent flying may contribute to the prevalence of obesity. Frequent flyers are prone to excessive energy consumption and decreased physical activity. The aim of the present study was to determine the nutritional value of in-flight meals. On 12 flights of two major Greek airlines, meals were collected in-flight and weighed on the ground. Flight duration and destination, as well as passenger class, were recorded. Meals were analyzed using United States Department of Agriculture Food Search for Windows SR18. Analysis showed that menus were high in energy, fat and sodium, with international meals having the highest energy and fat content of all. The two airline companies provided meals with different energy and mineral content, as well as the majority of the vitamins examined. Passengers should aim to consume only half of the meals offered, in order to keep their energy balance. Menus of high nutritional value and low energy content might not necessarily be expensive for airlines, but would certainly provide a strong feeling of care and support for individual passengers and their health.</p>","PeriodicalId":100783,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Foodservice","volume":"18 3","pages":"87-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4506.2007.00054.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86088943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}