Jiasi Yu, Weilie Hu, Dan Wu, Yun Ding, Xin Wang, Ping Liu
{"title":"Determination of aspartame and alitame in liquid dairy products and milk-containing beverages in the Chinese market","authors":"Jiasi Yu, Weilie Hu, Dan Wu, Yun Ding, Xin Wang, Ping Liu","doi":"10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2225","url":null,"abstract":"Aspartame and alitame are a type of food additives commonly used in recent years. However, it is difficult to con-clude that long-term use of synthetic sweeteners is completely harmless. This study aimed to establish a simple high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method to detect these two sweeteners, and to measure the concentrations of sweeteners in liquid dairy products and milk-containing beverages in the Chinese market. In this experiment, aspartame and alitame had a good linearity, and the average recovery values were also good with the relative standard deviations (RSDs) of 0.4–2.2%. The limits of detections (LODs) were 0.52 and 0.48 µg g–1 for aspartame and alitame, respectively. According to consumer daily purchase habits, 100 samples were purchased from supermarkets and milk tea shops in Jinan, China. The results showed that the amount of sweeteners added in all samples did not exceed the national standards, but there was a problem that the food label content was incomplete. We hope that the relevant departments would strengthen supervision and management of food labelling, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.","PeriodicalId":14670,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Food Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47986117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of the bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity in raw and pickled white cabbage and gherkins","authors":"Muzeyyen Berkel Kasikci, N. Bağdatlıoğlu","doi":"10.15586/ijfs.v34i4.2267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15586/ijfs.v34i4.2267","url":null,"abstract":"White cabbage and gherkin are vegetables that are widely consumed as pickles as well as raw vegetables. In this research, we explored the effect of pickling on the bioaccessibility of phenolics and flavonoids and changes in anti-oxidant activity after in vitro digestion. In general, the pickling process enhances the bioaccessibility of phenolics and flavonoids in white cabbage and gherkin. The bioaccessibility of total phenolics (TP) in cabbages, pickled cabbages, gherkins, and pickled gherkins is determined as 125.2%, 185.1%, 369.2%, and 462%, respectively. In contrast, after in vitro digestion of raw and pickled vegetables, total antioxidant activity is reduced. So it can be concluded that both raw and pickled gherkins are good sources of bioaccessible phenolics and flavonoids. The consumption of these vegetables and their pickles is suggested to promote the reduction of diseases plagued by free radicals.","PeriodicalId":14670,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Food Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44548985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Altemimi, N. Alhelfi, Athmar A. Ali, A. Pasqualone, H. Fidan, T. Abedelmaksoud, A. Giuffré, S. Ibrahim
{"title":"Evaluation of baseline cleanliness of food contact surfaces in Basrah Governorate restaurants using ATP-bioluminescence to assess the effectiveness of HACCP application in Iraq","authors":"A. Altemimi, N. Alhelfi, Athmar A. Ali, A. Pasqualone, H. Fidan, T. Abedelmaksoud, A. Giuffré, S. Ibrahim","doi":"10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2237","url":null,"abstract":"The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system prevents and manages physical, chemical and biological risks at places where foods and beverages are processed, packaged, distributed and consumed. The present study (1) assessed the level of microbial contamination of food contact surfaces using adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-bioluminescence in Iraq restaurants; (2) investigated the level of microbial contamination of food contact surfaces; and (3) evaluated the efficiency of sanitizers in removing biological hazards from food contact surfaces. The ATP-bioluminescence discovered the presence of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus on surfaces and tools. Results also showed that the HACCP application was very effective in the amelioration of food quality.","PeriodicalId":14670,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Food Science","volume":"32 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41283461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laila Sara Arroyo Mühr, Carina Eklund, Camilla Lagheden, Tiina Eriksson, Ville N Pimenoff, Penelope Gray, Matti Lehtinen, Joakim Dillner
{"title":"Head-to-Head Comparison of Bi- and Nonavalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine-Induced Antibody Responses.","authors":"Laila Sara Arroyo Mühr, Carina Eklund, Camilla Lagheden, Tiina Eriksson, Ville N Pimenoff, Penelope Gray, Matti Lehtinen, Joakim Dillner","doi":"10.1093/infdis/jiac190","DOIUrl":"10.1093/infdis/jiac190","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For head-to-head comparison of human papillomavirus (HPV) antibody levels induced by different vaccines, 25-year-old vaccine-naive women were given either the bivalent (n = 188) or the nonavalent HPV vaccine (n = 184). Six months after vaccination antibodies against pseudovirions from 17 different HPV types (HPV6/11/16/18/31/33/35/39/45/51/52/56/58/59/66/68/73) were measured. Antibodies against HPV16/18 were higher after bivalent HPV vaccination (mean international units [IU] 1140.1 and 170.5 for HPV16 and 18, respectively) than after nonavalent vaccination (265.1 and 22.3 IUs, respectively). The bivalent vaccine commonly induced antibodies against the nonvaccine HPV types 31/33/35/45 or 58. The nonavalent vaccine induced higher antibodies against HPV6/11/31/33/45/52/58 and 35.</p>","PeriodicalId":14670,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Food Science","volume":"29 1","pages":"1195-1199"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9518834/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88935816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. R. Ceccarini, M. Codini, S. Cataldi, B. Fioretti, G. Brecchia, E. Albi, T. Beccari
{"title":"Licium Barbarum cultivated in Italy: Chemical characterization and nutritional evaluation","authors":"M. R. Ceccarini, M. Codini, S. Cataldi, B. Fioretti, G. Brecchia, E. Albi, T. Beccari","doi":"10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2242","url":null,"abstract":"Goji berries are the most cultivated fruit crop in Asian countries as they contain many nutrients and health-promoting bioactive compounds. These health-promoting properties have recently stimulated the interest of food and nutraceutical industries in Europe, so this crop has spread within Italy, which has become the largest European producer. Several works on the chemical composition and biological activities of Chinese goji berries are available. In this review, the chemical and the nutritional profile of goji berries from Licium barbarum spp. cultivated in Italy are reported.","PeriodicalId":14670,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Food Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48480526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Z. Chekroud, Leila Djerrab, A. Rouabhia, Mohamed Abdesselem Dems, Imane Atailia, Faiçal Djazy, M. Smadi
{"title":"Valorisation of date fruits by-products for the production of biopolymer polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) using the bacterial strain Bacillus paramycoides","authors":"Z. Chekroud, Leila Djerrab, A. Rouabhia, Mohamed Abdesselem Dems, Imane Atailia, Faiçal Djazy, M. Smadi","doi":"10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2236","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this research was to study the valorization of the date fruit by-product by conversion of date syrup into biopolymer polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), based on the metabolic capacity of the bacterial strain Bacillus paramycoides to accumulate PHB from date syrup. Total reducing sugars in date syrup was essayed using 3',5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) and HPLC methods. Bacillus paramycoides was isolated from soil of the botanic garden of Skikda university, Algeria. The accumulated PHB was extracted using chloroform. It was quantified as crotonic acid in concentrated sulfuric acid (H2SO4) by spectrophotometry at 300nm. Date syrup is characterized by high levels of total sugars (79.66 g/L) with 31.86 g/L of total reducing sugars. PHB accumulation reached its maximum (104.3 ug/mL) after 96 h of incubation at pH 7 and temperature 37°C using Tryptophane as the nitrogen source and acid pretreated syrup at a concentration of 8%. HPLC analysis on Aminex HPX-87H showed that the produced PHB from date syrup is characterized by a chromatogram peak with a retention time at 22.5 min.","PeriodicalId":14670,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Food Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44641980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Ullah, Aamir Ahmad, S. H. Bhat, Faisel M Abuduhier, Syed Khalid Mustafa, T. Al-qirim
{"title":"Functional profiling of Achillea fragrantissima (a perennial edible herb) against human cancer cells and potential nutraceutical impact in neutralizing cell proliferation by interfering with VEGF and NF-κB signaling pathways","authors":"M. Ullah, Aamir Ahmad, S. H. Bhat, Faisel M Abuduhier, Syed Khalid Mustafa, T. Al-qirim","doi":"10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2211","url":null,"abstract":"Chemoprevention with alternative approaches is emerging as a significant component of therapeutic regimen for the management of various diseases in human population including cancer. The concept of personalized nutrition is attracting considerable interest as an effective and affordable strategy in the prevention of chronic diseases. It is acknowledged that diet-derived agents or non-dietary natural products are not only the source of traditional medicines but also the lead compounds for currently used pharmaceuticals with excellent efficacy against a number of human diseases. Achillea species (Asteraceae) are considered as functional foods, which are important constituents of traditional medicine and commonly consumed as herbal tea or food additives worldwide. The studies presented herein demonstrate the effects of the hydro-methanolic extract of A. fragrantissima against a panel of cancer cells that include breast cancer (MDA-MB-231,MCF-7,SKBR3), pancreatic cancer (BxPC-3, MiaPaCa-2), prostate cancer (LNCaP,C4-2B,PC-3), and lung cancer (A549). The experimental results presented in the study show that the extract, which is rich in structurally diverse phytochemicals, effectively inhibits the cell growth and induces apoptotic cell death in human cancer cells. The treatment of the cancer cells with the extract resulted in a progressive decrease in cell migration and invasiveness, demonstrating an effective anti-metastatic activity. The mechanism by which the extract exerts its effects against cancer cells potentially engages NF-κB signaling and downregulation of its target cytokines such as VEGF. The study provides evidence that partially support the importance of functional foods and highlights their significance in disease prevention.","PeriodicalId":14670,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Food Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46175179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chawakwan Nitikornwarakul, R. Wangpradid, C. Sirimuangmoon, Somwang Lekjing, A. Nishioka, T. Koda
{"title":"Nutritious elderly diet: Pigmented rice-porridge from shear-heat milling process","authors":"Chawakwan Nitikornwarakul, R. Wangpradid, C. Sirimuangmoon, Somwang Lekjing, A. Nishioka, T. Koda","doi":"10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2241","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this study was to develop nutritious elderly diet formulations. Each formulation contained three components, pigmented rice flours from shear-heat milling, freeze-dried protein bouillon cube, and sesame oil. The final products were tested with 100 panelists and monitored for quality changes (physical, chemical, microbial, and sensory properties) for 6 months. The three developed formulations provided a suitable ratio of the main nutrients and adequate energy. The products were highly accepted (95%) and easy to swallow (score 4.2/5), indicating a high potential for launching in the elderly market. The products can retain their quality and achieve microbiology safety during storage.","PeriodicalId":14670,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Food Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42940858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Ishfaq, Wanying Hu, Zhihua Hu, Yurong Guan, Ruihong Zhang
{"title":"A review of nutritional implications of bioactive compounds of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe), their biological activities and nano-formulations","authors":"M. Ishfaq, Wanying Hu, Zhihua Hu, Yurong Guan, Ruihong Zhang","doi":"10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15586/ijfs.v34i3.2212","url":null,"abstract":"Ginger is a rhizome of the family Zingiberaceae and is one of the most commonly used spices in food and beverages worldwide. The pharmacological activities of ginger, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and protective effects against pain and gastrointestinal tract disorders, are primarily attributed to its phenolic compounds. However, knowledge about the mechanisms of toxicity, absorption, molecular targets, and dose–response relationship of ginger in human clinical studies is still elusive. The aim of this review is to give an overview of the current literature in the context of bioactive compounds and biological activities of ginger. Furthermore, recent findings regarding the absorption, tissue distribution, and nano-formulations of ginger bioactive compounds are discussed. The current in vitro and in vivo studies identified and validated ginger extracts and bioactive compounds, including gingerols, zingiberene, shogaols, and zingerone. Despite the data available regarding the pharmacological uses of ginger together with a deep mechanistic approach about the pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and dose-response studies in humans is yet to be provided. Studies on the absorption, bioavailability, adverse reactions, and safe doses of the bioactive compounds of ginger will additionally improve its therapeutic applications. Nonetheless, the use of nano-formulations of bioactive compounds of ginger will be a more effective strategy in drug delivery. These novel evidences may bring ginger to the forefront of nutraceuticals for the treatment and/or prevention of various human health disorders.","PeriodicalId":14670,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Food Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47350461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Weisong Mu, Yumeng Feng, Haojie Shu, Bo Wang, D. Tian
{"title":"Wine recommendation algorithm based on partitioning and stacking integration strategy for Chinese wine consumers","authors":"Weisong Mu, Yumeng Feng, Haojie Shu, Bo Wang, D. Tian","doi":"10.15586/ijfs.v34i2.2209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15586/ijfs.v34i2.2209","url":null,"abstract":"This study tries to propose a wine recommendation algorithm based on partitioning and Stacking Integration Strategy for Chinese wine consumers. The approaches follow the idea of partitioning, decomposing traditional recommendation task into several subtasks according to wine attributes, using neural network, support vector machine (SVM), decision tree, random forest, optimized random forest, Adaboost and XGBoost as recommendation models. Then, based on Stacking integration method, five models are screened out for each recommendation index as the base classifier, and the decision tree or logistic regression model is selected as the meta-learner to construct a two-layer Stacking integration framework. Finally, the optimal recommendation algorithm be built for recommendation subtasks according to the prediction accuracy. The result showed that the Stacking integrated recommendation model was suitable for the recommendation of eight attributes including colour, sweetness, foamability, mouthfeel, aroma type, year, packaging and brand, while SVM model was suitable to recommend aroma concentration and price, and the XGboost model was most appropriate for origin. This study would subserve consumers to choose the wine more easily and conveniently and provide support for wine companies to improve customer satisfaction with consumer services. The study expands the approach of concerning research and proposes a specific multi-model recommendation strategy based on artificial intelligence models to recommend multiattribute commodities.","PeriodicalId":14670,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Food Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46553081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}