{"title":"Exopolysaccharides from Weissella cibaria isolated from oats: isolation, characterisation and its application in improving the texture of set-type yogurt","authors":"Vinh-Lam Nguyen, Nhu-Ngoc Nguyen, Anh Duy Do, Thanh-Sang Nguyen, Quoc-Duy Nguyen","doi":"10.1111/ijfs.17603","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijfs.17603","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this study, a lactic acid bacteria strain isolated from oats was used as a producer to obtain exopolysaccharide (EPS) using MRS agar plates. The findings indicated that the bacterial strain identified as <i>Weissella cibaria</i> (accession number: PP515290) was shown to have good probiotic activity, adapt better to alkaline than acidic conditions, and efficiently produce EPS at concentrations of up to 7.93 g L<sup>−1</sup>. SEM images showed a smooth surface and compact particle whereas FTIR confirmed the basic functional groups of polysaccharides in the sample. Meanwhile, XRD analysis demonstrated a non-crystalline amorphous structure and thermal analysis indicated two-phase thermal decomposition with maximum rate at 210 °C. Subsequently, EPS from <i>W. cibaria</i> was applied as stabiliser in set-type yogurt (<i>ex situ</i>) in comparison with yogurt using mixed culture with <i>W. cibaria</i> (<i>in situ</i>) and traditional starter culture (control). The results showed that the addition of 2% EPS significantly improved syneresis (14.31%) compared to co-culture (27.50%) and control (29.80%) as well as increased hardness of yogurt during 2-week refrigeration.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Science & Technology","volume":"59 12","pages":"9532-9546"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142210093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabrielle Tomaz Nunes, Sabrina Feksa Frasson, Tailise Beatriz Roll Zimmer, Diego Araujo da Costa, Rosana Colussi, Caroline Dellinghausen Borges, Eliezer Avila Gandra, Carla Rosane Barboza Mendonça
{"title":"Avocado oil used to modify rice starch and prepare gluten-free cakes: physical–chemical, microbiological, sensory, and nutritional evaluations","authors":"Gabrielle Tomaz Nunes, Sabrina Feksa Frasson, Tailise Beatriz Roll Zimmer, Diego Araujo da Costa, Rosana Colussi, Caroline Dellinghausen Borges, Eliezer Avila Gandra, Carla Rosane Barboza Mendonça","doi":"10.1111/ijfs.17563","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijfs.17563","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to use modified rice starch by heat-moisture treatment with avocado oil (AO) in gluten-free cakes. Four cake formulations were prepared with native or modified rice starch with AO or soybean oil (control). The cake's sensory, microbiological, technological, nutritional, and bioactive compound characteristics were analysed. All formulations were sensorily acceptable (acceptance index: 72.44% to 79.44%) and microbiologically safe. The cake formulated with modified starch and AO exhibited the best textural properties, softness, and colour, and demonstrated the lowest <i>in vitro</i> digestibility (81.52 ± 2.75%) and glycaemic index (88.04 ± 3.83). AO resulted in higher levels of phenolic compounds in the cake (112.91 ± 1.8 to 237.38 ± 4.1 mg EAG.100 g<sup>−1</sup>). The use of modified rice starch and AO showed greater potential in the application of gluten-free cake than those with native starch, resulting in improved product characteristics and good technological and sensory properties. It has also become a promising alternative in gluten-free food products.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Science & Technology","volume":"59 12","pages":"9287-9297"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142210095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Naroa Andueza, Jose I. Riezu-Boj, Iñigo Clemente-Larramendi, Marta Cuervo, Santiago Navas-Carretero
{"title":"Changes in faecal microbiota in 6- to 12-year-old children after a new nutritional strategy: the ALINFA randomised controlled trial","authors":"Naroa Andueza, Jose I. Riezu-Boj, Iñigo Clemente-Larramendi, Marta Cuervo, Santiago Navas-Carretero","doi":"10.1111/ijfs.17454","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijfs.17454","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Gut microbiota seems to play a critical role in health and disease. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a nutritional intervention in children 6–12 years old on the microbiota and to identify possible dietary components involved in the change. A 2-month parallel, controlled randomised trial was conducted. The nutritional intervention was based on the recommendations of the Mediterranean diet, for both intervention groups, with the difference that in the ALINFA group a more intensive intervention based on a complete diet, while in the control group, dietary advice was provided. After the intervention, ALINFA group showed an increase in the richness and diversity of their microbiota as well as changes in the abundance of different bacterial heels. These changes were mainly influences by fibre intake and the type of fat consumed. The ALINFA nutritional intervention seems to be able to positively influence children's microbiota, showing significant changes within 2 months.</p>","PeriodicalId":181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Science & Technology","volume":"59 12","pages":"9039-9050"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijfs.17454","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142210089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Decontamination of ochratoxin A from raisins by different processes: evaluation of efficiency and quality attributes","authors":"Gülce Ertek, Bengünur Kutlu, Özge Taştan, Buket Şahyar, Hande Çil, Taner Baysal","doi":"10.1111/ijfs.17506","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijfs.17506","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this research, the effects of washing treatments (potassium carbonate (PC), potassium hydroxide (PH), peracetic acid (PA), alkaline hydrogen peroxide (AHP)), ultrasound (US) and high-intensity pulsed light (HIPL) technologies on the removal of ochratoxin A (OTA) residues in raisins were investigated. PC at 5 min (66.60%), PH at 10 min (65.25%), alkaline hydrogen peroxide at 5 min (63.30%) and HIPL at 12 J cm<sup>−2</sup> (62.50%) were found to be the most successful applications in OTA degradation, respectively. Although the OTA degradation rate was high after chemical washing for 10 min, the raisins had a chemical odour. The results show that HIPL effectively reduces OTA levels in raisins without causing any quality loss.</p>","PeriodicalId":181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Science & Technology","volume":"59 12","pages":"9170-9179"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijfs.17506","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142210092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influences of appearance characteristics on consumer perception of ‘gu-soo’ in fermented soybean paste (doenjang)","authors":"Ye-Won Kim, Ji-sun Hwang, Mina K. Kim","doi":"10.1111/ijfs.17554","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijfs.17554","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Doenjang</i>, one of the representative soybean-fermented foods in Korea, is a widely consumed food ingredient of stew, soup, and sauce/dip. In Korea, the term ‘<i>gu-soo</i>’ is widely used to describe sensory characteristics of <i>doenjang</i>. Previous studies have reported that appearance characteristics such as colour, moisture content, and bean-to-paste ratio may affect consumer perception of <i>gu-soo</i> in <i>doenjang</i>. The purpose of this study was to determine effects of appearance characteristics such as colour and bean-to-paste ratio on consumers' perception of <i>gu-soo</i> in <i>doenjang</i>. A total of nine <i>doenjang</i> samples with three different colours and three different bean-and-paste ratios (0%, 25%, and 50%) were prepared. Consumer (<i>N</i> = 101) tests were conducted to measure consumer perception and acceptance of nine samples. Check-all-that-apply (CATA) test on sensory characteristics perceived by each <i>doenjang</i> was also conducted. As a result of the CATA test, <i>doenjang</i> samples made of the same type of <i>doenjang</i> were perceived to have similar sensory characteristics. Having high levels of beans in the paste did not affect the liking attribute or consumer perception of ‘gu-soo’ in <i>doenjang</i> (<i>P</i> > 0.05). Overall, consumers' perception of <i>gu-soo</i> were influenced by the colour of <i>doenjang</i> (<i>P</i> < 0.05). This study found out that the colour of <i>doenjang</i> was more important in consumer perception of ‘gu-soo’ in <i>doenjang</i> than bean content in the paste.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Science & Technology","volume":"59 12","pages":"9245-9256"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142210096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quality of fermented pumpkin beverages under different fermentation conditions by Lactobacillus plantarum FNCC 020","authors":"Darimiyya Hidayati, Jati Sugesti, Bayu Setyo Nugroho, Mojiono Mojiono","doi":"10.1111/ijfs.17592","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijfs.17592","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Development of health-promoting natural products has received importance, and fermented pumpkin can be a viable option, mainly regarding its carotenoid contents. This study aimed to investigate the quality of fermented pumpkin beverages (FPB) under various fermentation conditions (control, T1 = 30 °C, 12 h; T2 = 30 °C, 18 h; T3 = 30 °C, 24 h; T4 = 40 °C, 12 h; T5 = 40 °C, 18 h; T6 = 40 °C, 24 h) by <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i>. Cell count of lactic acid bacteria, pH, chemical quality (soluble solid, acidity, total sugar, total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, and antioxidant activity), carotenoid contents, and colour attributes (<i>h</i>*, chroma, <i>L</i>*, and yellowing index) of FPB samples were studied. As a result, LAB fermentation significantly affected acidity and total sugar of FPB samples, while it did not change pH and soluble solids significantly. Besides, carotenoid contents and colour attributes of FPB were not different during fermentation, indicating that <i>L. plantarum</i> fermentation retained carotenoids and maintained physical appearances. Regarding sugars and organic acids, their quantity changed due to fermentation and lactic acids increased greatly up to three times higher than control after 24 h of fermentation at 30 °C. Moreover, fermentation by <i>L. plantarum</i> improved total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, and antioxidant activity, and these may recommend FPB as a potential functional product.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Science & Technology","volume":"59 12","pages":"9437-9444"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142210094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Man Luo, Heng Zhang, Zhengxuan Wang, Margaret Brennan, Thanapop Soteyome, Yuyue Qin, Charles Brennan
{"title":"Effects of wheat bran flour, oat flour, and Dictyophora indusiata powder on physical, chemical, sensorial, and in vitro digestibility of wheat noodles","authors":"Man Luo, Heng Zhang, Zhengxuan Wang, Margaret Brennan, Thanapop Soteyome, Yuyue Qin, Charles Brennan","doi":"10.1111/ijfs.17594","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijfs.17594","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Wheat bran, oat flour, and <i>Dictyophora indusiata</i> powder were used to substitute wheat flour in noodle production. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of wheat bran flour, oat flour, and <i>Dictyophora indusiata</i> powder on physical, chemical, sensorial, and <i>in vitro</i> digestibility of wheat noodles. Results indicated that the addition of wheat bran flour, oat flour, and <i>Dictyophora indusiata</i> powder decreased the lightness, chewiness, and the reducing sugar released during digestion of noodles, and their estimated glycaemic index. The viscosity value of noodles decreased with <i>Dictyophora indusiata powder</i> addition solely. The protein, and dietary fibre of wheat noodle increased at 10% <i>Dictyophora indusiata</i> powder, and 10% oat flour blended with wheat flour, and the estimated glycaemic index lowered significantly with the addition of 10% wheat bran flour, and 10% <i>Dictyophora indusiata</i> powder.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Science & Technology","volume":"59 12","pages":"9615-9625"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142210107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fabiana Pizzolongo, Giovanni Sorrentino, Salvatore Graci, Amalia Barone, Raffaele Romano
{"title":"Improved antioxidant properties and sustainability of whole-fruit yellow tomato puree","authors":"Fabiana Pizzolongo, Giovanni Sorrentino, Salvatore Graci, Amalia Barone, Raffaele Romano","doi":"10.1111/ijfs.17569","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijfs.17569","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, a new process was proposed to make the yellow tomato puree more sustainable, avoiding any waste during production and including peels and seeds in it. In addition, as raw material tomatoes grown without irrigation and fertilisation procedures were used to increase the sustainability. With respect to a traditional puree, the whole-fruit yellow tomato puree contained more β-carotene and polyphenols, exhibiting greater antioxidant capacity, and showed greater consistency due to the high content of pectin in peels. Moreover, a higher content of glutamic acid, responsible for the umami taste, was detected particularly in products from GiaGiù ecotype. Sensory analysis assessed that whole-fruit yellow tomato puree has good acceptability and consumers preferred it for the texture. In conclusion, the whole-fruit yellow tomato puree is not only a sustainable product but can be also used as an excellent ingredient in food formulation with antioxidant properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Science & Technology","volume":"59 10","pages":"7668-7678"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijfs.17569","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142210108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Akram A. Qasem, Isam A. Mohamed Ahmed, Belal M. Mohammed, Charles S. Brennan, Mehmet Musa Özcan, Nurhan Uslu
{"title":"The effect of debittering by sonication in brine, NaOH and water on bioactive compounds, antioxidant activity of caper (Capparis ovata Desf.) young shoot and buds","authors":"Akram A. Qasem, Isam A. Mohamed Ahmed, Belal M. Mohammed, Charles S. Brennan, Mehmet Musa Özcan, Nurhan Uslu","doi":"10.1111/ijfs.17560","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijfs.17560","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The total carotenoid amounts of the caper young shoot and buds debittered by sonication in brine, NaOH and tap water were reported to be between 19.99 (control) and 37.23 μg g<sup>−1</sup> (water) to 4.36 (control) and 20.38 μg g<sup>−1</sup> (NaOH), respectively. Total phenolic contents of sonicated caper young shoot and buds in brine, NaOH and tap water were specified to be between 34.96 (NaOH) and 299.84 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/100 g (control) to 45.04 (NaOH) and 373.12 mg GAE/100 g (control), respectively. Radical scavenging activity values of sonicated young shoots were measured between 1.26 (NaOH) and 7.58 mmol trolox equivalent (TE) kg<sup>−1</sup> 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) (control). In addition to DPPH, antioxidant activity values of sonicated caper young shoot and buds were measured to be between 2.06 (NaOH) and 17.72 Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), mg g<sup>−1</sup> (control) to 1.70 (NaOH) and 13.44 FRAP mg g<sup>−1</sup> (control), respectively. Kaempferol quantities of sonicated caper young shoot were identified between 40.08 (control) and 53.83 mg/100 g (Brine). In general, the most reduction in phenolic components was observed in caper young shoot and buds sonicated in NaOH solution. The phenolic components of the caper young shoot and buds sonicated in different solutions showed changes on the solution type when compared to the control.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Science & Technology","volume":"59 10","pages":"7649-7656"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142210113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterisation of chicken breast and soy proteins glycated with konjac glucomannan hydrolysate","authors":"Pachara Pomsang, Putthapong Phumsombat, Chaleeda Borompichaichartkul","doi":"10.1111/ijfs.17531","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijfs.17531","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigated the enhancement of food proteins through glycation with bioactive saccharides derived from Konjac glucomannan hydrolysate (KGMH) via the Maillard reaction. The focus was on how the degree of polymerisation (DP) of KGMH influences the glycation process and the properties of conjugates with chicken breast and soy proteins. KGMH samples with low, medium, and high DPs (4.20, 5.21, and 6.11, respectively) were glycated under wet-heating conditions with varying pH levels (8, 9, and 10) at 70 °C for 15 min to 6 h. Results demonstrated that higher pH and longer reaction times significantly enhanced (<i>P</i> < 0.05) glycation and browning, particularly with lower DP saccharides. The optimal conjugates markedly improved protein solubility (1.3 to 1.9 times), heat stability (1.1 to 2.4 times), and emulsification properties (1.2 to 1.5 times), with the highest DP showing the strongest correlation. Additionally, these conjugates exhibited significantly enhanced <i>in vitro</i> bioaccessibility (58.69% to 66.65%) and antioxidant activity (<i>P</i> < 0.05). This study highlights the novel potential of KGMH-protein conjugation through the Maillard reaction for developing functional food ingredients with superior quality.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Science & Technology","volume":"59 11","pages":"8917-8925"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142210110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}