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Co-encapsulation of saffron petal and Stachys schtschegleevii extracts via complex coacervation and graphene oxide-assisted spray drying for co-delivery and stability enhancement

IF 6 1区农林科学

LWT - Food Science and Technology Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117705

Hamid Rajabi , Seyed Mohammad Ali Razavi

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Preparation of phosphatidylcholine with high content of EPA and DHA from antarctic krill oil via lipidomics-guided column chromatography

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LWT - Food Science and Technology Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117699

Xiaohan He , Miaoyu Li , Lijun Ge , Weibo Lu , Huixiang Wu , Qiaoling Zhao , Keyun Cheng , Peiqing Mao , Jingjing Liang , Qing Shen , Liting Ji , Jing Xue

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Probiogenomic analysis of an autochthonous Lactobacillus plantarum SK4719 from Chinese chives reveals its adaptive stress response

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LWT - Food Science and Technology Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117701

Kaimin Niu , Ju-Hee Kim , Damini Kothari , Ruxia Wang , Zhenya Zhai , Ping Sheng , Shaoshi Ji , Digar Singh , Soo-Ki Kim

{"title":"Probiogenomic analysis of an autochthonous Lactobacillus plantarum SK4719 from Chinese chives reveals its adaptive stress response","authors":"Kaimin Niu , Ju-Hee Kim , Damini Kothari , Ruxia Wang , Zhenya Zhai , Ping Sheng , Shaoshi Ji , Digar Singh , Soo-Ki Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117701","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117701","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chinese chives (CC) are promising in-feed antibiotic alternative owing to its multi-functionality. This study investigates the probiotic potential of <em>Lactobacillus plantarum</em> SK4719, isolated from CC, through <em>in vitro</em> and genomic characterization. <em>L. plantarum</em> strain exhibited significant tolerances to the simulated gastrointestinal (GI) conditions with remarkable cell surface hydrophobicity (∼80 %), auto-aggregation (45 %), and co-aggregation (40–60 %) with <em>E. coli</em>, <em>C. perfringens</em>, <em>S. aureus</em>, and <em>Salmonella</em> species. The culture broth and cell-free supernatant of <em>L. plantarum</em> showed antimicrobial activities against selected pathogens. The strain adapted well (∼35 %) in CC juice, reaching maximum viable cell count at 9 h and maintaining stable antibacterial activity for 5 months at room temperature. Based on probiogenomic analysis, we identified 31 anti-stress genes, 35 adherence genes, and 107 genes related to enzymatic activities. Notably, genes 2937, 2939, 2640, 0488, 2440, 2587, and 3043 were linked to kaempferol metabolism, and while genes 2779, 1715, 2762, 0120, 0056, and 1915 were associated with octadecatrienoic acid metabolism. These results demonstrate the probiotic potential and adaptive response of <em>L. plantarum</em> SK4719 in CC fermentation. The outcomes of this study could improve <em>L. plantarum</em> based probiotic formulations while offering safer alternatives to commercial antibiotics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":382,"journal":{"name":"LWT - Food Science and Technology","volume":"223 ","pages":"Article 117701"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143734990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploration of cobalt-based colorimetric aptasensing of zearalenone in cereal products: Enhanced performance of Au/CoOOH nanozyme

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LWT - Food Science and Technology Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117700

Qi Sun , Miaomiao Ma , Zhijuan Li , Xiang Chen , Jian Zeng , Meiqi Huang , Yuting Yin , Xueyan Ran , Jianmei Li , Tao Le

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Characterization of green pepper distribution on a spiral curved surface

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LWT - Food Science and Technology Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117698

Jian Zhang , Zhiqiang He , Weihai Xia , Haifang Ma , Daili Hu , Haijun Liu , Chen Ma , Qi Niu , Chengsong Li , Lihong Wang

{"title":"Characterization of green pepper distribution on a spiral curved surface","authors":"Jian Zhang , Zhiqiang He , Weihai Xia , Haifang Ma , Daili Hu , Haijun Liu , Chen Ma , Qi Niu , Chengsong Li , Lihong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117698","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117698","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Green pepper (<em>Zanthoxylum armatum</em>) has significant culinary value, but its high separation costs limits industry development. This study developed a cost-effective method for separating green pepper particles using a spiral curved surface, demonstrating significant economic advantages compared to manual and color sorting approaches. Through dynamic analysis, Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations, and laboratory experiments, the distribution of particles along the spiral surface was studied. Results indicated that feeding velocity, position, helix angle, and radial inclination are key factors affecting particle movement. An equilibrium velocity model was developed to determine the feeding velocity, while an action mechanism model was used to examine the impact of these factors on separation efficiency. The optimal separation parameters were identified and experimentally validated as a helix angle (<span><math><mrow><mi>α</mi></mrow></math></span>) of 60°, a radial inclination angle (<span><math><mrow><mi>β</mi></mrow></math></span>) of 20°, and a feeding radius (<span><math><mrow><mi>r</mi></mrow></math></span>) of 70 mm. The findings of this investigation, may provide a theoretical basis for the creation of low-cost separation technologies and equipment prototypes for granular materials, particularly green pepper, with potential benefits for global food safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":382,"journal":{"name":"LWT - Food Science and Technology","volume":"223 ","pages":"Article 117698"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143725895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Physicochemical and functional properties of anthocyanin microparticle encapsulated by ovalbumin and chitosan

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LWT - Food Science and Technology Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117694

Yixiao Shen , Yuanyuan Zhang , Bin Li , Dongrui Wu , Zhaoxin Kang , Tiankuo Gao , Ling Liu , Jin Zhao , Zhimin Xu

{"title":"Physicochemical and functional properties of anthocyanin microparticle encapsulated by ovalbumin and chitosan","authors":"Yixiao Shen , Yuanyuan Zhang , Bin Li , Dongrui Wu , Zhaoxin Kang , Tiankuo Gao , Ling Liu , Jin Zhao , Zhimin Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117694","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117694","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Anthocyanins (ACN) is a group of phytochemicals with various health promoting functions. However, the low stability limits their application. In this study, anthocyanin microparticles were prepared by encapsulating cyanidin-3-O-glucoside using ovalbumin-carboxymethyl chitosan (OC) complex. The final microparticles appeared in oval capsule form and had encapsulation rate from 44 to 52 %. The complex with 5 h of reaction time showed the highest free water content and fluidity, which were favorable for ACN encapsulation. The prepared microparticles had the best foaming capability (41.4 %), foaming stability (58.69 %) and viscoelasticity (G′ 17.8Pa at 10Hz). The linkage of the complex and encapsulated anthocyanin was mainly through hydrogen bond. The encapsulated cyanidin-3-O-glucosides presented higher thermal stability than the free form and reached 45 % of retention rate after 5 h of heating at 90°C. They were also more resistant to pH change and had over 60 % of retention rate at pH 5. Therefore, these properties provided a wide-ranging application of the prepared microparticle in different functional foods with enhanced stability of ACN and improved bio accessibility and bioavailability. The approach of this study could have the potential for applying to other unstable bioactives in functional food application.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":382,"journal":{"name":"LWT - Food Science and Technology","volume":"223 ","pages":"Article 117694"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143715937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Nonthermal preservation of coconut water by forward osmosis concentration and high pressure processing

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LWT - Food Science and Technology Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117693

Mark Emile H. Punzalan , Philipina A. Marcelo , Olga I. Padilla-Zakour

{"title":"Nonthermal preservation of coconut water by forward osmosis concentration and high pressure processing","authors":"Mark Emile H. Punzalan , Philipina A. Marcelo , Olga I. Padilla-Zakour","doi":"10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117693","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117693","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, combined nonthermal technologies, forward osmosis (FO) and high pressure processing (HPP) were utilized to concentrate (from 6.6 to 22°Brix) and pasteurize the coconut water. These were the parameters set for each operation: FO (20 ± 1 °C, potassium lactate draw solution) and HPP (600 MPa, 2 min, 4 °C), with pH adjustment to 4.6. Total soluble solids content, pH, and water activity of the forward osmosis-high pressure processed (FOHPP) concentrate remained stable during the 18-week refrigerated storage. A significant change in color (a∗-value) in the FOHPP coconut water concentrate was observed four weeks after processing due to the presence of peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase. Microbial growth was monitored for 4 weeks at 4 °C showing no changes in aerobic plate counts, total coliforms and yeast and molds counts. A 5-log reduction was achieved for <em>E. coli</em> O157:H7, <em>Salmonella</em> and L. <em>monocytogenes</em> during the HPP validation. FOHPP concentrate was also acceptable in terms of its sensory properties based on the sensory evaluation results. Thus, these results indicated that nonthermally concentrated coconut water could be preserved under refrigeration for at least 1–3 months by applying FO and HPP treatments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":382,"journal":{"name":"LWT - Food Science and Technology","volume":"223 ","pages":"Article 117693"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143725804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of different drying methods on color difference, taste and chemical components of Yunnan Congou black tea

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LWT - Food Science and Technology Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117696

Mingxia Lu , Yanqun Jiang , Wei Zhao , Jixin Zhang , Zhenbin Chen , Jingming Ning

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Optimization and kinetic study of butyl capryl production by ohmic heating

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LWT - Food Science and Technology Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117678

Sara Jafari , Malihe Keramat , Mohammad Ali Nematollahi , Mohammad-Taghi Golmakani , Mehrdad Niakousari

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Development and application of a molecular beacon-based recombinase-aided amplification method for multiplex detection of Staphylococcus aureus and aminoglycoside resistance genes

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LWT - Food Science and Technology Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117691

Lian-xia Hu , Xin Wei , Rui-jia Sun , Yu-ling Xue , Han Lu , Yan-nan He , Jing-wu Liu , Wei Zhang , Shi-jie Wang

{"title":"Development and application of a molecular beacon-based recombinase-aided amplification method for multiplex detection of Staphylococcus aureus and aminoglycoside resistance genes","authors":"Lian-xia Hu , Xin Wei , Rui-jia Sun , Yu-ling Xue , Han Lu , Yan-nan He , Jing-wu Liu , Wei Zhang , Shi-jie Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117691","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117691","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> and its drug resistance in bovine mastitis pose a significant threat to raw milk biosafety. Three sets of primers and improved molecular beacon (IMB) probes were designed for fluorescence quantitative recombinase-aided amplification (IMB-RAA) method using the <em>gyr</em>B, <em>aac</em>(6′)-<em>aph</em>(2′′) and <em>ant</em>(4′)-Ia genes of <em>S. aureus</em>. The specificity of primers (IBMs) was shown species specificity for <em>S</em>. <em>aureus</em>, and the phenotypes were gentamicin and kanamycin resistance, respectively. The detection limits for positive plasmid DNA and artificially contaminated skim milk were 1.6 × 10<sup>2</sup> and 1.8 × 10<sup>2</sup> copies/μL, respectively, achieved within 20 min. The linear correlation coefficients for the three standard curves exceeded 0.99, with amplification efficiencies ranging between 90 % and 110 %. The triple detection system demonstrated strong repeatability. 160 milk samples were detected using the IMB-RAA method, with 33.13 % identified as <em>S. aureus</em>, achieving a consistency rate of 98.13 % with the GB4789.10–2016 standard. Gentamicin and kanamycin resistance genes were detected in 8 and 10 strains, respectively, with 100 % consistency with the observed antibiotic resistance phenotypes. Therefore, IMB-RAA offers a specific, sensitive, rapid, and convenient approach for the early diagnosis of bovine mastitis caused by <em>S. aureus</em> and for ensuring raw milk biosafety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":382,"journal":{"name":"LWT - Food Science and Technology","volume":"223 ","pages":"Article 117691"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143715938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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