The objective of this study was to compare the sodium content of a regular food and its lower calorie/fat counterpart. Four food categories, among the top 20 contributing the most sodium to the US diet, met the criteria of having the most matches between regular foods and their lower calorie/fat counterparts. A protocol was used to search websites to create a list of "matches", a regular and co...

Recently, the natural spices and herbs such as rosemary, oregano, and caraway have been used for the processing of meat products. This study investigates the antioxidant activity of 13 spices commonly used in meat processing plants. The hot water extracts were then used for evaluation of total phenolic content, total flavonoids content and antioxidant activities. Our results show that the hot w...

An Assessment of Silver Copper Sulfides for Photovoltaic Applications: Theoretical and Experimental Insights Christopher N. Savory,† Alex M. Ganose,†,‡ Will Travis,¶ Ria Atri,¶ Robert G. Palgrave,¶ and David O. Scanlon∗,†,‡ †University College London, Kathleen Lonsdale Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK ‡Diamond Light Source Ltd., Diamond House, ...

Urap is one of the salads or side dishes Indonesian vegetables originating from island Java with basic ingredients half-old grated coconut and seasoned then mixed a spicy, savory, fresh taste. In general, urap seasoning does not last long after being vegetables. It will quickly go stale. Instant solution to stale quickly, besides durable, it can be used practically. The purpose this study was t...

Herbal water is referred to the liquid obtained from the distillation of medicinal plants. Different parts of plants, such as flowers, fruits, leaves, seeds and roots have long been used to produce herbal waters. Herbal waters are used as dietary supplements and alternative medicine and are commonly used for flavoring in baking. Previous studies focused on the non-volatile constituents of herbs...

Background and aims: In Iran herbal water and dried herb are as traditional medicinal and are consumed widely. Therefore, microbial evaluation of these products in term of public health is important. The aim of the present study was to study the contamination of some dried medical plants and distillates in the groceries of Shahrekord city. Methods: In thi...