Sufu is one of the many soy food products. It is prepared when tofu is fermented with a strain of fungus, producing pehtze, which is then allowed to ripen with various dressing mixtures. Although pasteurization is applied to most commercial sufu, salt-tolerant pathogenic bacteria such as Bacillus spp. and Staphylococcus aureus are still detected in marketed sufu products. This study proposed ne...

To develop functionally and nutritionally improved tofu, the effects of partial (0.2~0.8%) replacement with licorice powder (LP) on the quality characteristics of tofu were investigated. The pH and turbidity values decreased upon addition of increasing amounts of LP (P<0.05). The yield of LP-supplemented tofu was higher than that of the control tofu, and it increased as the concentration of LP ...

Abstract Yarrowia lipolytica has found many biotechnological applications. The species a number of regulatory mechanisms to maintain cellular homeostasis, enabling biomass growth in complex media. aim this study was evaluate the use Y. yeast as platform for simultaneous management several industrial by-products and production microbial lipids with application potential chemical food industries....

Using a cross-over design, two studies were conducted to measure calcium absorption from calcium-set tofu compared to milk in healthy, premenopausal women. In “study 1,” calcium absorption from tofu set with CaCl 2 was determined in Caucasian women by fecal recovery of the stable isotope, Ca. In “study 2,” calcium absorption was determined in Asian women from tofu set with CaSO 4 by appearance ...

Appropriately planned vegan diets can satisfy nutrient needs of infants. The American Dietetic Association and The American Academy of Pediatrics state that vegan diets can promote normal infant growth. It is important for parents to provide appropriate foods for vegan infants, using guidelines like those in this article. Key considerations when working with vegan families include composition o...

The protective effect of isoflavones on skin damage from ultraviolet (UV) radiation and their bioavailability were investigated in ovariectomized hairless mice fed diets composed of fermented soymilk containing aglycone forms of isoflavones or control soymilk containing glucose-conjugated forms of isoflavones. The erythema intensity of dorsal skin was significantly higher in ovariectomized mice...

The potato lipase, patatin, has long been thought of as essentially inactive towards triacylglycerols. Recently, technology has been developed to isolate potato proteins in native form as food ingredients at industrial scale. Characterisation of native patatin obtained in this way revealed that this enzyme activity towards triacylglycerols has been underestimated. This enables the application o...