BACKGROUND Many alpha-hydroxy acid products, containing low- or high-acid concentrations, are being used. It is not known whether different products perform differently or whether they modulate changes in both the epidermis and dermis. OBJECTIVE The purpose was to examine whether treatment with 5% and 12% lactic acid produces different cosmetic results and produces changes in the epidermis an...

Although consumers often base their purchase decisions on external appearance (e.g., color, size, shape, and freedom from defects), texture, firmness, and aroma, high quality FLAVOR is arguably the most important factor leading to satisfied and repeat customers. However, while much work has been conducted optimizing and improving the shelf life of fresh vegetables on the basis of appearance and...

Little data is available in the scientific literature on postharvest changes taking place in Syzygium aqueum fruits, an increasingly popular fruit in the Asian region. In this study the postharvest physico-chemical and mechanical properties, namely, fruit color, weight loss, pulp firmness, total soluble solids, pH and titratable acidity were determined during the postharvest storage period unde...

The changes of texture and cell wall characteristics apricot were investigated in ten clones at two maturity stages. Fruit firmness, composition enzyme activity three flesh zones analysed. AIS (alcohol-insoluble solids) characterised by high amounts uronic acid (179–300 mg g−1 AIS) relatively cellulosic glucose (118–214 AIS). methylesterification degree varied significantly among the different ...

The effect of storing cooked Bengal and Cypress milled rice at –13, 3, 20, and 36 °C on texture and degree of starch retrogradation was investigated. Cooked rice firmness increased, while stickiness decreased, during storage at –13 and 3 °C. Starch retrogradation, measured with a differential scanning calorimeter, was observed for both cultivars during storage at –13 and 3 °C, but not at 36 °C....

Firmness and physicochemical properties of 2 Chinese cherry (Prunus pseudocerasus L.) cultivars (soft cultivar "Caode" and crisp cultivar "Bende") at unripe and ripe stages were investigated, and the qualitative and quantitative information about sodium carbonate-soluble pectin (SSP) nanostructures was determined by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The lengths and widths of the cherry SSPs are ve...

We develop a conceptual framework regarding the perceptual transfer of haptic or touch-related characteristics from product containers to judgments of the products themselves. Thus, the firmness of a cup in which water is served may affect consumers’ judgments of the water itself. This framework predicts that not all consumers are equally affected by such nondiagnostic haptic cues. Results from...