Awareness of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as a functional food supplement has grown enormously. The treatment raw material and processing parameters is crucial they affect the overall yield quality oil. Meanwhile, microencapsulation technology offers better handling, good oxidative stability, longer shelf life VCO powder. Although liquid powdered oils can be obtained through sophisticated methods, ...

germination is one of the most effective processes to improve the quality of legumes. vitamins and some other compounds that might be considered beneficial as antioxidants, often change dramatically during the course of germination. antioxidants might be defined as compounds which are capable of preventing, delaying or retarding the development of rancidity or other flavor deterioration in food...

The experiment was conducted with 60 hybrids developed by crossing two male sterile lines 30 diverse testers studied for gene action and heterosis. ANOVA combining abilities  revealed that the parents are significantly different all traits under study. ratio of gca:sca variance found less than unity indicating presence non-additive average degree dominance greater indicated predominance ov...

The microbial compositions, quality characteristics, and structural changes in fresh brown rice noodles (FBRN) during storage were investigated. Total plate count mold yeast counts increased while the pH decreased storage. Metagenomic sequencing revealed that composition of FBRN changed throughout A comprehensive investigation variation lipid content demonstrated hydrolytic rancidity was respon...