Three modes of visible-near infrared spectroscopic measurement (reflectance, interactance and transmission) were compared for their ability to non-destructively estimate harvest soluble solids content (SSC), density and internal flesh colour of the yellow-fleshed kiwifruit Actinidia chinensis. Interactance mode spectra provided the most accurate estimates of SSC, density and flesh colour. SSC w...

In the framework of a wide monitoring programme on the presence of heavy metals in marine organisms caught in the South Adriatic Sea, cadmium and total mercury concentrations were determined in flesh and hepatopancreas of 512 specimens of two species of cephalopods. The aim of the study was to establish the quality of the marine food with respect to the health of consumers and to investigate ca...

The ameliorating effects of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) flesh and peel samples on plasma ethanol level were investigated using a mouse model. Mango fruit samples remarkably decreased mouse plasma ethanol levels and increased the activities of alcohol dehydrogenase and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase. The (1)H-NMR-based metabolomic technique was employed to investigate the differences in metabolic pr...

1. Sharks are hungry: Sharks like all animals are not hungry all the time (Wetherbee, et al, 2012; Semmens, et al, 2013). Research has also shown that large predatory sharks are extremely adapted to catching their prey and have been found to have a broad range of prey items in their stomach (Wetherbee, et al, 2012; Bruce, et al, 2006; Simpfendorfer, 2001) indicating a varied diet. Large predato...

in this study the effects of plant growth regulators including; ga3 (0 and 50 mg/l) and ethephon (0 and 500 mg/l) were studied on the quality properties of two grape cultivars (perlette and yaghuti). at the harvest time, some physicochemical characteristics such as fruit cluster weight, fruit diameter, length, volume and l/d ratio, flesh firmness, fresh weight, ta, ph, tss and fruit color were ...

The high oil content of the avocado fruit (Persea americana Mill.) has been known since Aztec times, with the fruit sometimes referred to as “vegetable butter” or “butter pear.” The plant originated in Central America, and its cultivation has spread to warm subtropical and temperate climates worldwide. The flesh of an avocado can contain up to 30% oil (based on fresh weight), but there is very ...