Legumes and probiotics are versatile food ingredients that can be incorporated into nutritious products. In this study, legume yogurts from flours (8% w/w) milks (16% were formulated using soybean (Glycine max), pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), mung bean (Vigna radiata). The formulations with sugar (7%), xanthan gum (0.5%), commercial mix cultures containing starter (Streptococcus thermophilus Lacto...

Herbal formulations are popular in India and across the world due to their medicinal properties. Churna is powdered that consumed widely low cost ease of administration. Brahmi Churna, Satavari Jethimadh churna 3 different brand manufacturers were procured from local market. The main objective study determination heavy metals microbiological evaluation as per Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia. Inductivel...

the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of addition of soymilk on physicochemical, microbial, and sensory characteristics of milk fermented with lactobacillus acidophilus. soybeans were blended 1:5 w/v with distilled water. the prepared soymilk was added to milk in combinations of 20%, 40%, and 60%. milk was used as the control. all the samples were sterilized and fermented w...

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 this descriptive study, 35 samples of herba...

bulk tomato paste which is produced by most domestic factories in cocentrations more than 35% (35-40 degree of brix), and filled in to barels as bulk quantity under non - hermetic conditions.the microbial contamination level in this product is high since there is no any post heat treatment. for sterilization and microbial redaction barels maybe stored at coldstore or ambient temperatures for mo...

The effects of pressure toasting (100, 118 and 1368C for 3, 7, 15 and 30 min) of horse beans on potential ruminant protein nutritional values were evaluated by the new Dutch protein evaluation system: the DVE/OEB model. The items assessed in this experiment were: (a) rumen bypass protein (BCP); (b) rumen bypass starch (BSt); (c) fermented organic matter (FOM); (d) truly absorbed bypass protein ...

AIMS To report demographic, microbiological, therapeutic, anatomical, and visual results of corneal ulceration in the elderly patients seen at a tertiary eye care centre in south India. METHODS 102 consecutive cases of microbial keratitis in patients 65 years and older were studied. Inclusion criteria were: (i) presence of corneal stromal infiltrate upon slit lamp examination; and (ii) microb...

Microbial eukaryotes are integral components of natural microbial communities, and their inclusion is critical for many ecosystem studies, yet the majority of published metagenome analyses ignore eukaryotes. In order to include eukaryotes in environmental studies, we propose a method to recover eukaryotic genomes from complex metagenomic samples. A key step for genome recovery is separation of ...