Spices like turmeric, ginger, alliums are indispensable for the preparation of our daily food and are reported to possess compounds, which have varied beneficial biological effects and also prevent the microbial spoilage of food. This study evaluates the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of spice extracts such as ginger, turmeric and garlic by 2, 2’-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) Radical...

We present first results from SPICES, the Spectroscopic, Photometric, Infrared-Chosen Extragalactic Survey. SPICES is comprised of four ≈ 30 arcmin high Galactic latitude fields with deep BRIzJKs imaging reaching depths of ≈ 25 mag (AB) in the optical and ≈ 23 mag (AB) in the near-infrared. To date we have 626 spectroscopic redshifts for infrared-selected SPICES sources with Ks < 20 (Vega). The...

Spices are often used as dietary components to improve color, aroma, palatability and acceptability of food. Most spices are fragrant, aromatic and pungent.1 Spices and herbs, grown widely in various regions of the world, have been used for several purposes since ancient times – in folk medicine as antiscorbutic, antispasmodic, tonic, carminative agents against bronchitis, ulcers and as diureti...

ANTIOXIDANT ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL SPICES. D. Killeen and M. H. Renfroe, Dept. of Biology, James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg VA 22801. There is a growing awareness of the role of antioxidants as an important component of human health. Antioxidants have been implicated in preventing degenerative diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular and neurological diseases, and reducing the effects of aging....

Spices and herbs are rich in polyphenols and widely used in habitual diets in the tropical regions. To elucidate their effects on human health, intake of the portion of spices and herbs from habitual diets should be determined. Consumption patterns were determined from 24-hour records or recalls of 181 men and 370 women in Khonkaen and Ubon Ratchathani provinces, representing upper and lower no...

The present study was carried out to investigate the aflatoxigenic and ochratoxigenic fungi and their mycotoxins from 194 samples of 5 types of spices (black pepper, turmeric, fennel, green cardamom and mace). Ochratoxin A producing A. niger and aflatoxin producing A. flavus were the most dominant species present in all types of spice. 52% of A. flavus and 44% of A. parasiticus from black peppe...

PURPOSE Since laparoscopic appendectomy was first described, various modifications, such as single port incisionless-intracorporeal conventional equipment-endoscopic surgery (SPICES), have been described for reducing pain and improving cosmetic results. In the retrocecal and retrocolic positions, attachments to the lateral peritoneum and cecum may lead to difficulties during SPICES, which is pe...

Nukadoko is a fermented rice bran bed traditionally used for pickling vegetables in Japan. To date, the production of both homemade and commercial nukadoko has depended on natural fermentation without using starter cultures. Spices, Japanese pepper, and red pepper, are added to nukadoko empirically, but the functions of spices in nukadoko have not been fully elucidated. To investigate the effec...

from august to october 1996, three different statistical communities of spices, including 37, 41, 26 samples for each one of black pepper, turmeric and sumac, respectively, were taken randomly from 35 various packaged labels and 2 production centres, in the west of tehran, and examine for assessing fungi and bacterial contamination by using ec, vrbl agar lst, brilliant green media, and compare ...

There is strong evidence for the link between high dietary sodium and increased risk of cardiovascular disease which drives the need to reduce salt content in foods. In this study, herb and spice blends were used to enhance consumer acceptability of a low salt tomato soup (0.26% w/w). Subjects (n = 148) scored their liking of tomato soup samples over 5 consecutive days. The first and last days ...