Dried figs or Ficus carica (L) are nutritionally rich fruit. Figs are one of the highest sources of calcium and fiber along with copper, manganese, magnesium, potassium, calcium and vitamin K besides being good source of flavonoid and polyphenols including gallic acid chlorogenic acid, syringe acid and rutin. It is useful in treatment of liver and spleen disorders, to cure piles and in treatmen...

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is among the most important mycotoxins, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies it as possibly carcinogenic to humans (group 2B). A total of 121 samples of dried fruits from the central zone of Iran were analyzed for OTA by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. The recovery percentages of OTA in spiked dried fruit samples at concen...

Melamine can be lethal at high concentrations and has been used illegally to increase apparent protein content in food products including infant formula and milk powder. Milk tainted with melamine has caused death and illness in infants. Two years ago, the Codex Commission adopted a maximum melamine level of 1 mg/kg for powdered infant formula and of 2.5 mg/kg for other foods and animal feed. T...

Fig fruits have recently received more attention by consumers for their quality as either fresh or dried and, consequently, growers are becoming interested in the cultivation of this species. Figs mainly consumed processed (dried, marmalade, jam, etc.), but limited has been paid to new possible processing applications several local cultivars grown Mediterranean countries. This study aimed inves...

In this research, five species of agaricfungiincludingConocybe leucopus, Inocybe terrigena, Psathyrella clivensis, P. tephrophylla,and Tricholoma scalpturatum collected from different regions of Hamedan province are reported for the first time from Iran.More information of the studied specimens is as follows:Conocybe leucopus Kühner ex Kühner & Watling, in Watling, Notes R. Bot. Gdn Edinb. 40(3...

The aim of the work is to study copper content in food for nutritional support and correction deficiency children from high-risk group. method neutron activation analysis was used determine products plant animal origin. turned out be high (from 50 100 μg / g) - milled wheat bread, black raisins, moderate concentration 10 – sumalak , as well dried apricots, walnuts, peanuts, pears, almonds, apri...

benefits have led to its acquiring a whole new importance. The fig can constitute a part of just about any special diet. Since figs do not naturally contain fat, sodium or cholesterol but have high levels of fibre, they are an ideal food for those trying to lose weight. At the same time, figs have higher mineral contents than any other known fruit. Forty grams of figs contains 244 mg of potassi...

Two different methods of incorporating advertising effects into Almost Ideal Demand Systems (AIDS) are presented. Both advertising schemes are designed to allow theoretical restrictions to hold globally rather than at particular sample points. The models are estimated for California figs, prunes, and raisins. Empirical results indicate that generic advertising effects for these three dried frui...

(diluted 1: 10 with water) at 10X is placed on each membrane, quickly poured off, ant1 the slide dried horizontally and stored for exposure. Slides are then processed and grids are dropped onto the underside of the formvar films while still wet, cut out when dry, and examined in the electron microscope. Figs. 3 and 4 show examples of autoradiographs obtained by this technique. The size of the p...