Halitosis is an unpleasant condition that causes social restraint. Studies worldwide indicate a high prevalence of moderate halitosis, whereas severe cases are restricted to around 5% of the populations. The etiological chain of halitosis relates to the presence of odoriferous substances in exhaled air, especially the volatile sulphur compounds (VSC) produced by bacteria. The organoleptic diagn...

Ovine ricotta cheese is a traditional Sicilian dairy product characterised by high humidity and a short shelf life (2-4 days when refrigerated). The increasing demand for fresh food has prompted manufacturers to develop special packaging techniques, such as modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), that can extend the shelf life and maintain the organoleptic characteristics of ovine ricotta cheese. ...

BACKGROUND Breath odor is scored by different techniques, each with its own shortcomings. Organoleptic ratings are uncomfortable for the patient, subjective, influenced by external parameters including food and cosmetics, and especially lack international calibration. Portable sulphide monitors are relatively expensive and neglect several major malodorous molecules (e.g., butyric and propionic ...

Black Slavonian pig used to be the most widespread breed in Slavonia, and it was mainly used for the production of fat and authentic meat products such as kulen – a slowly fermented and drycured spicy sausage stuffed in pork blind gut. Nowadays, this breed is rare, and kulen and other meat products are mostly produced from the meat of more productive white pig breeds. Still, the products of loc...

The present study was undertaken with the aim of investigating the physical parameters (e.g. organoleptic and specific gravity of raw milk) and also to study the microbiological quality of raw milk (total viable count, Coliform count and Staphylococcal count) from different villages and Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) Dairy Farm of Mymensingh District of Bangladesh, during the period f...

The aim of the study was to assess the organoleptic differences of Clarias gariepinus smoked with two different energy sources, Anogeissus leiocarpus and Tamarindus indica with the help of a hedonic scale and to determine possible proximate composition difference between the smoked products. Smoking of the fishes was carried out for 4 hours using traditional smoking kiln, the chemical analysis ...

Sažetak For the last few years in poultry industry there was increased the use of mechanically separated meat, meat of lower quality value, which is the product obtained by removing meat from poultry carcasses or by removing meat from flesh-bearing bones after boning. In this process, the loss or modification of the muscle fiber structure occurs. Since such meat has lower quality value, it is n...

Dendrocalamus hamiltonii is a locally available variety of multipurpose bamboo which is mainly cultivated as wood substitute, fodder and edible shoots used for making pickles. As this is a predominant species of bamboo popular with the masses, therefore, an effort was made to evaluate its shoots for quality parameters. Results showed that it contained 91.06 % moisture, 0.81% ash, 0.29% fat and ...

A study was conducted to standardize the method for tenderization of buffalo tripe with ginger extract (GE), papain, and sodium bi carbonate (SB) in conjunction with blade tenderization (BT). Buffalo tripe after passing three times through mechanical blade tenderizer (BT-3x) was treated with 0.05% papain, 5 % GE, 2.5% SB with two controls. Tripe pieces were marinated for 4 hours and evaluated f...

BACKGROUND Hydrolyzed formulas used to feed infants with cow's milk-allergy can be classified as soy based, extensively hydrolyzed (casein, whey and mixed), and amino-acid based. Their unsatisfactory taste is reported by parents and physicians. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to ascertain the palatability of these formulas in a double-blind taste test. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty health...