background and objectives: non-sanitary conditions during the drying, transport and storage stages in the production of spices could introduce mycotoxin contamination. the aim of the current study was to determine the concentration of ochratoxin a (ota) in 92 commercial spices (including red pepper, black pepper, turmeric and cinnamon) imported to iran. materials and methods: ota levels were de...

The volatile oils from red and black rice bran were obtained by hydrodistillation using diethyl ester and the components of that oil were analyzed by capillary GC-MS. The volatile components of essential oil from red and black rice bran were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. One hundred twenty-nine (129) of volatile compounds were identified in red and black rice bran. Myristic acid, nonanal, (E)-beta-...

Shen, L., Li, D., Feng, F. and Ren, Y. Nutritional composition of Polyrhachis vicina Roger (Edible Chinese black ant) Songklanakarin J. Sci. Technol., 2006, 28(Suppl. 1) : 107-114 Edible black ant (Polyrhachis vicina Roger) is a traditional edible insect species in China. It has been used as a functional ingredient in various tonics or health foods. This study determined the nutritional composi...

the adsorption thermodynamic characteristic of cu2+ from aqueous solution onto humin andalso humic acid from a typical black soil in northeast china were examined at three different temperatures(298, 318 and 338 k) by batch isotherm experiments. results showed that humin was structurally differentfrom humic acid. the increase of temperature had a positive effect on the adsorption process. freun...

Black women have an increased risk of preeclampsia compared with white women. Plasma homocysteine is increased in preeclampsia. Homocysteine concentrations are affected by nutritional deficiencies, particularly decreased folic acid and B12, leading to increased homocysteine. Previous studies have reported racial differences in nutritional intake including folic acid. Therefore, we investigated ...

Two cultivars Buram-3-ho (susceptible) and CR-Hagwang (moderate resistant) of kimchi cabbage seedlings showed differential defense responses to anthracnose (Colletotrichum higginsianum), black spot (Alternaria brassicicola) and black rot (Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, Xcc) diseases in our previous study. Defense-related hormones salicylic acid (SA), jasmonic acid (JA) and ethylene led ...

twenty spices were employed to preserve the cooked and uncooked fillet of puntius sarana (hamilton) and puntius ticto (hamilton). ic50 values of 2,2’-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl(dpph) based free radical scavenging activity ranged from 0.1123 μg ml-1 in turmeric to 13.035 μg ml-1 in roman coriander. phenol content ranged from 0.365 μg g-1 in onion to 5.67 μg g-1 in clove. the raw and cooked fillet...