Maple syrup has nutraceutical potential given the macronutrients (carbohydrates, primarily sucrose), micronutrients (minerals and vitamins), and phytochemicals (primarily phenolics) found in this natural sweetener. We conducted compositional (ash, fiber, carbohydrates, minerals, amino acids, organic acids, vitamins, phytochemicals), in vitro biological, and in vivo safety (animal toxicity) stud...

Sugar syrup and molasses from beet processing containing 620 and 570 mg/mL sucrose, respectively, were assayed as low-cost and available substrates for the enzymatic synthesis of fructo-oligosaccharides (FOSs). A commercial pectinase (Pectinex Ultra SP-L, from Aspergillus aculeatus) characterized by the presence of a transfructosylating activity was used as a biocatalyst. The FOS production inc...

Sucrose syrup is a common additive in honey adulteration. To provide information for developing a cheap, simple, convenient and rapid sucrose–adulterated honey detector or sucrose content sensor, the permittivities of pure jujube, yellow-locust and milk-vetch flower honey, pure sucrose syrup and honey–sucrose syrup mixtures with sucrose content from 0% (pure honey) to 80% (pure sucrose syrup) w...

Grape is one of the most popular and widely cultivated fruits in the world. Although grape skin and seeds are waste product of the winery and grape juice industry, these wastes contain large amounts of phytochemicals such as flavonoids, phenolic acids, and anthocyanidins, which play an important role as chemopreventive and anticancer agents. We evaluated efficacies of grape skin and seeds on he...

In this paper we describe the current status of the GRAPE-6 project to develop a special-purpose computer with a peak speed exceeding 100 T ops for the simulation of astrophysical N -body problems. One of the main targets of the GRAPE-6 project is the simulation of dense stellar systems. In this paper, therefore, we overview the basic algorithms we use for the simulation of dense stellar system...

Polyphenol-rich grape seeds have a beneficial effect on human health. The present study was performed to investigate the effects of grape seeds on antioxidant activities in rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a control diet group (C), a high-fat diet group (HF), a 5% grape seed-supplemented control diet group (G), and a 5% grape seed-supplemented high-fat diet group (HG). ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare the influence of various children's drinks on the discoloration of dental resin composites. METHODS Ninety-six disks (3-mm thick, 10 mm in diameter) were prepared from 3 types of composite: (1) submicron; (2) nono; and (3) microhybrid. After polishing and obtaining baseline data, they were equally divided into 4 groups and immersed into 1 of 4 ...

INTRODUCTION Palm syrup is a typical product from the Canary Islands, traditionally produced from the sap of the tropical palm tree Phoenix canariensis. Its high caloric content has led to its increasing use as a health food supplement for athletes, children and elderly. Furthermore, demand for this natural syrup is continuously increasing due also to its medicinal uses in homeopathic medicine....

UNLABELLED AIM of the study was selection of 2 different formulations of paracetamol of 2.5% (125 mg/5 mL) in the Pediatric practice. Paracetamol is widely used in the form of the syrup, with usual percentage of acting ingredient of 125 mg/5 mL. MATERIAL AND METHODS Both samples of the paracetamol syrup were monitored each day regarding organoleptic features (potential changes in color, smell...

OBJECTIVE The primary objective was to assess the warming sensation caused by flavor 316282 in a cold and cough product in the target population. METHODS A single-cohort, single-treatment arm, open-label study. Subjects received one 30-mL dose of syrup containing flavor 316282, paracetamol, phenylephrine hydrochloride, and guaifenesin and recorded onset and disappearance of any warming sensat...