Effects of pretreatments with trehalose on drying of sliced vegetables (potato and carrot) were experimentally investigated. Two different pretreatment methods were tested. Sliced vegetables were steam-blanched and then immersed in a sugar solution. In another method sliced vegetables were coated with sugar powder, and then steam-blanched. Solid gain and water loss during pretreatment were meas...

Here, we report on near-infrared and ATR/FT-IR spectroscopic measurements of magnesium stearate and potato starch powder blends. In the pharmaceutical and food industries, magnesium stearate is commonly used as a supplement in powder blends or granules for the purpose of lubrication and to minimize aggregation and adherence. However, excessive blending of magnesium stearate (MgSt) may lead to u...

agricultural waste biomass generated from agricultural production and food processing industry are abundant, such as durian  peel, mango peel, corn straw, rice bran, corn shell, potato peel and many more. due to low commercial value, these wastes are disposed in landfill, which if not managed properly may cause environmental problems. currently, environmental laws and regulations pertaining to ...

Drying procedures employed for potato peels (both raw and boiled) may adversely affect the useful bioactivecomponents present in them. This study envisaged identification of a feasible drying procedure handlingbulk peel waste maximising retention phytochemicals powder. The total phenols (TP), flavonoids (TF) antioxidant capacity (TAC) were assessed three commercial one newly developed anthocyan...

Sporolactobacillus laevolacticus DSM442 is an efficient polymer-grade d-lactic acid producer from low-cost agricultural waste cottonseed powder as the sole nitrogen source. Here we present a 3.59-Mb assembly of its genome sequence, which might provide useful information to further improve the strain for higher production titers.

We measured Escherichia coli, Enterococcus spp. and fecal coliform numbers in soil and on fresh potato skins after addition of solid dairy manure and dairy compost with and without alum (Al(2)(SO(4))(3)) treatment 1, 7, 14, 28, 179 and 297 days after application. The addition of dairy compost or solid dairy manure at rates to meet crop phosphorus uptake did not consistently increase E. coli and...

Food industry generates massive waste, which is a concern not only to environment but also loss of valuable biomass. The foremost benefit of industrial waste is that it is available at zero cost and in immense quantities. Pea pods which otherwise are discarded in bins or at finest used for animal feed is exploited for its nutritional benefits in present study. Pea powder formulated was found ri...

Vitrification is one of the technological options for treating toxic waste. This paper reports the results of the feasibility study of utilizing fly ash from municipal waste incinerators by powder sintering technology. This process was used to transform vitrified incinerated fly ash into a CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 system of glass ceramic products. The major phase exhibited is gehlenite (Ca2Al2SiO7), whic...