aflatoxin m1 (afm1), a carcinogenic substance is found in milk and dairy products. the effect of season and type of dairy products on afmi level in northern iran was investigated in this study.three hundred samples (each season 75 samples) including raw and pasteurized milk, yoghurt, cheese, and cream samples were collected from three distinct milk producing farms. the samples were subjected to...

ABSTRACT In the past few years, dairy industry has become one of the fastest growing sectors in the packaged food industry of Vietnam. However, the value-added creation among different activities in the value chain of Vietnam dairy sector is distributed unequally. In the production activities, the dairy farmers gain low value-added rate due to high input cost. Whereas the processing activities,...

high fructose corn syrup (hfcs) is commonly found in soft drinks and juice beverages, as well as in many pre-packaged foods such as breakfast cereals, baked goods and dairy desserts. historically, sucrose (table sugar) was primarily added to processed foods and beverages as the sweetening agent. in recent years, the use of hfcs has significantly increased in popularity due to its sweetness, abi...

background: nowadays obesity is considered as a worldwide issue. although genetics is one of the factors associated with obesity, but the predisposing factors are nutrition and environmental factors.  there are several studies conducted regarding the relationship between nutritional factors and general obesity and central adiposity. therefore the purpose of this study was to determine the relat...

materials and methods: a total of 285 commercial and traditional dairy products as well as 267 pasteurized and raw milk samples were collected during one year. the samples were studied by culturing and the positive-culture samples were investigated using pcr techniques. results: the results of culture showed that 52 (9.42%) and 28 (5.07%) of the total 552 milk and dairy samples were positive fo...

We announce the draft genome sequence of the type strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus CLS17 (2,889,314 nt, with a GC content of 46.8%), which is one of the most prevalent lactic acid bacteria present during the manufacturing process of dairy products; the genome consists of 71 large contigs (>100 bp in size). It contains 2,643 protein-coding sequences, single predicted copies of the 5S, 16S, and 23S...

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In agreement with the current trend of giving value to natural and renewable resources, the use of natural antimicrobial compounds, particularly in food and biomedical applications, becomes very frequent. The direct addition of natural compounds to food is the most common method of application, even if numerous efforts have been made to find alternative solutions to the aim of avoiding undesira...