Jaffa

Characterization of antioxidant compounds in Jaffa sweeties and white grapefruits

Antioxidant compounds and the antioxidative activities of new Israeli citrus fruit sweetie [(Oroblanco, pummelo-grapefruit hybrid (Citrus grandis C. paradisi)] were compared with the better-known white grapefruit. Total and free phenols were determined with the Folin–Ciocalteu reagent, phenolic acids (free, esters and glycosides) by HPLC analysis and anthocyanins spectrophotometrically. The ant...

Analyzing Jaffa Protest Form, Intention and Violence, October 27th 1933

Fresh Israeli Jaffa blond (Shamouti) orange and Israeli Jaffa red Star Ruby (Sunrise) grapefruit juices affect plasma lipid metabolism and antioxidant capacity in rats fed added cholesterol.

The bioactivity of Israeli Jaffa blond (Shamouti) fresh orange and Israeli Jaffa red Star Ruby (Sunrise) grapefruit juices was investigated in vitro and in vivo. The contents of bioactive compounds of these juices were determined. The influence of bioactive compounds on plasma lipids and plasma antioxidant activity in rats fed cholesterol-containing and cholesterol-free diets was assessed. Sign...

Characterization of blond and Star Ruby (red) Jaffa grapefruits using antioxidant and electrophoretic methods

1 Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University, PO Box 12065, Jerusalem 91120, Israel 2 Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, Radzikow, Poland 3 Department of Horticultural Science, Mokpo National University, Muan, Jeonnam 534-729, Korea 4 Department of Food Engineering, Mokpo National University, Muan, Jeonna...

"Bonaparte visiting the plague-stricken at Jaffa" by Antoine Jean Gros (1771-1835).

Few painters have succeeded in representing a dramatic event on a large scale as successfully as Antoine Jean Gros in his painting " Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-stricken at Jaffa." This immense canvas (17 ft. 5 in. by 23 ft. 7 in.; 5.3 by 7.2 mi.) hangs in the Salle Daru of the Louvre, Paris. The event depicted took place during the Syrian Campaign in March 1799. Worried by the fear and loss ...