Naturally Occurring of Sulfites in Raw and Processed Foods

Antioxidant agents in raw materials and processed foods.

Many food raw materials contain natural antioxidants which exert control of oxidative processes in the living cells. Among antioxidative agents are found enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and glucose oxidase-catalase. Among naturally occurring non-enzymic antioxidants are carotenoids, especially astaxanthin (e.g. in fish), tocopherols in oils and other phenolic compou...

Naturally occurring ehrlichiosis in Egyptian dogs

Canine ehrlichiosis has emerged as one of the most clinically important tick-borne diseases affecting dogs. Eighty-five naturally infected dogs have been investigated, the most consistent clinical signs recorded were fever, emaciation and lymphoadenopathy, anemia, monocytosis, thrompocytopenia, hypoalbuminemia, elevation in liver enzymes and total bilirubin were the most remarkable changes asso...

Capparis spinosa: a comparative study of raw and processed fruits

Background: Capparis spinosa is used in different countries for prevention and treatment of various diseases. Its fruits are usually used in processed form especially with vinegar. Objective: The aim of the present study was investigating the effect of processing on some phytochemical constituents and biological activities of C. spinosa. Methods: The fruits were processed with grape vinegar. To...

Coinfection Associated with Naturally Occurring Cryptosporidiosis in Broilers

screening for genetically modified maize in raw and processed foods sold commercially in southern nigeria boarder states

genetically modified (gm) foods hold the key to ending hunger and malnutrition in africa.   due to the increasing number of gmos cultivation and delay in the approval of biosafety law in nigeria, it has become necessary to screen maize products in order to determine the identity of the consumed daily foodstuffs. in this study, dna extraction from raw and processed maize foods sold commercially ...