5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) is known as an indicator of quality deterioration in a wide range of foods. The current study covered 70 samples taken from domestically produced foods and drinks available on the Iranian markets (including honey, jam, fruit cakes tomato paste, ketchup, syrup, fruit juice, canned fruit, UHT milk, instant coffee and jelly powder). HMF levels were determined using ...

The world energy paradigm is changing from one based on petroleum to one based on a mixture of energy platforms. This change is precipitated by a finite petroleum supply, an expanding global demand, and political instability in areas with major petroleum reserves. The mixed energy platform will include an array of renewable energy sources. The agricultural and forestry sectors have the potentia...

: Fried products derived from potato, particularly potato crisp have been widely included in food basket of the households in the recent years in Iran. Potato crisp, among other products, is of great importance and is considered as competitive products. This product is in the list of the food products with high acrylamide content. Therefore, due to the nutritional importance of this product and...

Xylenes (mixtures of ortho-, meta-, and para-isomers) are used as industrial solvents, synthetic intermediates, and solvents in commercial products such as paints, coatings, adhesive removers, and paint thinners; they are also a component of gasoline. Xylenes are released to the atmosphere primarily as fugitive emissions from industrial sources (e.g., petroleum refineries, chemical plants), in ...

this study was conducted at the aim of determining development strategies for marketing healthy food products. the study data was collected by conducting field survey and compeleting a questionnaire. using simple random sampling, about 400 hamedan citizens were selected in 2013. the data analysis was conducted by ordinal logit model with method of maximum likelihood. according to the results, 3...

chitosan is a polysaccharide derived from chitin by n-deacetilation, which has the property of gel formation. the objective was to develop a chocolate milk beverage using modified (hydrogel) chitosan as a thickening agent, and to make a sensory and rheological evaluation of this beverage. in the sensory evaluation an acceptability and comparative test with 50 local consumers was carried out, wi...

development of a suitable method for color sorting of agricultural products such as: tomato, apple and orange, based on surface reflection and image formation was the goal of this research. a suitable scheme of color differentiation using an optic head and electrical processing circuitry for separating red from green and other colors is presented. a photo-conductive transducer, electrical resis...

background: reservation of blood leads to blood wastage if the blood is not transfused. therefore, in some centers only blood type and screen are evaluated. in this study, the efficacy of a blood crossmatch-to-transfusion ratio was measured and then compared with the standard levels. methods: this prospective study was conducted during one year in a university hospital. during this period, 398 ...