The study determined the effects of garlic, ginger and their mixtures on the growth, serum lipids, haematological indices, carcass and organs of broilers. Garlic and ginger were each added to broiler diets at 1, 1.5 and 2%. Four mixtures of garlic and ginger were also formulated. Control diet did not contain any test ingredient. The results showed that garlic, ginger and mixtures contained 7.41...

BACKGROUND Garlic oil which is the main active constituent of garlic has a wide range of pharmacological activities, and a broad antibacterial spectrum. It also has a strong anti-cancer activity, and can significantly inhibit a variety of tumors such as liver cancer, gastric cancer and colon cancer. The objective is to study the extraction process of garlic oil and its antibacterial effects. ...

MIŽÁKOVÁ A., PIPOVÁ M., TUREK P. (2002): The occurrence of moulds in fermented raw meat products. Czech J. Food Sci., 20: 89–94. The consumption of food contaminated with moulds (microscopic filamentous fungi) and their toxic metabolites results in the development of food-borne mycotoxicosis. The spores of moulds are ubiquitously spread in the environment and can be detected everywhere. In this...

The objectives of this study were to isolate and identify garlic endophytes, and explore the characteristics of dominant strains. Garlic endophytes were studied through phenotypical characterization and comparative sequence analysis of 16S rDNA based on culture-dependent approaches. Representative strains inferred from 16S rDNA sequencing were selected for further identification by gyrA and rpo...

specialized conditions of heat and humidity. Fillets Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis), squid (Caribbean Reef Squid) were used as raw material for the preparation fish pastes. This study was conducted to investigate effect DPPH ABTS free radial scavenging activity on paste with black garlic. The results showed that there a...

Nowadays, counterfeiting and adulteration on foods take place around the world in a variety of ways. Identification authentication geographical origin agricultural products has great importance not only for food safety, but protection registrations as well. This study aimed at discriminating Turkish Ta?köprü garlic, possessing protected indication (GI) Turkey GI registration from European Union...

In order to fulfill the requirements of seeding direction of garlic cloves, the paper proposed a research method of garlic clove direction identification based on machine vision, it expounded the theory of garlic clove direction identification, stated the arithmetic of it, designed the direction identification device of it, then developed the control system of garlic clove direction identificat...

Singh VK, Singh DK. Pharmacological Effects of Garlic (Allium sativum L.). ARBS Annu Rev Biomed Sci 2008;10:6-26. Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is a bulbous herb used as a food item, spice and medicine in different parts of the world. Its medicinal use is based on traditional experience passed from generation to generation. Researchers from various disciplines are now directing their efforts towar...

The immunomodulatory proteins present in garlic have recently been shown to be identical to the garlic lectins ASA I and ASA II [Clement F, Pramod SN, Venkatesh YP. Int. Immunopharmacol. 2010; 10: 316-324]. In this study, the stability of garlic lectins as a function of pH, temperature and denaturants has been examined in relation to biological activity (hemagglutination and hagocytosis). Stabi...

Background: Oral garlic supplementation may be effective in decreasing serum cholesterol levels as much as 15% to 20%. Garlic indirectly effect atherosclerosis by reduction of hyperlipidemia, hypertension and probably diabetes mellitus and prevents thrombus formation. This study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that garlic powder with a prolonged mode of action promises potent biological e...