background: doogh is a popular dairy beverage in iran which its main ingredient is yogurt. the aim of this study was evaluation of bacterial and fungal contamination of this product marketed in lorestan province, west of iran. methods: a total of 200 doogh samples consisted of 150 commercial samples, including five different brands and also 50 homemade samples were purchased randomly from marke...

background: one of the adulterant practice in dairy industry is the use of a less costly type of milk such as cow and goat milk instead of more expensive ones especially sheep milk. the aim of the present study was to assess fraud identification of undeclared milk species in composition of sheep yogurt and cheese offered as “pure sheep” in iranian local markets. methods: samples of sheep yogurt...

background premenstrual syndrome (pms) is a group of disorders that many girls and women suffer from. it is well known that an appropriate diet as well as environmental factors plays a major role in quality of life. objectives this study evaluates food patterns for university student girls who suffer from pms and are healthy. materials and methods eighty-six university student girls from ahvaz ...

On-farm processing of value-added dairy products can be a way for small dairy farms to diversify production and increase revenue. This article examines characteristics of three groups of Vermont farmers who have grass-based dairy farms—those producing value-added dairy products, those interested in such products, and those not interested in such products—and their needs for information and assi...

Background and aims. Espar is a dairy product of probiotic nature that contains useful bacteria and high calcium content. The aim of this study was to analyze effects of daily consumption of Espar on the number of salivary mutans streptococci and the level of calcium content in a population of 15 to 17 year-old female students. Materials and methods. A double-blind randomized crossover study (n...

There is worldwide public expectation that responsible governments will protect their citizens from hazards from which they are unable to protect themselves. Meat and dairy products can pose substantial risks, and international trade in these products relies heavily on government-controlled food safety programmes, assurances and certification as to freedom from unacceptable levels of hazards. C...

The paper investigates the implications of hedonic pricing of components, with an application to the dynamics of dairy product prices. A conceptual model of hedonic pricing is developed under a Leontief technology, showing how commodity prices reflect the underlying value of their components. Implications for the existence of cointegration relationships among commodity prices are derived. An ap...

The relationship between rural labor productivity and food diversity was analyzed from the household consumption survey data of Pakistan. The dietary diversity improves nutritional balance of the diet, which enhances productivity through possible improvement in health. The elasticity of wage earning to food diversity was 0.77, far higher than corresponding elasticity for food expenditure at 0.1...

A "repair-detection" procedure consisting of pour plating of food samples with Trypticase soy agar, followed by 1-h repair incubation at room temperature and subsequent overlay with violet red bile agar, was found to be an effective method for the detection of injuried and uninjuried coliforms from dairy products. This method was relatively less effective for the detection of coliforms in many ...