More than 90% of oranges in Florida are processed, and since Huanglongbing (HLB) disease has been rumored to affect fruit flavor, chemical and physical analyses were conducted on fruit and juice from healthy (Las -) and diseased (Las +) trees on three juice processing varieties over two seasons, and in some cases several harvests. Fruit, both asymptomatic and symptomatic for the disease, were u...

Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) fruits are preserved either in water or salt solution for a couple of weeks for the commercial preparation of products. In the present study, quality of aonla (cv. Chakaiya) juice prepared from fruits steep preserved in water for 30 days was assessed during storage up to 9 months under ambient conditions. The juice was prepared from fruits withdrawn at 0, 5, ...

background: selling unpasteurized fruit juices is common in iran. since health standards are not met in preparation and distribution of these products, food infections may increase. the objective of this study was to assess microbial contamination of handmade fruit juices in gorgan, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted in the first half of 2009. overall, 100 carrot and cantal...

This study examined the survival of acid-adapted E. coli O157 in kombucha during fermentation and refrigerated mixed with fruit juices. Acidic non-acidic mixes were fermented at 25°C using a commercially available starter culture inoculated 5-strain mixture O157. There was >5-log reduction pathogen count for both within 7 days fermentation. For kombucha-juice blends temperature, 14 ml lemon, ap...

BACKGROUND Children in the United States do not consume the recommended amounts of fruit. The economic and dietary consequences of meeting the shortfall in fruit consumption have not been evaluated. METHODS Analyses were based on a nationally representative sample of 4-18 year-old children (n = 2,647) from the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The shortfall ...

the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of nacl application on yield and some growth parameters of tomato (lycopersicum esculentum cv. falkato). the study was carried out during september 2005 until may 2006 using soilless culture. the plants were fed with a complete nutrient solution, of electrical conductivity at levels of (a) 1.5 (control) (b) 3.5, (c) 5.5, (d) 6.5 dsm-1 repli...

Organic acid accumulation in the vacuole of juice cells of citrus fruits is a developmentally regulated process, the degree and timing of which varies greatly among species and varieties and is highly susceptible to environmental conditions (Clements, 1963; Ting and Vines, 1966; Vandercook, 1977). Total titratable acidity of the fruit juice of the acidless pummelo 2240 (Citrus maxima [Burm.] Me...

A study was conducted to determine the effects of packaging materials, seasonality, storage temperature and time on physiochemical and antioxidant properties of roselle-mango juice blends. Roselle extract (20%, 40%, 60%, and 80%) was mixed with mango juice and stored in glass and plastic bottles at 4°C and 28°C. Total soluble solids, pH, titratable acidity, reducing sugar, color, vitamin C, tot...