The search for new treatments against leishmaniasis has increased due to high frequency of drug resistance registered in endemics areas, side effects, and complications caused by coinfection with HIV. Morinda citrifolia Linn., commonly known as Noni, has a rich chemical composition and various therapeutic effects have been described in the literature. Studies have shown the leishmanicidal activ...

Spray drying is a process widely used to produce fruit juice powders. In powders, it results with the good quality, low water activity, easier transport and storage. The physicochemical properties of powders produced by spray drying depend on the variables of process and/or operating parameters. In the present review, the principle of spray drying was described. In addition, some factors such a...

Prickly pear (Opuntia spp) fruit has received renewed interest since it contains a betalain pigment that has an attractive purple colour for the production of juice. Prickly pear juice was prepared by homogenizing the fruit and treating the pulp with 48 g of pectinase from Aspergillus niger. Titratable acidity was determined by diluting 10 ml prickly pear juice with 90 ml deionized water and ti...

Fruit juices are traditionally processed thermally to avoid microorganisms’ growth and increase their shelf-life. The concentration of by thermal evaporation is carried out reduce volume consequently the storage transportation costs. However, many studies revealed that high-temperature operation destroys valuable nutrients aroma juice. Currently, membrane technology has emerged as an alternativ...

the aim of the present study was to examine the effect of grafting of watermelon hybrids ‘obla f1’ and ‘vanessa f1’ on to cucurbita maxima × cucurbita moschata rootstock tz 148 and lagenaria sp. rootstock ‘dias f1’, on the volatiles and yield of fruit and the plant growth. fruit volatiles analysis showed the presence of two aldehydes, namely (e)-2-nonenal and (e,z)-2,6-nonadien-1-al, with (e)-2...

UNLABELLED Fruit and vegetable consumption has been inversely associated with the risk of chronic diseases including cancer and cardiovascular disease, with the beneficial effects attributed to a variety of protective antioxidants, carotenoids and phytonutrients. The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of supplementation with dehydrated concentrates from mixed fruit and v...

abstract background and aim: reduction of dental plaque ph is an effective factor in the incidence of dental caries. one of the common methods for assessment of the cariogenic potential of food products is the study of plaque ph changes in the oral environment. the present study was performed due to the importance of dental plaque and its known complications and also the increase in consumption...

Passion fruit, a native of tropical America (Brazil), belonging to the family Passifloraceae is a high value and export oriented crop. Passion fruit stands out not only for its exotic and unique flavor and aroma but also for its amazing nutritional and medicinal properties. The name "passion fruit" is not derived from any aphrodisiac quality of the fruit but was named, reportedly, by Spanish Ca...

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 ...

UNLABELLED The disruption of plant cell walls during fruit juice processing results in the enzymatic formation of herbaceous-smelling green leaf volatiles (GLVs). Our objective was to assess the impact of thermal processing conditions on resulting levels of GLVs (hexanal, trans-2-hexenal, hexanol, cis-3-hexenol, and trans-2-hexenol), total phenols, monomeric anthocyanins, and percent polymeric ...