Aim: This study was planned to determine the effects of mint and parsley extracts, vinegar, chlorine on S. aureus load in lettuce leaves. It also carried out evaluate effectiveness a salad dressing with appropriate organoleptic properties, developed by researcher based extracts. Material Method: The samples, which is difficult vegetable clean. inoculated before disinfection. 200 ppm/L chlorine,...

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Emulsifiers and stabilizers are known to be effective agents of emulsification. When used in an oil and vinegar salad dressing, they contribute to significant changes in density, viscosity, and color when compared to the control which contains no emulsifiers or stabilizers. The stabilizer used was xanthan gum and the emulsifier used was lecithin. It was found that the control remained the dense...

Microalgae contain a variety of bioactive lipids with potential applications in aquaculture feed, biofuel, food and pharmaceutical industries. While microalgae-derived polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and their roles in promoting human health have been extensively studied, other lipid types from this resource, such as phytosterols, have been poorly explored. Phytosterols have been used as addi...