performed to 16 foods and 38 inhalant allergens. Patch testing to foods was also performed. IgE-mediated allergy was diagnosed if either serum-specific IgE or skinprick test results were positive, whereas non–IgE-mediated allergy was diagnosed if a positive patch test result was found. A streptavidin-based immunoassay was performed to determine the presence of cross-reactive carbohydrate determ...

performed to 16 foods and 38 inhalant allergens. Patch testing to foods was also performed. IgE-mediated allergy was diagnosed if either serum-specific IgE or skinprick test results were positive, whereas non–IgE-mediated allergy was diagnosed if a positive patch test result was found. A streptavidin-based immunoassay was performed to determine the presence of cross-reactive carbohydrate determ...

BACKGROUND Epidemiologic studies suggest that diets with a low glycemic index (GI) or glycemic load (GL) are associated with a decreased risk of developing metabolic syndrome. Intervention studies are inconsistent, however, possibly due to differences in macronutrient and fiber compositions of the experimental diets. OBJECTIVE We tested side-by-side test foods with similar macronutrient and f...

The objective of this study was to determine the insulin index and glucose index to isoenergetic (1000-kJ) portions of palmyrah based foods commonly consumed in Jaffna and their correlations between nutrient and phytochemical contents. Subjects were selected those having fasting blood sugar less than 100 mg/dl. Glucose (reference food) and four test foods such as pinnatu, Jaggery, odiyalpittu a...

background: studies report inappropriate snack and junk food consumption patterns in children and young adults in iran. the current survey was aimed to explore fast food consumption behaviors in high-school students based on the theory of planned behavior. materials and methods: a cross-sectional study was done among 500 high-school students. samples were selected based on cluster sampling meth...

The aim of this study was to compare objective and subjective hardness of selected common foods with a wax cube used as a test item in a mixing ability test. Objective hardness was determined for 11 foods (cream cheese, boiled fish paste, boiled beef, apple, raw carrot, peanut, soft/hard rice cracker, jelly, plain chocolate and chewing gum) and the wax cube. Peak force (N) to compress each item...

The quickening pace of business caused one of Europe’s leading independent testing laboratories to seek an alternative to the standard solvent extraction/acid hydrolysis (Soxhlet) method for testing the amount of fat in a variety of foods. This contract laboratory, with numerous sites throughout the UK and Ireland, provides quality control analytical services to the food industry. By converting...