introduction: fruits and vegetables have special importance as a very important part of the human food supply. and from the beginnings of life, man has used these products to supply a part of his food. nowadays, horticultural products are widely used in the diet. cherry is one of the deciduous trees in the temperate regions, which is potassium rich. use of oxalic acid significantly reduces fros...

Characterization, pasteurization and storage are essential steps in fruit juice processing. Watermelon, pineapple, mango juices were pasteurized at 80 ± 2 °C held different treatment times (1, 2.5, 5, 10, 15 min). Juice yield, pH, proximate composition, total soluble solids, color, vitamin C, microbial quality, mineral content, enzyme activity (polyphenol oxidase (PPO), peroxidase (POD)), pheno...

Abstract Flowers have received special attention not only for their ornamental nature but also nutraceutical, cosmetic, aromatic, and culinary properties. This study aimed to characterize physicochemical attributes the antioxidant capacity of flowers four gladiolus cultivars. The cultivars used were White Friendship, Rose Supreme, Jester, T704. We analyzed content total soluble solids (SS), tit...

Aril browning threatens production, consumption, and exports of pomegranates, because affected fruit cannot be externally distinguished from healthy fruit. This study compared the mineral, biochemical composition, and related enzyme activities in affected brown arils with healthy ones in ‘Malase Saveh’ pomegranates. The results indicated that concentrations of Cu in the aril and K, Mg, and Mn i...

this experiment was designed to study the effect of putrescine on quality of table grapes during storage. table grapes cvs, rishbaba and olhoghi were dipped in putrescine solutions (0, 1 and 2mm) by the method of pressure-infiltration. the results indicated that after 55 day of storage putrescine 1 mm in rishbaba and at 2mm in olhoghi cultivars were the most effective treatments in maintaining ...

BACKGROUND Yoghurt is a fermented milk of unique sensory, nutritive and dietetic value offered in a variety of types and in different flavours. Vegetables belong to the group of food products rich in antioxidant substances (e.g., vitamin C, carotenoids, tocopherols, polyphenols) which regular consumption lowers the risk of many diseases including cancers and cardiovascular disorders. The aim of...

A total of 316 toxigenic Clostridium difficile clinical isolates of known PCR ribotypes from patients in North America were screened for resistance to clindamycin, metronidazole, moxifloxacin, and rifampin. Clindamycin resistance was observed among 16 different ribotypes, with ribotypes 017, 053, and 078 showing the highest proportions of resistance. All isolates were susceptible to metronidazo...

aril browning threatens production, consumption, and exports of pomegranates, because affected fruit cannot be externally distinguished from healthy fruit. this study compared the mineral, biochemical composition, and related enzyme activities in affected brown arils with healthy ones in ‘malase saveh’ pomegranates. the results indicated that concentrations of cu in the aril and k, mg, and mn i...

Despite the considerable successes of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the treatment of HIV/AIDS, cumulative drug toxicities and the development of multidrug-resistant virus necessitate the search for new classes of antiretroviral agents with novel modes of action. The HIV-1 capsid (CA) protein has been structurally and functionally characterized as a druggable target. We have r...