The aim of this paper was to review the HPMC properties and show the impacts of various additives on the film properties such as rheological behavior, water vapor and gas permeability, mechanical, optical, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities. This work also elaborates literature, which has been recently investigated on the HPMC.

Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is leguminous tree-bearing edible fruit potentially used against lifestyle-related chronic disorders. It fruits and seed possess rich level of functional and nutraceutical significance. Seed kernel of tamarind is source of “jellose” used as thickening and stabilizing agent in different food products.

This paper reviews the effect of the most common and new hydrocolloids (balangu seed, wild sage seed, basil seed, cress seed, xanthan, guar, starch carrageenan, methylcellulose, carboxy methyl cellulose, hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose, and locust bean gums) on the rheological, physicochemical, textural, and quality characteristics of gluten-free breads and cakes.

Astragaloside IV had antitumor effects via regulation Nrf2 in vivo.

Cookie prepared by high-amylose maize flour, butter, and xylitol displayed improved sensory attributes and texture, and decreased digestibility.

Traditional roasting significantly reduces the polyphenol content, antioxidant activity, and lipid quality of Djansang seeds compared to boiling. Boiling for 5 and 10 min and traditional roasting for 5 min are the best processing methods of Djansang for production of Djansang-based foods.

The combination of Lycium barbarum L. polysaccharides and ZnSO4 had a synergistic effect on the remission of alcoholic fatty liver, and alleviated chronic alcoholic liver injury by promoting lipid metabolism, inhibiting oxidative stress, controlling inflammatory responses, and regulating the expression and activity of alcohol-metabolizing enzymes in rats.

Rats who received piperine treatments had markedly reduced neurological deficits, less ischemia-induced cellular damage as well as smaller areas of cerebral infarction with less severe macro and microcellular cerebral structural changes. Western blot analysis revealed that piperine administration inhibited Bax while enhancing Bcl-2 expressions. Protein expressions of Caspase-3, Caspase-9, and Cyt-c were significantly inhibited.

Lonicera japonica is one of the most important natural sources of chlorogenic acid and other active compounds, which is focused on flower buds. Lonicera japonica leaves could be used as the cheapest raw materials for polysaccharide recovery. The recovery of these valuable components from the leaves could improve the economy for plant polysaccharides and minimize the waste of natural resources.

On the content of minerals in muscles obtained from beef carcasses, the statistically significant impact was found in the case of slaughter type for such elements as follows: K, P, and Na. The process of koshering (soaking in brine) causes approximately 10-fold increase in the amount of sodium in beef, regardless of the muscle or gender of cattle. In turn, statistically significant impact of cattle sex was confirmed only in the case of iron and molybdenum content in beef.

Fermentation and multiple freezing/ thawing treatment modified the dough quality and has better applicability. These modifications exerted a positive impact on physicochemical, structural, rheological, morphological, and thermal properties of corn dough. Freezing interferes with the overall profile of dough due to pressure exerted by ice crystals and due to phase transformation and leaching of constituents such as protein, starch, and lipids.

Xylo-oligosaccharide (XOS) could enhance genes, including ABC transporters, galactosidase, which were highly represented categories involved in transport and metabolism of carbohydrate compared with xylose. Those related to metabolic biomarkers of fatty acids, amino acids, and sugars approved the advantages of XOS as a growth medium for Bifidobacterium adolescentis 15703 compared with xylose. Abundance of specific genes and metabolites highlighted the complex regulatory mechanisms involved in B. adolescentis 15703 in the presence of the XOS.

The combined effect of culture pH and nitrogen source on the biosynthesis of Monascus purpureus yellow (ankaflavin and monascin) and orange (rubropunctatin and monascorubrin) pigments, plus the mycotoxin citrinin, was evaluated chromatographically. Optimum cultivation conditions, that is, initial pH 2.5 and 8.8 g/L peptone as a nitrogen source, resulted in high levels of production of yellow and orange pigments (sum of pigment concentration 1138 mg/L) and negligible citrinin concentration (2 mg/L).

In this paper, response surface methodology and BP-GA neural network algorithm were used to optimize the mixing performance of normal milk processing, and the optimization effects of the two methods were compared. The results showed that the BP-GA method could better fit the model and further established the optimal combination of working parameters in the global variable range, which could provide reference to improving normal milk processing and mixing device design and milk processing quality.

This study aims to assess the effects of blanching conditions on various indicators of the asparagus butt segment including the color, texture, the residual percentages of total phenolic, and free-radical scavenging activity. The results showed that the total phenolic content of the fresh samples was significantly reduced by 53.43% ± 1.03 (8 min, 300 W) and 57.15% ± 2.68 (300 W, 4 min), respectively.

Dewaxed brown rice was prepared by excluding only the wax layer existing in the outermost layer of brown rice using new rice milling technology. Dewaxed brown rice ingestion as a staple food has a potential to preventing cognitive decline in elderly.

Proper grinding is more conducive to reduce particle size and improve alkaloid content. Both particle size and grinding process played an important role in the properties of BFU powders. The application of superfine grinding in BFU powders exhibits positive significance in terms of increasing the bioavailability of BFU and saving material resources.

This article demonstrates the dynamic sensory perceptions of Wagyu beef prepared with different cooking methods and fattening periods by temporal dominance of sensations (TDS). The TDS method demonstrated the dominant sensory characteristics that contribute to the dynamic sensory perception of Wagyu beef and that there are differences in the sensory perception of meat samples depending on both the cooking method and fattening period.

This study investigated the anticancer activity of Orostachys japonicus against PANC-1 cell line. Orostachys japonicus exerted anticancer effects on PANC-1 cell line via the induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest.

This study definitely provides a metabolic fingerprint that reveals the different effects of room-temperature and low-temperature storage on the physiological activities and quality of litchi pulp.

Subcritical R134a/butane for rapeseed cake oil extraction is proposed in this paper. Response surface methodology is adopted to optimize the extraction conditions. The oil extracted by subcritical R134a/butane appears in better qualities

Effect of Curcumin and Carvacrol in Doxorubicin-Treated Rats.

The drying of kiwifruit happened only in the falling rate period. The exponential decay function model (model 87) and modified two-term exponential-V model (model 24) and the artificial neural networks with 4-5-7-1 and 3-5-5-1 topologies, hyperbolic tangent sigmoid transfer function, and Levenberg-Marquardt training algorithm presented the best results and showed the goodness of fit with the experimental data for natural and forced drying air systems, respectively. The diffusivities varied between 1.216 × 10⁻¹⁰–8.997 × 10⁻¹⁰ m²⁄s and 2.567 × 10⁻¹⁰–10.335 × 10⁻¹⁰ m²⁄s for the former and latter systems, respectively.

Some studies show that the VDR ApaI polymorphism was related to an increased risk of developing periodontitis, while the opposite results are found in other ethnic groups. Our study shows that VDR-ApaI polymorphism may be connected with a lower risk of periodontitis in northern China. The evidence suggests that the correlation between VDR ApaI variants and periodontitis may be contributed not only to ethnic background, region and sample size, but also to different mechanisms of periodontitis.

The study revealed that T.Z sold by street food vendors in the business district of Tamale was unwholesome for consumption especially when cold and it constitutes a likely health risk to consumers. The contamination could result from poor food hygiene, preparation, and storage, as well as environmental conditions. It is recommended that the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) should enforce food hygiene laws and ensure strict adherence.

The application of L. plantarum EM in juice fermentation as a functional starter culture exerts microbial control, sanitary safety as well as improved organoleptic quality, and beneficial food effects against hypercholesterolemia. The effects of the fermented EM juice on rats included inhibition of cholesterol synthesis and enhancement of cholesterol uptake along with high excretion of cholesterol.

Peaches are easily perishable fruit after harvest and will especially decay rapidly at shelf life temperature. In this study, “Hujingmilu” peach (Prunus persica L.) fruit was treated with citric acid (10 g/L) and stored at 20°C for 15 days. The application of citric acid could not only reduce decay in postharvest peaches, but also prolong the texture, taste, aroma, and nutrition quality by maintaining good firmness and high levels of sucrose and fructose, malic acid, citric acid, δ-decalactone, γ-decalactone, and γ-dodecalactone, and even maintain the rich chlorogenic acid and L-epicatechin contents. These findings suggest that treatment with citric acid can provide an effective approach to maintain the postharvest quality and extend the shelf life of peaches.

Tetrastigma hemsleyanum is traditionally used as a folk medicine and functional food in China. In this research, the TFC, TPC, antiproliferative, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities of ethanol extracts and water extracts (extracted at 55, 70, 85, and 100°C) were observed. The results showed that the antiproliferative, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities of water extracts decreased with the increasing temperature to some extent.

The successive projections algorithm (SPA) and x-loading weights (x-LW) methods were used to select effective wavelengths. Partial least squares (PLS) and artificial neural network (ANN) methods were used to establish models and predict crispness for “Fuji” and “Qinguan” apple based on the effective wavelengths.

A new attempt: extruded black rice as adjunction beer

Glycocholic acid sodium salt is indispensable for the preparation of mixed micelle injections.

Experimental fermented milk-bulgur wheat blends (FMBW) were prepared by blending fermented milk with parboiled dehulled wheat and drying the blend to 930 g/kg total solids. FMBW samples were compared with commercial samples of dried dairy-cereal blends, namely kishk, tarhana, and super cereal plus corn–soy blend (SCpCSB)—a fortified blended food supplied by the world food program. The blends showed large differences in contents of protein, lactose, salt, and elements (Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn), and in the viscosity and flow behavior of the soup prepared on cooking the reconstituted powder (~133 g/kg). Overall, the composition (starch, protein, Ca, Mg), pasting, and flow behavior characteristics of FMBW were closer to those of SCpCSB and kishk than to tarhana. The results suggest that the FMBW powder, on appropriate supplementation with Ca, Fe, Zn, and Mg, could be used for the development customized fortified blended foods for specific groups.

The effect of conventional pasteurization and ultrasound processing was examined on the physicochemical parameters, total phenolic and total flavonoid contents, antioxidant activity, and organic acids of functional peach-based beverage under different processing conditions. Conventional pasteurization causes the decline in quality parameters of functional juice, whereas the significant increment in bioactive compounds, antioxidant activity, organic acid concentration, and clarity was observed in juice samples after being exposed to sonication treatment for 90-min duration. Thus, ultrasound treatment is good alternative to thermal treatment in beverage industry that could maintain the quality far superior than conventional pasteurization.

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with phytase activity isolated from different sourdoughs of wheat–legume in order to find a suitable starter for bread-making. Three strains showed extracellular phytase activity ranging between 16.3 and 53.2 U/ml. The highest phytase activity was observed in the sourdough inoculated with Weissella confusa mk.zh95. Fermentation by phytase-positive LAB caused more acidification comparing to the control.

Jujube mucilage, as a natural stabilizer with numerous health benefits, has not been widely used in food products. This study reports the physiochemical, rheological, and sensorial properties of stirred yogurt incorporated with jujube mucilage. The produced yogurts could be considered as functional dairy products with good potential for commercial exploitation.

Production of trans-free fats through chemical interesterification was studied. Transfatty acid content of PS/SFO blends was lower than 0.36%. Chemical interesterification increased the FFA and soap content.

(1) Different processed foods were stir-fried with two kinds of rapeseed oil. (2) The change of fatty acid composition, bioactive compounds, and oxidation index were monitored. (3) HCR display a better oxidation resistance than LCR in stir-frying.

Ruellia tuberosa L. (RTL) ethanol extract may ameliorate aorta dysfunction via enhancing aortic antioxidative enzyme activity, subsequently suppresses aorta endothelial damage-associated factors in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) rats.

Passiflora edulis oil is rich in linoleic acid (68.39%), which is an essential fatty acid. Passiflora edulis oil significantly reduces low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and increases high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol in rats from both sexes.

Maternal high folate concentrations were significantly associated with an increased risk of GDM.

Short-term supplementation with creatine nitrate appears to superiorly affect creatine levels in the circulation and skeletal muscle, thus advancing this experimental formulation as a preferred alternative to traditional creatine monohydrate.

Melanin, one of the main components of Auricularia auricula, still remains in the waste residues of A. auricula fruit body after extracting polysaccharides and other active substances. In order to promote the comprehensive utilization of the A. auricula waste residue, we studied the extraction technology, physicochemical properties of melanin from the waste residue of A. auricula, and its protective effect on oxidative damage of cells. The results showed that the ultrasonic-assisted extraction process could improve the extraction rate of melanin from A. auricula waste residue; the residue melanin had good antioxidant activity and could protect cells from oxidative stress damage.

GABA250 enhanced the mean values of 2AP, Na, Mn, Zn, and Fe contents, as well as the enzyme activities involved in 2AP biosynthesis. Overall, exogenous GABA and N application improved the 2AP contents and nutrient uptake in fragrant rice.

Effects of Kalimeris indica ethanol extracts (TPK, TTK, and TFK) on hepatoprotective activities in vivo. Kalimeris indica ethanol extracts inhibited enzyme activities (MDA, tNOS, and iNOS) in liver tissues and suppressed T-Bil and NO levels in the serum from mice against liver injury.

Wushan Shencha (Malus doumeri leaf) is a unique tea-like drink. Flavonoids from Wushan Shencha has the preventive effect on CCl4-induced liver injury.

10H2DA suppressed AQP9 gene expression in HepG2 cells by promoting the phosphorylation of Akt and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). 10H2DA inhibited the expression of Foxa2, a transcription factor for the AQP9 gene, a transcription factor for the AQP9 gene, and also induced its nuclear exclusion. 10H2DA suppresses AQP9 gene expression through the phosphorylation of Akt and AMPK and down-regulated expression of Foxa2.

In this study, R. rosea HRE decreased corticosterone level and increased expression of stress-responsive genes, especially in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex after an acute mild stress. These findings suggest that R. rosea HRE could be of value for modulating reactivity to acute mild stress.