Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment




Vol 10, Issue 2,2012
Online ISSN: 1459-0263
Print ISSN: 1459-0255


Volume 10, Issue 2, 2012
Journal Contents

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18-21

Socio-economic determinants of honey consumption in Romania

Cristina Bianca Pocol 1, Călin Moldovan Teselios 2

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22-32

Evaluation of the roles of physical (osmotic, gamma irradiation/or heat shock) stress factors on enzyme activities and protein accumulation in Pleurotus ostreatus mushroom and its descendent progenies

M. E. A. Dawoud, Amira Abu-Taleb

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33-38

Fatty acid ratios and their relative amounts as indicators of oil stability and extent of oil deterioration during frying

S. M. Abdulkarim *, H. M. Ghazali

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39-45

Evaluation of the bacteriological quality of ice cream sold in Trinidad

Anil Pooran, Nadira Seepersadsingh, Karla Georges, Abiodun A. Adesiyun *

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46-54

Optimization of textural properties and formulation of reduced fat Cheddar cheeses containing fat replacers

Leila Nateghi 1,, Shahin Roohinejad 2, Alfonso Totosaus 3, Hamed Mirhosseini 4, Mustafa Shuhaimi 5, Amir Meimandipour 6, Alireza Omidizadeh 7, Mohd Yazid Abd Manap 4*

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55-58

Investigating consumer attitudes toward food produced via three production systems: Conventional, sustainable and organic

Terrence Thomas *, Cihat Gunden

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59-63

Physicochemical and textural properties of reduced fat Cheddar cheese formulated with xanthan gum and/or sodium caseinate as fat replacers

Leila Nateghi 1, Shahin Roohinejad 2, Alfonso Totosaus 3, Anosheh Rahmani 4, Naser Tajabadi 5, 6, Amir Meimandipour 7, Babak Rasti 6, Mohd Yazid Abd Manap 6*

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64-72

Optimization of hot-air drying conditions on the physicochemical characteristics of torch ginger (Etlingera elatior)

N. H. Juhari 1, O. Lasekan 2*, M. Kharidah 3, S. Ab Karim 1

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73-79

Effect of processing and flavour fine-tuning techniques on the volatile flavour constituents of pseudocereals and some minor cereals 

O. Lasekan 1*, A. Lasekan

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80-84

Effects of cissus (Cissus populnea) gum on dough rheology and quality of wheat-cassava composite bread

F. Owuno, J. Eke-Ejiofor*, G. Wordu

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85-88

Assessing consumer attitudes towards fresh fruit and vegetable attributes

Cihat Gunden *, Terrence Thomas

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89-93

Comparison of the quality of low moisture mozzarella cheese made from bovine, ovine and caprine milks

Reyad R. Shaker 1, 2*, Amita Attlee 1, Humaid Kasi 2, Tareq M. Osaili 2, Anas A. Al Nubulsi 2, Hussain A. Ababneh 3

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94-98

Synergy between selected yeast and β-glucosidase activity of enzymatic preparations used to obtain Chardonnay wines

Cristian Cordeşi 1, Petru Alexe 2, Gabriela Râpeanu 2*

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99-102

Antimicrobial activity and chemical constitutions of West Anatolian olive (Olea europaea L.) leaves

Dilek Keskın 1*, Nur Ceyhan 2, Aysel Uğur 2, Ayşe Durgan Dbeys 3

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103-106

Organic bazaar consumers in India: A case study of the IIRD, India, Aurangabad

Abhay Joshi*, Koichi Hioki

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107-110

Effects of common and Tartary buckwheat consumption on mucosal symptoms, headache and tiredness: A double-blind crossover intervention study

Gunilla Wieslander 1, Nina Fabjan 2, Maja Vogrinčič 2, Ivan Kreft 2*, Blanka Vombergar 3, Dan Norbäck1

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111-114

A compatibility assay of ursolic acid and foodborne microbial exopolysaccharides by antioxidant power and anti-proliferative properties in hepatocarcinoma cells

 Ling Liu 1, Junhua Wu 1, Jinlu Zhang 1, Zhenjing Li 1, Changlu Wang 1, Mianhua Chen 1, Yurong Wang 1, Yuanxia Sun 2, Likui Wang 3, Cheng Luo 1*

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115-119

Impact of different irrigation levels and harvesting periods on the quantity and quality of Navel oranges (Citrus sinensis) and fruit juice

Walid M. M. Al-Rousan 1*, Radwan Y. Ajo 1, Malak M. Angor 1, Tareq Osaili 2, Nabeel M. Bani-Hani 3

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120-124

Postharvest salicylic acid treatment reduces chilling injury of ‘Taify’ cactus pear fruit during cold storage

Adel D. Al-Qurashi 1, Mohamed A. Awad 1, 2*

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125-129

Effect of nitric oxide on ethylene biosynthesis and antioxidant enzymes on Iranian peach (Prunus persica cv. Anjiri)

Sadegh Asbahi Sis 1*, Younes Mostofi 2, Masood M. A. Boojar 3, Ahmad Khalighi 4

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130-132

Listeria monocytogenes in cig kofte without meat: A novel bulgur ball product

Birce Mercanoglu Taban

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133-136

Comparison of quality characteristics of fresh and processing tomato

Bulent Akbudak

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137-141

Evolution of several fitness parameters in an adult human population as expression of health state

Cristian M. Negrea 1*, Mădălina I. Iordache 2

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142-146

Lycopene and β-carotene in non-blanched and blanched tomatoes

Dalia Urbonaviciene 1, 2, Pranas Viskelis 1, 2*, Jonas Viskelis 2, Jule Jankauskiene 2, Ceslovas Bobinas 2

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147-150

The effect of alcohol consumption during embryogenesis on the product of pregnancy: Experimental study

Daniela Iacob 1, Marius Pentea 2, Radu E. Iacob 3*

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151-155

Sorption isotherms of albumen dried in a spout fluidised bed

Divair Christ 1*, Rosiane Lopes da Cunha 2, Florencia Cecilia Menegalli 2, Katiuchia Pereira Takeuchi 3, Silvia Renata Machado Coelho 1, Lúcia Helena Pereira Nóbrega 1

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156-160

Assessment and prediction of repetitive impact damage to apple fruit using pressure-sensitive film technique

 Fei Lu 1, Yutaka Ishikawa 2*, Hiroaki Kitazawa 2, Takaaki Satake 3

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161-164

Influence of the application of jasmonic acid and benzoic acid on watermelon fruit quality

Humberto Bojórquez-Pereznieto 1, Fernando Toresano-Sanchez 1, Fernando Diánez-Martinez 1, Daniel Palmero-Llamas 2, Francisco Camacho-Ferre 1*

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165-171

Quality, bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of strawberries grown in the Brazilian savannah and stored at different temperatures

Lívia de Lacerda de Oliveira Pineli 1, Celso Luiz Moretti 2, Marileusa Dosolina Chiarello 3

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172-174

Active components and antimicrobial activity in two Sedum species grown in Shanxi Huoshan, China

Qing-Ping Hu 1, Jian-Guo Xu 2*

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175-179

Production of oat-based synbiotic beverage by two-stage fermentation with Rhizopus oryzae and Lactobacillus acidophilus

Fengyi Gao 1#, Shengbao Cai 1#, Robert Nout, M. J. 2, Yingna Wang 1, Yujie Xia 1, Yanfang Li 1, Baoping Ji 1*

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180-185

Comparison of nondestructive impact and acoustic techniques for measuring firmness in peaches

Yesim Benal Yurtlu

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186-189

Improvement of egg albumen powder functional properties by the Maillard reaction in a dry state

Wei Xu*, Yu-Jie Chi*, Chen Chen

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190-195

Effect of olive leaf, blueberry and Zizyphus jujuba extracts on the quality and shelf life of meatball during storage

Veli Gök *, Yasemin Bor

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196-200

Development and application of a rapid detection system for swine influenza virus by a reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay

Ye-bing Liu 1*, Jin-qing Jiang 2, Lei Zhang 1, Lei Chen 1, Yi-bao Ning 1

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201-206

Food consumption patterns and per-capita calorie intake of China in the past three decades

Jian-ping Li, Zhou-ping Shangguan *

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207-216

Concentrations of total phenols and antioxidant activity in apple do not differ between conventional and organic orchard management

José Antonio Yuri 1*, Francisco J. Maldonado 1, Iván Razmilic 2, Amalia Neira 1, Álvaro Quilodran 1, Iván Palomo 3

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217-220

Maturation control of sugar apple using 1-methylcyclopropene, modified atmosphere packaging and cooling

Juceliandy Mendes da Silva Pinheiro, Gisele Polete Mizobutsi *, Edson Hiydu Mizobutsi, Bárbara Nogueira de Souza, Maria Helena Menezes Cordeiro, Maryelle Cristina Souza Aguiar, Darlaine Maria Ferreira, Wagner Ferreira da Mota, Victor Martins Maia

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221-226

Characterisation of floral anthocyanins and their antioxidant activity in Vanda hybrid (V. teres x V. hookeriana)

Nittaya Junka 1, Sirichai Kanlayanarat 1, 2, Mantana Buanong 1, 2, Chalermchai Wongs-Aree 1, 2*

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227-232

Performance of four sets of amino acid descriptor scales for evaluating quantitative structure-activity relationships of angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibitory dipeptides

Cuie Guang 1, 2*, Robert D. Phillips 2

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233-235

HPLC assisted determination of phenolic compounds in two apple cultivars from Iran

Lamia Vojodi Mehrabani 1*, Mohammad Bagher Hassanpouraghdam 2, Mohammad Reza Dadpour 3

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236-240

Assessment of allergenicity and mutagenicity of bar-transgenic rice using a mouse (Mus musculus) model

Jin Liu, Yi Huang, YanBo Sun, HengMei Yan*

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