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However pulped coffee treatments it was at 1200 m and 800 m. The chlorogenic acid and fatty acids in the green bean changed with altitude variation and processing. The floral attribute was detected only at altitude 1400 m. Caramel, chocolate and almond attributes were most frequently detected in coffees at different altitudes and processing. Therefore, pulped coffee processing was most suitable at low altitude while at high altitudes, both processes can be conducted to obtain a beverage with unusual sensory profile. This paper proposes a model for bubble growth in semi-hard cheese coupling mechanical behaviour and mass transport. The modelling follows previous work centred on the mechanical aspects, and focuses in this paper on the mass transport phenomena. Data are compared to experimental results obtained on industrial-size cheeses, both under the rind and at core, and a sensitivity study is conducted to discuss the results. The model is in agreement with experiment at core, and underlines the great influence of the carbon dioxide production rate and the amount of cheese material surrounding the bubble on bubble growth. Under the rind, the model yielded poorer agreement, due to the fact that this region in the cheese is less homogeneous, and therefore with more intra- and inter-batch variation on the parameters that were characterized. Obesity and diabetes have been increasing at an alarming rate worldwide. Studies have shown the futility of chemical drugs in the treatment of obesity and diabetes. Bifidobacterium longum (BL), a common member of the gut microbiota throughout the human lifespan, has been widely reported to play a role in host health and disease. Here, we evaluated the effects of inactivated cells of BL (IBL) on obesity and blood glucose levels in TSOD mice by administering IBL orally for 5 weeks. The treated mice showed a significant decrease of body weight gain, adipose tissue mass and blood glucose levels, as well as a significant reduction in blood glucose during an oral glucose tolerance test. The treatment also resulted in reduced levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, and NEFA. Moreover, serum and urine analysis showed low creatinine levels in IBL-treated mice. These data demonstrate that IBL may have the potential to prevent obesity and diabetes. A consumer test (n = 120) was performed in Vitoria-Gasteiz (northern Spain) in order to study the effect of ageing time (0, 7, 14 and 21 days) on the sensory quality of Hispano-Bretón foal meat. Steaks (Longissimus thoracis et lumborum) were wet aged and evaluated in-mouth and visually. In both cases, acceptability was scored using a hedonic scale, and sensory drivers related to ageing were characterised by applying check-all-that-apply method in meat. For both, in-mouth and visual acceptability, meat aged for 7 days obtained higher scores than non-aged meat, whereas longer ageing periods did not improve consumer acceptability. Check-all-that-apply method showed to be able to discriminate among samples, both in-mouth and visually. Results revealed that texture related attributes were the most discriminant ones in the in-mouth evaluation, being non-aged meat related to 'dry', 'high residue', 'tough' and 'chewy' terms, whereas aged meat was associated to 'juicy', 'tender' and 'easily dissolving' terms. Visually, consumers perceived that, after 14 days of ageing, meat colour changed to 'brownish'. Under present study conditions, the establishment of a period of 7 days of ageing would be recommended. Cocoa tea (Camellia ptilophylla), a natural gallocatechin gallate (GCG)-rich and low caffeine-containing tea species, has been recently reported to possess various bioactivities. However, the anti-colon cancer effects of Cocoa tea and its underlying mechanisms remain virtually unknown. This study aimed to assess the anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of water extract of Cocoa tea (CWE) on human colon cancer HCT116 cells compared with Yunnan Daye tea (YWE). Primarily, CWE showed stronger anti-proliferation and apoptosis induction than YWE. Ko143 order Moreover, reduction of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), up-regulation of Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, release of cytochrome c, activation of caspase-9 and -3, and cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) were observed, suggesting that mitochondrial apoptotic pathway was activated by CWE. Furthermore, CWE-induced apoptosis in HCT116 cells was dependent on the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and down-regulation of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway. Pretreatment with ROS scavenger N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) attenuated the impact of CWE on mitochondria-related apoptosis proteins, and partially recovered the inhibition of Akt phosphorylation. These results indicated that ROS generation mediated mitochondrial dysfunction and inactivation of PI3K/Akt pathway in CWE-induced HCT116 cell apoptosis. Additionally, CWE significantly inhibited tumor growth in HCT116 tumor-bearing mice, suggesting that Cocoa tea could act as a potential functional beverage to prevent or treat colorectal cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbiological quality of 45 samples of corn-based farinaceous foods commercialized in Brazil. The bacteriological analysis performed were detection of Salmonella and Cronobacter, and enumeration of faecal coliforms and Bacillus cereus. The Cronobacter isolates were phenotypically characterized by Vitek 2.0 and the antibiotic susceptibility profile. Molecular characterization was accomplished by real-time PCR targeting dnaG gene and MLST. No sample presented contamination by Salmonella or B. cereus ( less then 102 UFC/g). Faecal coliforms were detected in two (4.4%) samples but in low concentration (≤23.0 MPN/g), and 20 samples (44.4%) contained Cronobacter. Twenty-nine unique Cronobacter isolates were identified as C. sakazakii (n = 18), C. malonaticus (n = 2); that presented 11 different fusA alleles, including new fusA 183. MLST analysis revealed 17 sequence types (STs), six of which were newly identified (ST687-690, 693, and 694). Resistance or intermediary resistance were found to ceftazidime (15.0%), aztreonam (15.0%), nalidixic acid (15.0%), nitrofurantoin (15.0%), cefepime (10.0%), gentamicin (5.0%), and tetracycline (5.0%). The presence of Cronobacter in corn-based farinaceous foods could be a significant risk to infants as these products are used as alternatives to commercially available infant formula. Strategies to manage the risk of Cronobacter infections due to the consumption of these alternative feeds need to be developed by the regulatory agencies. In this paper, the Dynamic Gastrointestinal Simulator (simgi®) is used as a model to the study the metabolic activity of probiotics at the intestinal level, and in particular, to assess the impact of probiotic supplementation in the microbial metabolism of grape polyphenols. Two independent simulations using fecal samples from two healthy volunteers were carried out. Changes in microbiota composition and in metabolic activity were assessed by qPCR and 16S rRNA gene sequencing and by analyses of phenolic metabolites and ammonium ions (NH4+). The strain Lactobacillus plantarum CLC 17 was successfully implanted in the colon compartments of the simgi® after daily feeding of 2 × 1010 CFU/day for 7 days. Overall, no changes in bacterial diversity were observed after probiotic implantation. In comparison to the digestion of the grape polyphenols on their own, the inclusion of L. plantarum CLC 17 in the simgi® colon compartments led to a greater formation of phenolic metabolites such as benzoic acids, probably by the breakdown of high-molecular-weight procyanidin polymers. These results provide evidence that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus plantarum CLC 17 may improve the metabolism of dietary polyphenols when used as a food ingredient. Enzymatic transgalactosylation, in different concentrated carbohydrate solutions, was investigated using brush border membrane vesicles (BBMV) from the pig small intestine. When lactulose was incubated with BBMV, the hydrolytic activity of the enzyme towards the disaccharide was observed to be very low compared to that towards the lactose, but the linkage specificity β-(1 → 3), previously observed in lactose solutions, was not significantly affected. As in the case of lactose, lactulose transgalactosylation by BBMV synthesizes the corresponding 3'-galactosyl derivative (β-Gal-(1 → 3)-β-Gal-(1 → 4)-β-Fru). Fructose released during lactulose hydrolysis was found to be good acceptor for the transgalactosylation reaction, giving rise to the synthesis of the disaccharide β-Gal-(1 → 5)-Fru. When incubating an 80/20 mixture of lactulose/galactose, the presence of galactose did not affect the qualitative composition of the transglycosylated substrate but enhanced the synthesis of β-Gal-(1 → 5)-Fru and decreased the synthesis of β-(1 → 3) glycosidic bonds. The marked tendency for synthesizing this linkage indicates that under hydrolytic conditions, β-Gal-(1 → 3)-Gal- and β-Gal-(1 → 5)-Fru glycosidic bonds would be preferentially digested. Traditional spontaneous fermentation in microecosystem with microbial successions and environmental variables results in inconsistent quality of fermented foods. We therefore propose the directional bioturbation for microbiota regulation and metabolites production in food fermentation. Here, we revealed the bioturbation effect of fortified Daqu on microbial community based on taxonomic composition, co-occurrence network, and metabolic potential, using Chinese strong-flavor liquor fermentation as a microecosystem. According to principal coordinate analysis, microbial communities were obviously influenced by the bioturbation of fortified Daqu. More specifically, bioturbation increased the abundances of Caproiciproducens, Clostridium, Aspergillus, Candida, Methanobacterium, and Methanosarcina, while decreased that of Lactobacillus. Meanwhile, higher abundances of most genes that encoding enzymes involved in interspecies hydrogen transfer between hexanoic acid bacteria and methanogens were observed in the bioturbated ecosystem by PICRUSt approach. Additionally, co-occurrence analysis showed that bioturbation increased the diversity and complexity of interspecies interactions in microecosystem, which contributed to higher production of flavor metabolites such as hexanoic acid, ethyl hexanoate, and hexyl hexanoate. These results indicated that the bioturbation of fortified Daqu is feasible for flavor metabolism by interspecies interactions of functional microbiota in liquor fermentation. Taken together, it is of great importance for regulating Chinese liquor and even other foods fermentation by bioturbation. Free radicals are one or more unpaired electrons containing reactive molecules, which can damage nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids, leading to several diseases including early aging, cancer and atherosclerosis. Antioxidants can scavenge these free radicals to prevent cellular damage by ultimately reducing the oxidative stress and thus have a beneficial effect on human health. Epidemiological studies have already revealed that higher intake of antioxidants as food supplements results in reduced risk of many diseases. Exploring natural antioxidants and its role in human health & nutrition is an emerging field. Several biological sources like medicinal plants, vegetables, spices and fruits have been evaluated as sources of potentially safe natural antioxidants. Beside plants, microorganisms are the potential source of novel bioactive compounds to be used in medical, agricultural, and industrial sectors. As compared to plants, microbes can be grown under controlled conditions at a faster rate, which make them a potential source of natural bioactive molecules for food and nutraceutical applications.
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