Alcoholic off-flavor and accompanying volatile compounds produced by bananas (Cavendishii spp) held at 20°C and subjected to aerobic (air control treatment) or anaerobic conditions (nitrogen treatment) were compared by ...

Edible coatings controlling preservative migration from surface to food bulk could inhibit surface microbial growth which is often the main cause of spoilage for many food products. In this project we focused our atte ...

Current dietary recommendations have placed increasing emphasis on dietary fat as an important element to decrease risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Although total fat and the fatty acid composition of diets influe ...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of providing behavioral objectives prior to instruction on the achievement of students in a one-semester college general chemistry course and to determine the eff ...

Indole-3-carbinol (I3C), the most abundant metabolite of glucobrassicins, is found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower. I3C has been shown to have anticarcinogenic acti ...

There is plenty of evidence from epidemiology studies supporting a link between certain components in the human diet and cancer incidence. It is estimated that 3-4 million annual cases of cancer could be prevented wor ...

The vascular system transports components essential to the survival of the individual and acts as a barrier to substances that may injure the organism. Atherosclerosis is a dynamic, lesion producing disease of the arte ...

The objective of this study was to further determine the distribution of selenoprotein W (SeW) in tissues from rats and sheep fed different selenium levels and to search for the possible functions of this protein. In t ...