Different storage conditions can influence microbial community structure and metabolic functions, affecting rice grains' quality. However, the microbiological mechanisms by which different storage conditions affect the quality of rice grains are not yet well understood. This study monitored the quality (the content of starch, protein, etc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Yongyou series of indica-japonica hybrid rice has excellent production potential and storage performance. However, little is known about the underlying mechanism of its storage resistance. In this study, Yongyou 1540 rice () was stored at different temperatures, and the storability was validated though measuring nutritional components and apparent change.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPeach fruit are prone to development of chilling injury during cold storage at around 0-7 °C. Nitric oxide (NO) has been proven to alleviate chilling injury, but the mechanism was still unclear. In this study, peach fruit were immersed in a NO donor (sodium nitroprusside, SNP) solution for 10 min, then stored at 0 °C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHigh pressure processing (HPP), as nonthermal processing technology, has the potential to increase the drying rate due to its improvement of heat and mass exchange in different processes. In this study, the moisture migration in shrimps during HPP-vacuum-freeze drying (HPP-VFD) processes has been monitored by using low-field nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance image (MRI) in comparison with hot air-drying and VFD. Based on the T relaxation spectra, three water fractions corresponding to bound water (hydrogen-bonded water), immobile water (water trapped by organization structure or cell member), and free water were observed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffects of high hydrostatic pressure-assisted thawing (HPAT, 100, 150, and 200 MPa) on the physicochemical characteristics of silver pomfret were evaluated in comparison with conventional (water immersion thawing, WIT) thawed samples. HPAT significantly decreased the thawing time, as well as the cooking and total losses. The maximum water holding capacity was observed at 100 MPa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Roasted fish enjoys great popularity in Asia, but how roasting and subsequent digestion influence the oxidation and proteolysis of fish meat is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the effect of roasting time on lipid and protein oxidation and their evolution and consequence on proteolysis during simulated digestion of fish fillets.
Results: Several oxidation markers (thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), free thiols, total carbonyls and Schiff bases) were employed to assess the oxidation of fish.
Unlabelled: The effects of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) treatments (200, 300, and 400 MPa for 1, 3, 5 and 10 min) on the shelling efficacy (the rate of shelling, the rate of integrity and yield of razor clam meat) and the physicochemical (drip loss, water-holding capacity, pH, conductivity, lipid oxidation, Ca -ATPase activity, myofibrillar protein content), microbiological (total viable counts) and microstructural properties of fresh razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta) were investigated. HHP treatments significantly (P < 0.05) increased shelling efficiency, water-holding capacity, pH, conductivity, and lipid oxidation, and HHP-treated razor clam showed lower levels of microorganisms and drip loss than untreated razor clam.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of superchilling with modified atmosphere packaging on the physicochemical properties and shelf life of swimming crab. As the storage time increased, the rates at which the total aerobic plate count, total volatile basic nitrogen, pH, peroxide value and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances value increase were significantly lower for the superchilling with modified atmosphere packaging (SCS + MAP) treatment compared to superchilling storage (SCS) and chilling storage (CS). With increasing storage time, the carbonyl content of the proteins increased from 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effects of high pressure processing (HPP) on the activity of soluble acid invertase (SAI) in mango pulp, crude extract, purified SAI and purified SAI in model systems (pectin, bovine serum albumin (BSA), sugars and pH 3-7) were investigated. The activity of SAI in mango pulp was increased after HPP, and that in crude extract stayed unchanged. The activity of purified SAI was decreased after HPP at 45 and 50°C.
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