Publications by authors named "Mena Saad"
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- The study aimed to investigate how different levels of dried fruit extracts affect the sensory qualities and chemical composition of dairy drinks over a 14-day period, along with how these extracts influence the growth of certain microorganisms.
- Researchers prepared various extracts from dried fruits, tested their effectiveness using disc diffusion, and assessed the samples through sensory evaluations and chemical analysis.
- Results showed that adding carob and alcoholic fruit extracts significantly improved the quality of pasteurized and Rayeb milk, while also inhibiting the growth of harmful microorganisms, marking a promising development for dairy products in the Middle East.
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- * Researchers used various methods, including sensory evaluation and the Gerber method for fat content analysis, to measure the impact of xanthan on the cheese's properties and microbial counts.
- * Results showed that microbial xanthan significantly improved the sensory quality of mozzarella and reduced harmful bacteria (like O157) over time, indicating that xanthan can enhance cheese safety and quality, especially in the Middle Eastern context.
This study aimed to evaluate the immune responses and oxidative stress provoked by Toxocara vitulorum infection in buffaloes with special reference to milk parameters as an emerging tool. The use of the milk tool was reported for the first time in tracing T. vitulorum infection in Egyptian buffaloes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSixty Bubaline milk samples with corresponding blood samples were obtained from flocks at random in Cairo and Giza Governorates. The aerobic bacteria & somatic cells were counted and evaluated the physicochemical parameters of milk. Both milk and serum of buffaloes' were evaluated for tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), and interferon (IFN-ɤ) by quantitative real-time PCR protocol, and oxidative stress markers were measured spectrophotometrically.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSafety and quality aspects of whole and skimmed milk powders.
Acta Sci Pol Technol Aliment
November 2021
Background: Nowadays, dried milk products are highly traded and consumed all over the world, so we aimed in this study to evaluate to what extent whole and skim milk powders are safe and comply with Egyptian standards.
Methods: Eighty samples of dried milk (50 whole milk powder and 30 skim milk powder) were gathered from several retailers and supermarkets for evaluation of their differing quality and safety parameters.
Results: The most frequent off-flavors recovered from whole milk powder samples were cooked ones and, in the case of skim milk powder samples, flat ones.
Purpose: Fascioliasis is a serious livestock illness of particular importance for dairy goats; the objectives of this study were to describe effects of F. gigantica on milk composition and to use this information to estimate economic damages linked with Fasciola spp. infections.
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