Safety and quality assessment of street-vended barbecue chicken samples from Faisalabad, Pakistan.

The current study was designed to assess the safety and quality status of street-vended barbecue chicken samples. The samples were collected from four regions of Faisalabad city: Ghulam Mohammad Abad (R), Jhang Road (R), Sargodha Road (R), and Satiana Road (R); and compared with the self-prepared barbecue chicken sample (R). Purposely, all the collected samples were subjected to assess the quality aspects by physicochemical analyses.

Microencapsulation: a pragmatic approach towards delivery of probiotics in gut.

Probiotics confer numerous health benefits and functional foods prepared with these microbes own largest markets. However, their viability during transit from gastrointestinal tract is a concerning issue. Microencapsulation of probiotics is a novel technique of major interest to increase their survivability in GIT and food matrices by providing a physical barrier to protect them under harsh conditions.

Technofunctional quality assessment of soymilk fermented with Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei.

The current research work was carried out to evaluate the effect of three different varieties (NARC-II, Williams 82, Ajmeri) of soybean along with single and coculture impact of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei on fermented soymilk. The periodically microbial and antioxidative activities of fermented soymilk were analyzed during the storage of 24 days. Moreover, the effect of fermentation on rheological and structural changes was examined along with isoflavone contents in fermented soymilk.

Characterization and Comparative Evaluation of Milk Protein Variants from Pakistani Dairy Breeds.

The aim of study was to scrutinize the physicochemical and protein profile of milk obtained from local Pakistani breeds of milch animals such as Nilli-Ravi buffalo, Sahiwal cow, Kajli sheep, Beetal goat and Brela camel. Physicochemical analysis unveiled maximum number of total solids and protein found in sheep and minimum in camel. Buffalo milk contains the highest level of fat (7.

In vitro Probiotic Potential and Safety Evaluation (Hemolytic, Cytotoxic Activity) of Strains Isolated from Raw Camel Milk.

The present study was designed to isolate strains from raw camel milk and to investigate their probiotic characteristics. Among 35 isolates, 8 were identified as Gram-positive, catalase negative, non-spore forming, non-motile and V or Y shaped rods. B-2, B-5, B-11, B-19 and B-28 exhibited good survival at low pH and high bile salt concentration.

Rapid detection of β-conglutin with a novel lateral flow aptasensor assisted by immunomagnetic enrichment and enzyme signal amplification.

A simple, rapid and economic lateral flow immunochromatographic assay (LFICA) was designed for ultrasensitive detection of β-conglutin. Instead of antibodies and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) used in conventional LFICA, a cognate aptamer duo, binding to β-conglutin and FeO@Au core-shell nanoparticles, was applied in this study. An enzyme signal amplification strategy was used to enhance sensitivity.