Summary in Chinese on endpapers. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--The Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: l. 106-108.

The processing parameters of and processing procedures for sweetened blueberry flavored carbonated milk beverages were developed in this study. Foam formation of the milk after carbonation was controlled by a precharging of the vessel headspace. A combination of heat treatment (85°C, 30 minutes) and CMC addition was conducted to minimize the acid coagulation of casein with added fruit concentrate. Both carbonated and noncarbonated, sweetened blueberry flavored milk were evaluated by a trained panel. The effect of carbonation and sweetener source on taste properties in a blueberry flavored milk beverage system were discussed. Carbonation enhanced the sensory rating of overall intensity, sweetness and blueberry flavor. There was no significant carbonation effect on perceived viscosity. The sweetener source (sucrose, HFCS, pear concentrate and aspartame) caused a significant effect on the sensory rating of viscosity, but a nonsignificant effect on that of overall intensity, sweetness and blueberry flavor. Two consumer panels evaluated the carbonated, sweetened blueberry flavored milk beverages. The percentage of panelists who liked the products was approximately 50%. The results from the distributions of responses on a "just right" scale indicated that the carbonation and sweetness level probably were optimum formulations, and the level of blueberry flavor was too low. The results also implied that sucrose and HFCS were more appropriate sweeteners in flavored carbonated milk beverages than aspartame and pear concentrate. Two obstacles for consumer potential were the rapid separation phenomenon and the unattractive color of the products. / Graduation date: 1988

Thesis(M.S.)--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Requires Adobe Acrobat with Chinese Traditional Fonts installed. Includes bibliographic references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 1992. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the World Wide Web.

A lexicon describing the sensory perception of carbonated water was developed. Temporal aspects and differing ingestion conditions were investigated for Bite and Burn sensation using time-intensity (T-I). Four CO₂ levels (0, 1.7, 2.8, and 4.6 volumes) at 3°C and 10°C were tested. Trained panelists used a 16-pt category scale for evaluation in the first study. One swallow (15 ml) and four continuous swallows were evaluated by trained subjects using T-I in the subsequent studies. Lexicon included: salty, sour, bitter, cooling, astringency, bubbly, bubble size, bubble sound, gas expansion feeling, bite, burn, and numbing. Descriptor ratings, except cooling, increased as CO₂ level increased. Bubble size and bubble sound were rated higher for 10°C. Cooling, bite, burn, and numbing were rated higher for 3°C . Descriptors were divided into cooling, taste (salty, sour, bitter, astringency), trigeminal (bite, burn, and numbing), and mechanoreception descriptors (bubbly, bubble size, bubble sound, gas expansion feeling) based on PCA. Average temporal curves for Bite and Burn demonstrated that Burn sensation (steep linear rise and long-lived exponential decay slope) was similar to previously investigated irritants while Bite (steep linear rise and decay slopes, and relatively short duration) was unlike other irritants. Sensations were qualitatively and quantitatively different. Intensity and duration of Bite and Burn were concentration dependent. Cold temperature enhanced perception. Possible psychological habituation or desensitization was observed. Most T-I parameters were correlated for both Bite and Burn. These included CO₂ level dependent and CO₂ level independent parameters. Considerable subject variability was found. Increased exposure to CO₂ solution and increased cooling with ingestion of four continuous swallows was compared to one swallow. T-I curves for Bite (four swallows) were of higher intensity, longer duration, and developed maximum intensity plateaus. Those for Burn exhibited higher maximum intensities. At four swallows, T-I parameter correlations were strengthened, subject variability reduced and replication reproducibility improved by ease of rating afforded subjects by higher intensity sensations. Increased oral CO₂ perception with higher CO₂ levels and enhancement by cold temperature was reconfirmed. Beginnings of maximum intensity, Duration, and reaction time perceptual terminal thresholds were seen for the highest 3°C, CO₂ level. High CO₂ concentration, cold temperature, and exposure time induced these effects. / Graduation date: 1993

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of solute carbonation and carbohydrate (CHO) concentration on gastric emptying during prolonged cycling. Eight highly trained male cyclists completed four two hour cycling bouts during which one of four test solutions were consumed. The test solutions consisted of a carbonated 10 % CHO solution (CK), a non-carbonated 10 % CHO solution (NCK), a carbonated non-CHO solution (CNK), and a noncarbonated non-CHO solution (NCNK). Approximately 150 ml (8.5 ml/kg/hr) of one of the test solutions were consumed every fifteen minutes. The first 105 minutes of each trial was a continuous ride on an electrically braked cycle ergometer at 70 % V02 max. The last fifteen minutes of each trial was a self paced "performance ride" on an isokinetic cycle ergometer. The subjects were instructed to complete as much work (kilojuoles) as possible during the performance ride. Gastric contents were aspirated within five minutes following the performance ride and analyzed to determine the amount of the original test solution emptied.Of the original1273 ml ingested during each trial, the volumes emptied were 993.6 ±78.1, 1064.6 ±75.3, 1097.4 ±94.2, and 1147.2 ±95.9 ml (±SE) for CK, NCK, CNK, NCNK, respectively. The only significant difference was between trials CK and NCNK (P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in total work output between any of the trials. However, when the performance data from the CHO trials were pooled and compared to the combined data from the non-CHO trials, total work output was significantly greater (P < 0.05) in the CHO group (1185.19 + 21.81, and 1092.85 + 21.52 Kj (+ SE) for the CHO and non-CHO groups, respectively). These data suggest that carbonated or 10 % CHO solutions, independent of one another, may not significantly inhibit gastric emptying. They also suggest that there may be some interaction between carbonation and CHO concentration which caused an additional inhibition of emptying. In addition, the potential for improved performance exists with the consumption of 10 % CHO solutions. / Human Performance Laboratory

Atualmente o consumidor está bastante preocupado com a saúde, porém não está disposto a comprometer o sabor do alimento a ser consumido, assim o produto deve conter os ingredientes que propiciem o seu “bem-estar”, de modo a garantir os benefícios, sem prejudicar as características sensoriais. Desse modo, foi desenvolvida uma bebida tipo refrigerante sabor laranja com adição de isolado proteico de soro de leite, envasada em PET (Poli Tereftalato de Etileno) e armazenada em temperatura ambiente por 90 dias. Buscou-se estabelecer uma produção simples para ser facilmente adaptável nas linhas de processo de produção de refrigerante tradicional. Foram realizadas periodicamente durante o armazenamento em temperatura ambiente, análises físico-químicas, microbiológicas e sensoriais do produto. Os resultados da análise sensorial tiveram boa aceitabilidade, situando-se entre os termos hedônicos “gostei moderadamente” e “gostei muito”. A análise físico-química apresentou pH 3,53, 11,5 °Bx e 224 mg de ácido cítrico por 100 mL de bebida e com a seguinte composição proximal: proteínas 0,501%, umidade 88,9%, cinzas 0,084% e carboidratos 10,5 %. Durante o período de armazenamento a bebida obteve ausência de micro-organismo. Os resultados mostraram que este produto é estável, quando armazenado em temperatura ambiente por 90 dias. Desse modo, conclui-se que a bebida elaborada constitui uma alternativa na introdução de proteína de soro de leite no refrigerante, assim se tornando uma bebida com o valor nutricional superior e com mesmos valores de calorias comparados com refrigerante e alguns sucos de laranjas encontrados no mercado consumidor. / Currently consumers are very concerned about health, but is not willing to compromise the flavor, so the product must contain ingredients that provide your "wellness", to ensure the benefits of the drink without harming the sensory characteristics. Thus, we developed a type soda drink orange flavor with added protein isolate, whey, bottled in PET (poly (ethylene terephthalate)) and stored at room temperature for 90 days. We attempted to establish a production process simple to manufacture easily adaptable refrigerant in process lines. Were performed periodically during storage at room temperature, physico-chemical, microbiological and sensory product. The analysis results showed good sensory acceptability, standing between the hedonic terms "like moderately" and "like very much". The physical-chemical analysis showed pH 3.53, 11.5 °Bx and 224 mg citric acid per 100 ml of beverage and having the following composition hundredth: 0.501% protein, 88.9% moisture, ash 0.084 and carbohydrate 10,5%. During the storage period the beverage obtained absence of micro-organism. The results showed that this product is stable when stored at room temperature for 90 days. Thus, it is concluded that an alternative beverage prepared in the introduction of whey protein in the refrigerant, thereby becoming a beverage with superior nutritional value and with the same amounts of calories compared with refrigerant and some orange juices found in consumer market.

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Commerce (Specialising in Taxation) / Obesity and overweight caused by overconsumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (‘SSBs’) are a problem in South Africa, as in most countries. It was for this reason that the Minister of Finance announced in the February 2016 Budget a decision to introduce a tax on SSBs with effect from 1 April 2017 to help reduce excessive sugar intake and tackle non-communicable diseases. Previously, South Africa had introduced similar legislation but abolished it in April 2002 after a nine-year period (BDO, 2012.) In order to determine the impact of the sugar tax in South Africa, the sugar tax was compared to similar taxes implemented in other tax jurisdictions, namely, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Denmark, and also to other similar taxes levied in South Africa. The question which the research addressed is whether a sugar tax could be used as a tool to decrease the rising rate of obesity in South Africa and therefore to improve the general health of South Africans (effective tax). The tax on SSBs may have its shortcomings but, depending upon the administrative and support structures put in place to deal with it, it will be an effective tax. In other words, the introduction of a sugar tax should reduce overweight and obesity. / GR2018

Elite milers, Sir Roger Bannister and Joseph Falcon, have stated that the consumption of carbonated beverages hinders the performance of aerobic events. Oxygen transport is purportedly impaired by the consumption of carbonated beverages. The research on carbonated beverages has been limited to the effects on the digestive system, gastric emptying, and thermal heat stress in animals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of consuming 28 ounces of carbonated beverages per day, for three weeks, on arterial oxygen saturation (Sa0₂), serum hemoglobin concentrations (Hb), and maximal oxygen consumption (VO₂max) in experienced cyclists. Nine competitive cyclists and triathletes (aged 19-24 years, M = 21.67 years), with average weights and percent body fat of 76.51 kg and 11.4 percent respectively, were randomly assigned to a three week period of consuming 28 ounces of carbonated water or a three week period of no carbonated beverages. At the end of each three week period, a 5 c.c. blood sample was taken for Hb determination and the subjects performed a test of maximal oxygen consumption on a cycle ergometer while Sa0₂ was being monitored. The groups then crossed-over with respect to their treatment, and after another three week period, the same variables were measured. The Student's t statistic was used to compare Sa0₂, Hb, and VO₂max. The results showed no significant differences between the carbonated period (C) and the noncarbonated period (NC) in Sa0₂ (94.00 vs 93.22 %, p= 0.21), Hb (13.71 vs 14.12 g/dl, p= 0.11), and VO₂max (4.63 vs 4.65 Imin, p= 0.92). From this study, it appears that the consumption of carbonated beverages does not affect the variables associated with the oxygen carrying capacity of blood (Sa0₂ and Hb) or the test of aerobic performance (V0₂max) / Graduation date: 1992

This investigation evaluated the Influence of beverage carbonation and carbohydrate content on fluid replacement following exercise/thermal dehydration. Eight recreationally trained men cycled at 50% of their maximal aerobic power in a hot environment (40°C 40% relative humidity) until a body weight loss of 4.12 ± 0.02% was attained. In the subsequent four hours subjects ingested one of four randomly assigned solutions at 15 minute intervals. The total volume ingested equalled that lost during dehydration. The solutions varied in their carbohydrate and carbonation content as follows: 1) CK: carbonated 10% carbohydrate solution, 2) NCK: non-carbonated 10% carbohydrate solution, 3) CNK: carbonated non-caloric solution, and 4) NCNK: non-carbonated non-caloric solution. Before dehydration and at 0, 60, 120, 180, and 240 minutes of recovery subjects performed a five minute cycling bout (SCB) at 70% venous blood samples were obtained before and after dehydration, and at 30, 90, 150, and 240 minutes of of their maximal aerobic power. In addition, resting data from the carbohydrate treatments were pooled and recovery. Rehydration evaluated from body weight, plasma volume, plasma protein, and urine volume data was not significantly (p> 0.05) different between treatments at any time. In addition, carbonated beverage (CK and CNK) ingestion did not significantly alter the pC02 or pH of venous blood at rest or the respiratory exchange ratio (RER) during exercise, however, the ingestion of carbohydrate beverages (CK and NCK) elevated the RER during the SCB relative to the level elicited by Ingestion of non-carbohydrate beverages. Oxygen consumption during the SCB at 240 minutes was significantly (p< 0.05) higher in the non-carbohydrate treatments (NCNK vs. CK and CNK and NCNK vs. NCK), however, no differences in caloric expenditure were observed. Arterialized blood lactate one minute after each SCB was not different between treatments. Lactate levels were significantly higher, however, when compared to the non-carbohydrate treatments. No significant differences were observed in ratings of perceived exertion, or ratings of gastrointestinal comfort. The results of this Investigation suggest that solutions which are carbonated and/or contain a carbohydrate concentration of 10 b are as effective as non-carbonated and/or non-carbohydrate solutions with regard to fluid replacement. In addition, the ingestion of carbonated beverages does not appear to be associated with alterations in the pC02 or pH of venous blood or gastric distress relative to the levels attained with non-carbonated beverages. / School of Physical Education