O caqui Rama Forte representa, aproximadamente 60% da produção brasileira. No entanto, é uma cultivar que ainda apresenta problemas de comercialização e conservação pós-colheita. Os frutos desta cultivar pertencem ao grupo de polinização variável, o que significa dizer que, na ausência de sementes, os frutos preservam a adstringência mesmo quando maduros, necessitando, portanto, de um processo artificial para a remoção da adstringência. Dentro deste contexto, o objetivo do trabalho foi determinar os melhores tratamentos utilizando o etanol e o CO2 como agentes destanizadores dos frutos colhidos no início, meados e final da safra. Caquis Rama Forte foram colhidos em pomar comercial, em três épocas distintas nas safras de 2005/2006 e 2006/2007. A safra 2005/2006 visou determinar os melhores tratamentos utilizando-se 70% e 80% de CO2 por 12 e 18 horas e etanol, por 6 e 12 horas. Na safra 2006/2007 os melhores tratamentos obtidos na safra anterior foram repetidos e, adiconalmente, os frutos foram mantidos sob refrigeração por 30, 60 e 90 dias. Ao saírem da condição refrigerada, os frutos permaneceram em condições de comercialização simulada por até 16 dias. Os resultados foram submetidos à análise de erro do desvio padrão. As diferenças entre dois tratamentos maior que a soma de dois desvios padrões foram consideradas significativas. Os frutos de meados e final de safra apresentam-se em um estádio de maturação mais avançado, diminuindo a vida de prateleira dos frutos devido à menor firmeza destes. Frutos armazenados por 30, 60 ou 90 dias à 1ºC, devem ser comercializados em, no máximo dois dias após a saída da condição refrigerada. A remoção da adstringência com 70% de CO2/12 horas é parcial quando os frutos são mantidos em temperatura ambiente, mas é eficiente após o armazenamento refrigerado, com vida de prateleira de, no máximo 2 dias.O vapor de etanol é, sem dúvida, o melhor tratamento para a remoção da adstringência de caquis Rama Forte. No entanto, a dificuldade operacional do método exige maiores investimentos em pesquisa buscando alternativas como por exemplo, o desenvolvimento de saches liberadores de etanol dentro de embalagens. / The Rama Forte persimmon represents about 60% of the brazilian production. However it still presents many postharvest conservation and commercialization problems. This fruit growth belongs to the variable pollination group, what means that in absence of seeds, the fruit will maintain the astringency even when ripe, therefore needing an artificial process to remove its astringency. Inside this overall situation the purpose of this study was to determine the best treatments using ethanol and CO2 as methods to remove the astringency on fruit cropped in the begining, middle and at the end of the harvest. The fruit were all harvest in commercial gardens during three different periods in the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 harvests. The 2005/2006 harvest was meant to determine the best treatments using 70% and 80% of CO2 for 12 and 18 hours and ethanol for 6 and 12 hours. In the 2006/2007 harvest the best treatments obtained in the precious harvest were repeated and, in adition to it, the fruit were kept under refrigeration for 30, 60 and 90 days. When taken out of the cold storage the fruit remained in commercialization conditions for up to 16 days. The results have all been subjected to average standard error analysis. Differences between two treatments larger than the sum of two errors patterns were considered significant. The fruit of middle and final of the harvest show a more advanced ripeness stage reducing the shelf-life of the fruit due to the less firmness of them. Fruit storaged for 30, 60 and 90 days at 1°C, must be commercialized in a maximum of 2 days after taken out of the refrigerated condition. The removal of the astringency with 70%CO2/12 hours is partial when the fruit are kept in an storage room but is efficient after cold storage with a shelf-life of 2 days at the most. The ethanol vapor is for sure the best treatment for the removal of the astringency of persimmon Rama Forte. However, the operational difficulty of the method demands more investiments on research to find alternatives as for example, the development of ethanol releasing pouch inside the packages.

Biological control of pest Bruchidae may provide an important management strategy against infestation of stored grain legumes, a key source of dietary protein in developing countries. Previous related research has focused on the potential of parasitoids to control bruchids; the role of generalist predators in this application has not yet been extensively explored. / The anthocorid true bug Xylocoris flavipes (Reuter) exhibited a Type II density dependent functional response to five species of adult bruchids. The rate of kill of these large prey was quite low but fairly consistent and female predators were generally more effective. Of the species examined, only the eggs and neonate larvae of A. obtectus were accessible and predation on these stages was high. / Population interaction studies evaluating the effects of predator density and of time elapsed between infestation of commodity and predator addition indicated that adding the predator simultaneously with the pests significantly reduced the number of F$ sb1$, bruchid progeny for all species. Predator density contributed less to bruchid suppression than time of predator addition and bruchid progeny suppression was much greater than anticipated given the rate of kill observed in the functional response experiments. Reproduction by A. obtectus was almost entirely inhibited by the predator. / The high levels of suppression achieved with the predator indicated a significant biological control potential; however, the more fecund bruchid species with inaccessible immature stages continued to produce a large number of progeny. The predator was then combined with larval parasitoids capable of utilizing the internally-developing stages of the bruchids; bruchid suppression was considerably enhanced over the predator alone, and for the most fecund pests, suppression was greater than for the parasitoids alone.

O caqui Rama Forte representa, aproximadamente 60% da produção brasileira. No entanto, é uma cultivar que ainda apresenta problemas de comercialização e conservação pós-colheita. Os frutos desta cultivar pertencem ao grupo de polinização variável, o que significa dizer que, na ausência de sementes, os frutos preservam a adstringência mesmo quando maduros, necessitando, portanto, de um processo artificial para a remoção da adstringência. Dentro deste contexto, o objetivo do trabalho foi determinar os melhores tratamentos utilizando o etanol e o CO2 como agentes destanizadores dos frutos colhidos no início, meados e final da safra. Caquis Rama Forte foram colhidos em pomar comercial, em três épocas distintas nas safras de 2005/2006 e 2006/2007. A safra 2005/2006 visou determinar os melhores tratamentos utilizando-se 70% e 80% de CO2 por 12 e 18 horas e etanol, por 6 e 12 horas. Na safra 2006/2007 os melhores tratamentos obtidos na safra anterior foram repetidos e, adiconalmente, os frutos foram mantidos sob refrigeração por 30, 60 e 90 dias. Ao saírem da condição refrigerada, os frutos permaneceram em condições de comercialização simulada por até 16 dias. Os resultados foram submetidos à análise de erro do desvio padrão. As diferenças entre dois tratamentos maior que a soma de dois desvios padrões foram consideradas significativas. Os frutos de meados e final de safra apresentam-se em um estádio de maturação mais avançado, diminuindo a vida de prateleira dos frutos devido à menor firmeza destes. Frutos armazenados por 30, 60 ou 90 dias à 1ºC, devem ser comercializados em, no máximo dois dias após a saída da condição refrigerada. A remoção da adstringência com 70% de CO2/12 horas é parcial quando os frutos são mantidos em temperatura ambiente, mas é eficiente após o armazenamento refrigerado, com vida de prateleira de, no máximo 2 dias.O vapor de etanol é, sem dúvida, o melhor tratamento para a remoção da adstringência de caquis Rama Forte. No entanto, a dificuldade operacional do método exige maiores investimentos em pesquisa buscando alternativas como por exemplo, o desenvolvimento de saches liberadores de etanol dentro de embalagens. / The Rama Forte persimmon represents about 60% of the brazilian production. However it still presents many postharvest conservation and commercialization problems. This fruit growth belongs to the variable pollination group, what means that in absence of seeds, the fruit will maintain the astringency even when ripe, therefore needing an artificial process to remove its astringency. Inside this overall situation the purpose of this study was to determine the best treatments using ethanol and CO2 as methods to remove the astringency on fruit cropped in the begining, middle and at the end of the harvest. The fruit were all harvest in commercial gardens during three different periods in the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 harvests. The 2005/2006 harvest was meant to determine the best treatments using 70% and 80% of CO2 for 12 and 18 hours and ethanol for 6 and 12 hours. In the 2006/2007 harvest the best treatments obtained in the precious harvest were repeated and, in adition to it, the fruit were kept under refrigeration for 30, 60 and 90 days. When taken out of the cold storage the fruit remained in commercialization conditions for up to 16 days. The results have all been subjected to average standard error analysis. Differences between two treatments larger than the sum of two errors patterns were considered significant. The fruit of middle and final of the harvest show a more advanced ripeness stage reducing the shelf-life of the fruit due to the less firmness of them. Fruit storaged for 30, 60 and 90 days at 1°C, must be commercialized in a maximum of 2 days after taken out of the refrigerated condition. The removal of the astringency with 70%CO2/12 hours is partial when the fruit are kept in an storage room but is efficient after cold storage with a shelf-life of 2 days at the most. The ethanol vapor is for sure the best treatment for the removal of the astringency of persimmon Rama Forte. However, the operational difficulty of the method demands more investiments on research to find alternatives as for example, the development of ethanol releasing pouch inside the packages.

O queijo Minas frescal é um produto muito perecível e de curta duração. É necessário boas práticas de higienização durante sua produção e condições de armazenamento adequado para evitar a contaminação de microrganismos patogênicos e deteriorantes. Este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a vida útil do queijo Minas frescal durante o período de 30 dias armazenado a 4°C, através de análises sensoriais, microbiológicas e físico-químicas. Foram selecionadas seis marcas de queijo Minas frescal com registro no Serviço de Inspeção Federal (SIF), comercializados em supermercados de Piracicaba/SP até ser encontrado um produto dentro dos padrões da legislação vigente (BRASIL, 2001). O queijo selecionado foi adquirido direto do próprio lacticínio. As análises foram realizadas nos períodos de 1, 10, 20 e 30 dias após a fabricação do produto em três diferentes lotes denominados A, B e C. A contagem da população de microrganismos psicrotróficos totais, psicrotróficas proteolíticos, psicrotróficas lipolíticos, bactérias lácticas assim como de bactérias mesófilas totais apresentaram constante aumento mostrando crescimento de 8,50; 8,04; 8,30; 6,05 e 7,7 log UFC/g, respectivamente. Apenas do 30º dia do lote C o produto apresentou-se impróprio para o consumo com 1,7x104 NMP/g de Escherichia coli. Observou-se a redução do pH de 6,66 a 5,85 (0,81) e o aumento do ácido láctico de 0,044 a 0,07% (0,026%). O teor de gordura do queijo foi de 21,3% não sendo observado a sua redução. A quantidade de ácidos graxos livres foram determinados pela lipólise a qual aumentou em 0,22 mg KOH/g de gordura juntamente com a evolução dos microrganismos lipolíticos. A proteína variou de 21,30% a 22,10% sem diferença estatística significativa. A análise sensorial realizada pelo teste de aceitação através da escala hedônia teve entre 6,5 a 7,5 como pontuação o que indica que os julgadores gostaram ligeiramente e gostaram moderadamente do produto respectivamente durante o período de 30 dias. Conclui-se que o desenvolvimento das bactérias mesófilas, psicrotróficas totais, psicrotróficas proteolíticas, psicrotróficas lipolíticas e bactérias lácticas tem crescimento constante no queijo mesmo sob refrigeração levando este a se deteriorar com o passar do tempo. Da mesma forma o aumento significativo da acidez e de ácidos graxos livres. Apesar do aumento dos microrganismos e as alterações químicas o produto não teve mudanças sensoriais quanto aos atributos aparência, cor, odor, sabor e textura perante os dias de armazenamento. Uma vez que o queijo seja produzido sob ótimas condições higiênico sanitárias, ele é capaz de atingir o período de 30 dias de vida útil quando mantido a 4° C. / The Minas fresh cheese is very perishable product and its a short shelf life. Good practical of hygienic condition is necessary during its production and adjusted storage to prevent the proliferation of pathogenic and damage microorganism. This work had the objective evaluating the shelf life of the Minas fresh cheese for 30 days storaged at 4°C, through sensorial analyses, microbiological and physic-chemistries. Six marks of Minas fresh cheese commercialized in supermarkets in city Piracicaba/SP were selected, those are registered in Serviço de Inspeção Federal (SIF), but just one of them is inside of the standards of the current law (BRASIL, 2001). The select cheese was acquire direct of the Factory Dairy. The analyses were carried out in the periods of 1, 10, 20 and 30 days after the manufacturing of the product in the three different lots named A, B and C. The counting of the population of psychrotrophic microorganism total, psychrotrophic proteolytic, psychrotrophic lipolytic, lactic acidy bacteria as well as of mesophilic bacteria pesent constant increase showing growth of 8,50, 8,04, 8,30, 6,05 and 7,7 log UFC/g, respectively. On the 30th day of the lot C the product showed improper for the consumption with 1,7x104 NMP/g de Escherichia coli. It was observed a reduction of pH of 6,66 the 5,85 (0,81) and the increase of the lactic acidy of 0,044 the 0,07% (0,026%). The content of the cheese fat was 21,3% therefore its reduction wasn't observed. The amount of free fatty acid was determined by lipolysis which increased in 0,22 mg KOH/g of fat together with the evolution of the lipolytics microorganisms. The protein varied from 21,30% to 22,10% without difference significant statistics. The sensorial analysis carried through by the test of acceptance out the hedônic scale had punctuation between 6,5 the 7,5 what it indicates that the judges liked slightly and moderately respectively during the period of 30 days. The conclusion is that the development of the mesophilic bacteria, total psychrotrophic microorganism total, psychrotrophic proteolytic, psychrotrophic lipolytic and lactic acidy bacteria has constant growth in the cheese under refrigeration taking it this if to spoil with passing of the time. In the same way the significant increase of the acidity and free fatty acid. Despite of the increase of the microorganisms and the chemical alterations the product did not have sensorial changes how much to the attributes appearance, color, odor, flavor and in the presence the storage days. A time that the cheese is produced under excellent sanitary conditions hygienical, it is capable to reach the period of 30 days of shelf life when kept 4° C.

The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which principals and school nutrition programme coordinators (nutrition coordinators) manage the responsibility of ensuring that the nutrition programme is implemented at their schools without interfering with the process of teaching and learning. The study includes a literature review and an empirical investigation. The specific knowledge gained from this research may add to the body of knowledge in the field of Education Management and should inform educators, principals, policy makers and individuals concerned with the management of school nutrition programmes on strategies that could be applied in managing the primary school nutrition programme. The data was collected by administering semi-structured interviews and observations. Five public primary school principals and five coordinators from Tembisa on the eastern outskirts of Johannesburg (Gauteng, South Africa) were interviewed. The results showed that the majority of principals and coordinators admitted that the programme enhanced learners’ performance at school, but felt that there were specific challenges in managing the programme. Some of the principals and coordinators experienced the programme as an additional burden to the educators who were already overloaded with curriculum lessons. Most of the schools indicated that feeding time sometimes overlapped with the learners’ class time, due to the large number of learners being served by one food handler. This study recommends that the SGB should reconsider the installation of food preparation facilities at schools. Other mechanisms should be sought to relieve the already overburdened educators from running the programme. Measuring scales should be available at all schools to ensure that the weight of delivered food items agree with the kilograms stated on the delivery invoice. The Department of Education should involve experts when planning the menu to warrant better nutritional value and effective delivery of the school nutrition programme. Regular seminars and workshops should be arranged for food suppliers, programme committee members and food handlers to ensure effective management and implementation of the programme. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2011. / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted

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70% of the fresh water and 40% of the earth surface is used for agriculture purposes. Today we throw away nearly every 3rd grocery bag we buy. By doing this we waste a lot of the worlds resources. Only in Sweden we spoil 1.2 billion tons of food every year. 700 000 tons of this is from the households. The biggest source to the waste is single households and families with children, this became the target group for this project. We have to change our behavior to preserve the earth’s resources. The research showed that the biggest reasons that we throw so much food is that we first of all buy too much food. We don’t have time to eat all the food we buy and it get therefore spoiled. This is a consequence from that we don’t see it as a problem. There is a lack of knowledge in how much we throw away and how to store food correctly. We are bad at planning our meals and grocery shopping and we end up with too much food because of this. This project investigates how we can reduce the food waste. The analyzed problem areas was used as a starting point in the ideation. The project focus is during the storing of the food in the households and how to keep track on the food we have. The storing of the food can be divided in three parts, make food last longer, plan the meals and shopping and keep track on the food we have. The final result is the smart food storage. It is a concept that helps the user to get a good overview of the food and to store it in the optimized way. It enables for planning of grocery shopping and helps you keep track on the food you have.

Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o efeito de revestimentos comestíveis na qualidade de mamão \'Formosa\' minimamente processado durante armazenamento a 5°C por 15 dias. Os tratamentos foram: o controle, e os seguintes revestimentos: amido de arroz 3%, alginato de sódio 0,5% e carboximetilcelulose 0,25%. O uso de revestimentos causou alterações nos parâmetros físicos, físico-químicos e microbiológicos do mamão minimamente processado, quando comparado ao controle. As alterações mais importantes foram: menor contagem de coliformes totais; menor respiração dos mamões tratados com amido de arroz e maior dos tratados com carboximetilcelulose, ao longo do tempo; menor descoloração da polpa dos frutos ao longo do armazenamento; maior manutenção da firmeza das amostras tratadas com carboximetilcelulose; e redução do teor de sólidos solúveis e aumento da acidez titulável. Os revestimentos não afetaram os atributos sensoriais. Como a maioria dos efeitos positivos das coberturas ocorreu no 12° e 15° dias e, considerando o custo da tecnologia relacionado ao preço dos revestimentos, a melhor opção, até 9 dias de armazenamento, consiste em fazer apenas uma boa sanitização dos frutos, como feito no controle. No entanto, se o interesse for preservar a vida útil dos mamões por um período maior, até 15 dias, os revestimentos testados podem ser utilizados com resultados satisfatórios. / This study aimed to evaluate the effect of edible coatings on the quality of minimally processed \'Formosa\' papaya during storage at 5°C for 15 days. The treatments were: the control, and the following coatings: rice starch 3%, sodium alginate 0.5% and carboxymethylcellulose 0.25%. The use of coatings caused changes in the physical, physicochemical and microbiological parameters of minimally processed papaya, when compared to control. The most important changes were: lower counts of total coliforms; lower respiration of papayas treated with rice starch and higher of those treated with carboxymethylcellulose over time; less fruit pulp discoloration during storage, increased firmness maintenance of samples treated with carboxymethylcellulose; and reduction of soluble solids and increased acidity. The coatings did not affect the sensory attributes. Since most of the positive effects of the coatings occurred at the 12th and 15th days, and considering the technology cost related to the price of coatings, the best option, until 9 days of storage, is just to do a good sanitization of fruits such as that of control samples. However, if the interest is to preserve the shelf life of papayas for a longer period, up to 15 days, the coatings tested could be used with satisfactory results.

Thesis (MPH.) -- University of Limpopo, 2012 / Introduction: An observational study was undertaken to assess the level of compliance of school nutrition with standard hygiene requirements prescribed by Regulations R918 of 30 July 1999. Aim: To assess the level of compliance of Primary School Nutrition Programme with standard hygiene requirements prescribed by Regulations R918 of 30 July 1999 in Bushbuckridge area. Study: The study was conducted in primary schools located in Bushbuckridge sub-district with an estimated population of 611.048 and 212 primary schools. Method: Observational study was conducted in schools and information regarding food preparation area, food storage rooms, environmental hygiene, personal hygiene and food transportation was recorded. Sampling: A random sampling was conducted to select schools in each circuit. Thirty two percent was used to determine the sample size. Sixty eight primary schools of a population of 212 were select from the various circuits in Bushbuckridge sub-district. Data was gathered using observation method. An observation data gathering tool was developed to collect the data that was needed for the study. Results: The study revealed that 24.3% of the schools prepare their food in kitchens that meet the standards and the requirements prescribed by the health regulations. However, 75.7% of the schools prepare their food in structures that do not comply with the health regulations. The study on environmental hygiene revealed that 95.7% of the schools do not provide toiletries in their latrines most of which are not waterborne. The study further revealed that 87% of the schools do not provide soap for hand washing in their latrines. The study on personal hygiene revealed that 61.4% of the schools do not provide protective clothing to the food handlers who prepare food for learners. The study on food transportation revealed that 100% of the vehicles used to deliver food in schools do not comply with the standards and the hygiene requirements prescribed by the health regulations. Conclusion: It can thus be concluded that the level of compliance of the school nutrition programme to the standards and the requirements prescribed by Regulations R918 of 30 July 1999 is minimal. Measures of precautions to safeguard food contaminations that may result in outbreaks are not adequately followed. The level of environmental hygiene responsible for the spread of most of the diseases in children is poor. There is a high percentage of non-compliance to the standards and the requirements prescribed by Regulations R918 of 30 July 1999.