Importance of problem: The ice cream industry continually faces the problem of improving its frozen desserts. At the present time corn syrup solids are being used to supplement milk serum solids to improve the body and texture of these products. One of the problems is to increase the total solids content of frozen desserts without increasing sweetness or developing sandiness in the finished product. There is a limit to the amount of milk serum solids that can be used because of the danger of sandiness and the cost . The use of corn syrup solids helps to overcome these limiting factors. The corn syrup solids product now used contains a dextrose equivalent of 42. The corn products manufacturers are beginning to make a product with different dextrose equivalents with different degrees of sweetness. Modifications of DE 42 contain dextrose equivalents of 24 and 31 and will add corn syrup solids of different dextrose equivalents or degrees of sweetness to these frozen desserts. Robert L. Lloyd defines dextrose equivalent as follows: The percentage of reducing sugars present on a dry basis indicates the degree to which conversion has been carried in the hydrolysis of starch. Dextrose has a DE of 100 and is used as the standard. The lower the dextrose equivalent of a product the less the sweetening power. Purpose of problem: 1. To determine the optimun amounts of corn syrup solids to use in building body and texture in frozen desserts without impairing flavor. 2. To determine the comparative value of different amounts of DE 31, DE 24, and DE42.

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Cakes were prepared with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) at 0, 50, and 75% replacement for sucrose by weight of sugar and pregelatinized cross-bonded waxy corn starch added at 0, 0.5, and 1% by weight of flour. The water was adjusted to allow for the moisture content (literature value) of the syrup. Cakes were tested freshly baked, after 3 days of room temperature storage, and after 14 and 45 days of frozen storage (-16°C). The pH, specific gravity, and sugar composition by HPLC were determined for the cake batters. Baked cakes were evaluated for moisture content, volume, and crust and crumb color. Photographs were taken to record the overall appearance. Sensory evaluation of crust and crumb color, moistness, tenderness, flavor, and overall acceptability were completed on all variations after each storage time. The HFCS level and storage time were significant variables. The addition of starch had no effect on the quality of the cakes. Acceptable cakes were made at all levels of HFCS replacement for sucrose. Crust and crumb color were significantly (P < 0.0001) darker and volume was significantly (P < 0.0001) lower for cakes containing HFCS, however, there was little difference in cakes made with the two levels of HFCS (SO and 75%). Storage did lower the overall quality of the cakes, but not significantly in all cases. Moisture content of the cakes stored for 14 days was equal to that of freshly baked cakes. Crust and crumb color continued to darken slightly with storage. A satisfactory cake suitable for frozen storage may be prepared using HFCS. / M.S.

M. Tech. (Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences), Vaal University of Technology / Solid-state fermentation (SFF) has emerged as a good method for the production of microbial enzymes such as inulinases. The use of low-cost agricultural plants and agro-industrial residues as substrates in SSF processes provides a value adding alternative to these otherwise under/or un-utilised vegetation. Production of inulinases, using various inulin-containing plant materials as carbon sources was studied using pure and mixed cultures of yeast strains. All substrates resulted in different levels of enzyme activity. A mixed culture of Kluyveromyces marxianus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae produced an extracellular exoinulinase when grown on different types of inulin-containing plant materials. Initial inulinase production was achieved as follows: 10 IU/gds (garlic cloves), 15 IU/gds (parsnips), 10 IU/gds (wheat bran) and 7 IU/gds (amadumbe) by K. marxianus and S. cerevisiae in a mixed culture. The production of inulinases by a mixed culture of K. marxianus and S. cerevisiae under SSF was further optimized by investigating initial moisture content, temperature, carbon source, nitrogen source, inoculum volume and inoculum ratio. The highest inulinase activity attained was in garlic cloves (85 IU/gds), followed by parsnips (65 IU/gds), wheat bran (37 IU/gds) and amadumbe (25 U/gds). The activities yielded 5.6 fold higher inulinase than in preliminary studies. The optimum pH and temperature of the crude enzyme were 5.0 and 50 oC, respectively. The pH and temperature stability of the enzyme was steady for 1 hour retaining about 64% activity. The average inulinase/invertase activity (I/S) ratio of 1.0 by crude inulinases was also observed after 48 hours. The crude extracellular enzyme extracts from the garlic cloves, parsnips, amadumbe and wheat bran were partially purified by ammonium sulphate precipitation and showed a specific activity of 9.03 U/mg, 0.08 U/mg, 4.12 U/mg and 0.133 U/mg respectively. The Km and Vmax values of the inulinase were 21.95 mM and 2.09 μM/min; 19.79 mM and 1.38 μM/min; 31.59 mM and 0.51 μM/min; and 25.74 mM and 0.23 μM/min, respectively. All extracts demonstrated potential for large-.scale production of inulinase and fructose syrup.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T17:37:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Aline Regina Limberger.pdf: 204926 bytes, checksum: b8fbd6dc1e3385987c7eefab743c20cd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-09-29 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The culture of the beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is one of most important in Brazilian agriculture. The occurrence of illnesses is a serious factor of influence in its development and productivity. One of the critical points of the current system of production of agricultural cultures is the use of defensive defensive, besides raising the production cost, can cause direct and indirect ambient contaminations. The choice and the adequate use of spraying beaks are essential for the correct application of defensive. Due to those needs the present work was carried out in Cascavel PR, in the harvest 2004/2005, using the beans IAPAR 81, with the objective evaluating the amount of syrup deposited on the beans leaves, varied the volume of syrup applied and the beaks types used in the spraying bar, used tracer substance, simulating the physical characteristics of the solutions of the products. To evaluate the spraying distribution, fifteen leaves were collected per plant in different extracts (higher, medium and lower), with the purpose of evaluating the syrup penetration, in agreement with the different beaks and applied volumes. The experimental design was arranged in randomized complete blocks, in factorial arrangement, with four beaks and point of the type simple fan, double fan, double fan with air injection and empty cone and 3 syrup volumes (100, 200 and 300 L ha-1). In agreement with the results obtained and in the conditions that the present work was carried out.,concluded that: The syrup volume that presented larger depositions , in different extracts of the beans plants was of 300 L ha-1; for larger depositions in the higher extract of the beans plants, the best combination is to use beaks of Empty Cone, with volumes of the 300 L ha-1 and for larger depositions for the medium and lower extracts of the bean plants, the best combination is to use peaks Double Fan with air injection, volumes of 100, 200 or 300 L ha-1 / A cultura do feijão (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) é uma das mais importantes na agricultura brasileira. A ocorrência de doenças é um sério fator de influência no seu desenvolvimento e produtividade. Um dos pontos críticos do atual sistema de produção de culturas agrícolas é o uso de agrotóxicos, que, além de elevar o custo de produção, pode causar contaminações ambientais diretas e indiretas. A escolha e o uso adequado de bicos de pulverização são essenciais para a correta aplicação de agrotóxicos. Diante dessas necessidades foi conduzido o presente trabalho no município de Cascavel PR, na safra de 2004/2005, utilizando a variedade IAPAR 81, com o objetivo de avaliar a quantidade de calda depositada nas folhas do feijão, variando-se o volume de calda aplicada e os tipos de bicos utilizados na barra de pulverização, utilizando-se substância traçadora, simulando as características físicas das soluções de produtos fitossanitários. Para avaliar a distribuição da pulverização, foram coletadas quinze folhas por planta em diferentes extratos (superior, mediano e inferior), com a finalidade de avaliar a penetração da calda, de acordo com os diferentes bicos e volumes aplicados. O delineamento experimental constituiu-se de blocos ao acaso, em arranjo fatorial, compreendendo 4 bicos de pulverização com pontas do tipo leque simples, duplo leque, duplo leque com injeção de ar e cone vazio e 3 volumes de calda (100, 200 e 300 L ha-1 ). De acordo com os resultados obtidos e nas condições em que o presente trabalho foi conduzido, concluiu-se que: o volume de calda que apresentou maiores deposições, nos diferentes extratos das plantas de feijão foi o de 300 L ha-1; para maiores deposições no terço superior das plantas de feijão, a melhor combinação é utilizar bicos de Cone Vazio, com volumes de calda de 300 L ha-1 e para maiores deposições no terço mediano e inferior das plantas de feijão, a melhor combinação é utilizar bicos Duplo Leque com injeção de ar , com volumes de calda de 100 ,200 ou 300 L ha-1

Research on obesity, weight loss, and food addiction (FA) suggested a strong relationship between use of food additives and the brain's addictive response to food. Previous researchers have examined (FA) and have identified certain food additives such as monosodium glutamate (MSG) and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as contributors to food addiction and overeating. Social cognitive theory (SCT) has also been effective in addressing addictive behaviors such as drug addiction, alcohol addiction, and smoking cessation (Bricker et al., 2010). However, researchers had not examined food addiction, social cognitive theory, and obesity in the same study. The purpose of this quantitative, quasi-experimental study was to compare the effects of SCT-based health information and non-SCT-based health information on FA among obese and overweight women. The Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) was used to measure changes in FA and food addiction symptoms among 84 obese and overweight women who received SCT-based health information and non-SCT-based health information. Total scores from pretests and posttests were analyzed using analysis of covariance. Between-group differences on the symptom count posttest scores of the YFAS were analyzed using analysis of variance. Scores were used to determine the difference in FA and FA symptoms between nonrandomized groups. Although the results were not statistically significant, almost 60% (n = 50) of participants experienced a favorable decrease in FA symptoms and experienced weight loss. Findings may provide a basis for determining additional options for health professionals to address obesity and FA patterns.

Darbo tikslas: Ištirti glicerolio, kvietinių sėlenų su krakmolo gamybos sirupo granulių ir salyklo daigelių efektyvumą melžiamų karvių racionuose bei įvertinti jų įtaką azotinių medžiagų fermentacijai karvių didžiajame prieskrandyje. Darbo uždaviniai: 1. Ištirti krakmolo gamybos sirupo, kvietinių sėlenų ir krakmolo gamybos sirupo granulių, salyklo daigelių cheminę sudėtį ir apskaičiuoti energetinę vertę. 2. Atlikti penkis šėrimo bandymus su melžiamomis karvėmis: tris bandymus panaudojant glicerolį skirtingais laktacijos periodais, vieną – naudojant krakmolo dekstrinų sirupą ir vieną – naudojant salyklo daigelius. 3. Nustatyti karvių racionų pašarų ėdamumą. 4. Atlikti karvių didžiojo prieskrandžio (Rumen) turinio tyrimus, jame nustatyti: sausąsias medžiagas, infuzorijų skaičių, pH, lakių riebalų rūgščių (LRR) suminį kiekį ir procentinį santykį, bendro ir amoniako azoto kiekius. 5. Įvertinti tiriamų pašarų įtaką pieno primilžiui, nustatyti pieno riebalų ir baltymų kiekius ir įvertinti ekonominį efektyvumą. 6. Tyrimų duomenis apdoroti statistiškai pateikiant aritmetinius vidurkius ir aritmetinio vidurkio paklaidą. Mūsų tyrimuose pirmą kartą Lietuvoje glicerolis panaudotas kaip pašaras melžiamų karvių racionuose skirtingais laktacijos periodais drėgnuose pašarų mišiniuose, sėlenų granulės, praturtintos krakmolo dekstrinų sirupu ir salyklo daigeliai nustatant jų poveikį azotinių medžiagų ir angliavandenių fermentacijai karvių didžiajame prieskrandyje, jų produktyvumui bei... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The purpose of the study: To investigate the efficiency of glycerol, wheat bran with starch dextrin syrup pellets and malt shoots in the diets of lactating cows and the effects of these products on nitrogen matter fermentation in the rumen of cows. Objectives: 1. To analyze the chemical composition and calculate the energy value of starch syrup, wheat bran and starch syrup pellets and malt shoots. 2. To carry out 5 feeding trials with lactating cows, i. e. 3 trials using glycerol at different lactation periods, one – using starch dextrin syrup and one – using malt shoots. 3. To determine the intake of feeds in the diets. 4. To study rumen contents for the analysis of dry matter, infusoria count, pH-value, total volatile fatty acids (VFA) and percentage ratio, contents of total and ammonia nitrogen. 5. To assess the influence of the above feedstuffs on milk yields, milk fat and protein contents and economic efficiency. 6. To statistically process the data and give arithmetic means and mean deviations. In this study for the first time in Lithuania, glycerol was used as a feedstuff in the diets of lactating cows at different lactation periods in wet mash, bran pellets enriched with starch dextrin syrup and malt shoots for determination of their effect on nitrogen matter and carbohydrate fermentation in the rumen of cows, cow productivity and economic efficiency. Practical application: After completion of the study, recommendations for milk producers were prepared on the usage of... [to full text]

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:23:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2002-09-23Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:10:52Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 rabalho_aa_me_sjrp.pdf: 3150566 bytes, checksum: 6d823b8dd0082afcc44630ccf0ecf00a (MD5) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Sabe-se que uma variedade de microrganismos produzem um ou mais tipos de amilases para degradar os amiláceos presentes no ambiente e que as amilases produzidas por microrganismos termofílicos apresentam características mais termoestáveis do que aquelas produzidas por mesófilos. Essas amilases termoestáveis são de grande interesse na indústria de processamento de amido, uma vez a temperatura do gelatinização do mesmo, etapa importante do processo, fica em torno de 70ºC. Além disso, os processos que ocorrem em altas temperaturas, têm menor risco de contaminação por mesófilos e a diminuição da viscosidade do meio permite trabalhar com elevadas concentrações de substrato. No presente trabalho foram isoladas, a partir de amostras de solos, compostagens e resíduos agro-industriais, 339 linhagens microbianas termofílicas (326 bacterianas e 13 fúngicas) capazes de crescer a 55ºC em meio contendo amido como única fonte de carbono. As 163 linhagens (162 bactérias e 1 fungo) que se destacaram quanto à produção de amilases e à velocidade de crescimento em meio sólido, foram selecionadas e submetidas às fermentações submersa (meio nutriente) e semi-sólida (farelo de trigo). As atividades enzimáticas foram determinadas pelo método dextrinizante (a- amilase), pela quantificação da glicose (glucoamilase) e de açúcares redutores liberados a partir da hidrólise do amido. Das linhagens testadas, nove mostraram-se boas produtoras de a-amilase em fermentação submersa e/ou semi-sólida, fato pelo qual foram selecionadas para produção de amilases em meios formulados a partir de resíduos líquidos da extração de mandioca e milho (fermentação submersa) e sólidos, constituídos de farelos de mandioca, milho e trigo (fermentação semi-sólida). Quatro linhagens se destacaram, sendo suas enzimas brutas caracterizadas quanto às propriedades físico-químicas... / It is known that some microorganisms produce one or more amylase types that degrade organic compound present in the environment. The amylases produced by thermophilic microorganisms present characteristics more thermostable than those produced by mesophilics. Since starch gelatinization temperature is around 70ºC, the thermostable amylases are very important to starch processing industry. Besides, the processes that happen in high temperatures have less risk of contamination for the mesophilic microorganisms, the decrease of the viscosity of the media and allows to work with high substrate concentrations. In the present work thermophilic microorganisms (326 bacteria and 13 fungi) were isolated from soil samples, decaying agricultural waste and agriculture-industrial residues. They are able to grow at 55ºC in media containing starch as only carbon source. 163 strains (162 bacteria and 1 fungus) that showed high amylase production and fast growth in solid media were selected and submitted to the submerged (nutrient media) and semi-solid (wheat bran) fermentations. The enzymatic activities were determined by dextrinogenic method (a-amylase), by the quantification of the glucose (glucoamylase) and of the reducing sugars released from the starch hydrolysis. Among the tested strains, nine have shown high a-amylase production in submerged and/or semi-solid fermentations and because of this they were selected for amylase production in medium formulated with liquid wastes of extraction starch from the cassava and corn (submerged fermentation), and solid wastes constituted of cassava, corn, and wheat brans (semi-solid fermentation). Among these strains, four were selected and their crude enzymes were characterized regarding to their physicochemical properties. The strains Bacillus sp A13-22 and Mucor sp A13-36 produced amylases with optimum temperature of 70 and 80 ºC...(Complete abstract click electronic access below)

O objetivo desse estudo foi estimar parâmetros genéticos para características produtivas e comportamentais em uma população de abelhas Apis mellifera africanizadas por meio de inferência Bayesiana. Os dados foram submetidos a análises uni e bicaracterística utilizando o programa MTGSAM. Os modelos consideraram os efeitos (fixos) de local do apiário, mês-ano ou estação-ano e o número de caixilhos com abelhas aderentes como covariável linear. As estimativas de herdabilidade apresentaram magnitudes de moderada a alta para comportamento higiênico (0,81 ± 0,17), produção de própolis (0,83 ± 0,16), produção de mel (0,37 ± 0,22) e taxa de coleta de xarope (0,39 ± 0,22) e magnitude baixa para a percentagem de ácaros em abelhas adultas (0,12 ± 0,13). A rapidez de coleta de xarope apresentou correlação genética de 0,21 ± 0,51 com produção de mel, de 0,45 ± 0,33 com produção de própolis, e de 0,05 ± 0,43 com comportamento higiênico. As correlações genéticas entre produção de mel, produção de própolis e comportamento higiênico foram de 0,20 ± 0,43, de -0,11 ± 0,41 e de 0,23 ± 0,31, respectivamente. As correlações genéticas foram negativas entre percentagem de ácaros em abelhas adultas e as características produção de mel (-0,63 ± 0,39), produção de própolis (-0,07 ± 0,50), comportamento higiênico (-0,19 ± 0,51) e rapidez de coleta de xarope (- 0,41 ± 0,51). As características produção de mel, produção de própolis e comportamento higiênico apresentam potencial para seleção genética. A menor percentagem de ácaros em abelhas adultas está relacionado a maior produção de mel e maior comportamento higiênico, mas não deve ser usado como único critério de seleção devido a baixa herdabilidade. A seleção de abelhas que coletam xarope mais rapidamente, prevendo maior produção de mel, promoverá pequeno ganho genético. Ao selecionar abelhas que produzem mais própolis haverá pequenos ganhos genéticos para comportamento higiênico ou maior produção de mel. / This study was carried out to estimate genetic parameters for productive and behavioural traits in Africanized honey bees Apis mellifera. The data were submitted uni and bicharacter analysis using the software MTGSAM. The fixed effects considered in the models were localization of the hive, month-year or season-year and number of frames covered with bees as covariate. The heritability estimates were moderate to high for hygienic behaviour (0,81 ± 0,17), propolis production (0,83 ± 0,16), honey production (0,37 ± 0,22) and syrup-collection rate (0,39 ± 0,22) and lower for percentage of mites on adult bees (0,12 ± 0,13). Syrup-collection rate showed genetic correlation values of 0,21 ± 0,51 with honey production, 0,45 ± 0,33 with propolis production and 0,05 ± 0,43 with hygienic behaviour. Genetic correlation between honey and propolis was 0,20 ± 0,43, between honey production and hygienic behaviour was -0,11 ± 0,41 and between propolis production and hygienic behaviour was 0,23 ± 0,31. Genetic correlations were negative between percentage of mites on adult bees and other traits honey production (-0,63 ± 0,39), propolis production (-0,07 ± 0,50), hygienic behaviour (-0,19 ± 0,51) and syrup-collection rate. Honey production, propolis production and hygienic behavior traits have potential for genetic selection. The lower percentage of mites on adult bees increase honey production or hygienic behaviour, but it is not recommended as the only criterion for selection, due to its low heritability. Selection for syrupcollection rate will promote small genetic gain for honey production. Propolis production is positively correlated to hygienic behaviour or honey production.