seyed ali yasini ardakani

Bread is one of the most important components of the diet all over the world. Failure to obtain the unique properties of gluten protein has made it difficult to obtain the desired properties of gluten-free bakery products. Inulin is one of the soluble nutritional fibers widely used in the food industry.

Textural, physicochemical, sensory and shelf life characteristics of inulin in gluten-free bread samples based on rice-acorn flour (70:30) enriched with 10% w/w-1 prebiotic inulin with different degrees of polymerization (less than 10, more from 23 and 60-2) and the conditions of mixed fermentation based on sourdough [MF-SD] were investigated.

Results indicated that MF-SD and using long-chain inulin was able to form a structure able to hold the gases produced during the fermentation and expanded through cooking process and improve the textural characteristics, which seems to be due to its potential ability to form a gel. Additionally, highest inulin stability is also observed at this sample. So that the optimized technological characteristics and lowest inulin loss ration (31% w/w-1) is found at gluten-free bread samples containing 30% w/w-1 of acorn flour and long-chain inulin fermented by MF-SD (A30R70SL).

The use of long-chain inulin is recommended to achieve desirable technological characteristics and high nutritional value in the formulation of gluten-free bread.

Today, use of functional food, such as probiotic products, is important due to their health benefits against diseases. In this study, the essential oil of Ducrosia anethifolia and Teucrium polium (DAEO and TPEO, respectively) were added to probiotic yogurt (Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum bacteria) to investigate their effects on the survival of probiotic bacteria during 21 days and assess its various properties. The results showed upon increasing the concentration of DAEO and TPEO, the value of acidity and viscosity of yogurt treatments increased, and the pH and syneresis showed a decreasing trend (P<0.05). The survivability of the investigated probiotic bacteria demonstrated a decreased trend during storage in all treatments, but finally, the number of probiotic bacteria in all treatments was significantly higher than that of the control samples. Based on the results of all tests, the addition of 0.03% of DAEO is the best way to realize the goals of the research.

Colors are among the food additives that are added to increase the attractiveness of food and are very important in the industry to attract customers. Colors can have asthma-like effects, hyperactivity in children, weakened immune systems, anaphylactic reactions, or even cancerous effects. The purpose of this study is to investigate the status and abundance of artificial colors used in various meat products offered in Yazd.

299 samples of meat products were randomly sampled and after extracting the dye with hydrochloric acid and purification according to the national standard of Iran No. 2634, they were analyzed by chromatography with a thin layer of color type.

The results showed that out of 38.127% of the samples that had color, 47.37% of the samples had artificial colors, 44.74% of the samples had unauthorized colors and 7.89% of the samples had both colors.

The unauthorized use of artificial colors in food preparation has raised many health concerns. Knowing the reasons for using these colors, especially the unauthorized color of tartarazine, as well as raising public awareness, especially those related to the production of products and food, can facilitate planning and management and control measures and be an important step to maintain community health.

In this study, the antibacterial effect of eucalyptus extract on different bacteria showed that the bulk of compounds present in the sap of eucalyptus leaves were formed by the phenolic compounds. starch was prepared for the production of starch film was used to improve the quality of film by 10 % of the volume of glycerol. ground beef production was evaluated by adding 0.5 and 1.5 percent of eucalyptus oil to the film, then ground mutton meat was packed with film, and microbial and chemical properties and transparency of meat after preservation in the fridge were studied in times 1, 3 and 6 days. according to the results, inhibition of DPPH increased with an increase in the amount of extract and the highest percentage was reported on day 3. also the results of TBA with a decrease in the amount of extract decreased and the maximum reduction rate was reported on day 3. according to the results, the total population count of microorganisms decreased with an increase in the amount of extract and the maximum reduction rate was reported on day 3, but did not have significant differences with the sample count on the day 6 with the spread of corruption. (P> 0.05) is based on the results that Staphylococcus aureus has decreased by increasing the amount of extract and the maximum reduction rate is reported on day 3. However, on the day 3 at 0.5 %  extract , its extracts and on the day 6 with the spread of corruption, the number of samples did not show significant differences. according to the results, the amount of transparency and color spectrum decreased with the increase of the extract and had significant differences with the sample. (p < 0.05)

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is a key regulating enzyme in the lipid metabolism pathway, and its gene polymorphism may be a candidate for modulating the metabolic responses to dietary intervention. We thus examined whether the effects of the CETP TaqIB polymorphism on metabolic profiles were modified by dietary plant oils.

This is a retrospective analysis of data collected during a randomized triple-blind crossover trial. A total of 95 patients with type 2 diabetes and 73 non-diabetes individuals completed a 9-week of the intake of sesame, canola and sesame-canola oils. Blood samples were collected at the beginning and at the end of each intervention period for biochemical analysis. Genotyping was done using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method.

In diabetes patients, B1B1 homozygotes of the CETP TaqIB polymorphism compared with B2 carriers (B1B2 + B2B2) had significantly lower diastolic blood pressure, apoB and apoB: apoA-1, and higher Lp(a) after the intake of sesame-canola oil, as well as lower insulin and HOMA-IR after the intake of sesame oil. There was also a significant effect of genotype on adjusted changes of apoB, apoB: apoA-1, insulin, HOMA-IR and QUICKI. A significant genotype-dietary oils combined effects were observed for diastolic blood pressure, and LDL: HDL, TC: HDL and TG: HDL ratios in diabetes patients. No independent or combined effects of dietary oils and genotypes on outcomes were found in healthy people.

There was a modulatory effect of the CETP TaqIB polymorphism on some metabolic traits in response to plant oils in patients with diabetes. Taken together, the intake of sesame-canola and canola oils showed more favorable effects in diabetes patients with B1B1 genotype. Future investigations are needed to confirm these results.