Application of multiple sensory evaluations to produce fermented beverages made from sole whey using Kluyveromyces marxianus

Various fermented whey-based beverages have been developed to reduce waste. However, approaches to increase the preference of whey-based beverages are required because of the low sensory acceptability of whey. Here, we identified the better starting material (whey type), between raw whey (RW) and demineralised whey (DMW), and determined the optimal initial concentration using multiple sensory evaluations to develop acceptable fermented beverages made from sole whey with pure cultured Kluyveromyces marxianus (i.e. without additional ingredients and processing methods). Acceptance tests showed that fermented beverages made from DMW were superior to RW as the starting material. The amounts of ethanol produced were 5.0%, 7.6% and 9.5% v/v from the different initial DMW concentrations of 10%, 15% and 20% w/v, respectively. We observed a significant positive correlation (r_s = 0.32, P < 0.05) between the assessment attributes, strength of taste as alcohol beverage and overall acceptability, indicating that higher concentrations of DMW yielded a more desirable product.     

Effect of ultrasonication treatment and fermentation by probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum strains on goat milk bioactivities

In the present research, the effects of continuous ultrasound treatment (100 W, 30 kHz; 0%, 30%, 60% and 90% amplitudes, 15 min) and fermentation process (37°C, 24 h) on the growth of Lactobacillus plantarum LP3 and LU5 strains and bioactive properties (peptide content, α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibition, anticancer and antioxidant activities and exopolysaccharide content) of goat milk were investigated. According to our results, the ultrasonication of milk up to 60% amplitude promoted the growth of Lactobacillus strains and enhanced the bioactive properties compared with control during fermentation, while, the ultrasonication at 90% amplitude had negative effects on the mentioned parameters. Exopolysaccharide content, α-amylase inhibition, α-glucosidase inhibition, antioxidant activity and anticancer activity of treated samples at 60% amplitude at the end of fermentation in comparison to its beginning were increased 18.09, 12.79, 12.44, 9.4 and 1.92 folds, respectively. Also, the increase of assayed characteristics was found strain-dependent, so that L. plantarum LP3 was more effective than LU5 strain.     

Joint Monitoring of Ground and Sky for Cereal Crops Based on Scatterometer Measurement and ASAR Images

The joint monitoring of the ground and sky for cereal crops based on microwave data has become a popular method for researches on earth surface objects. Focused on the sensitivity of backscatter from the scatterometer measurement and advanced synthetic aperture radar (ASAR) images to cereal parameters of rice, nine acquisitions, including rice parameters related eco-physiological variables and scattering coefficients, have been carried over the paddy field corresponding to rice growth stages. This paper analyzes the relationship between the corresponding backscatter to the cereal parameters based on the measurement at the interesting bands, polarizations, and incidence angels. Further, a modified water cloud model is built based on the ground measurement and advanced integrated equation model (AIEM), and then cereal parameters from ASAR images are retrieved and verified. The research results show that the sensitivity of backscatter to cereals from the sensor of the radar scatterometer could be helpful to build the retrieve model for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images, which can achieve the scientific goals of the joint monitoring of ground and sky for cereal crops.     

黄曲霉毒素检测方法研究进展

黄曲霉毒素主要是由黄曲霉和寄生曲霉产生的一类次级代谢产物,经常污染粮油原料及其制品,具有强致癌性.介绍了黄曲霉毒素毒性及一些国家和地区的残留限量标准;针对不同基质间组分存在较大差异,概述了液液萃取、超临界流体萃取、固相萃取及免疫亲和柱净化等样品前处理方法;同时对薄层色谱、高效液相色谱、酶联免疫吸附等测定黄曲霉毒素的方法、原理、应用及特点进行了综述;最后分析了黄曲霉毒素检测技术的发展趋势.     

加工方式对谷物和豆类估计血糖生成指数的影响

采用体外消化法研究了蒸煮、挤压、滚筒干燥3种加工方式对薏米、黑麦、燕麦、鹰嘴豆及花芸豆估计血糖生成指数(eGI)的影响。结果表明,蒸煮后谷物和豆类eGI由高到低依次为:黑麦薏米燕麦花芸豆鹰嘴豆;挤压后谷物和豆类eGI由高到低依次为:薏米黑麦燕麦花芸豆鹰嘴豆;滚筒干燥后谷物和豆类eGI由高到低依次为:薏米黑麦燕麦花芸豆鹰嘴豆。同一种谷物或豆类经蒸煮、挤压、滚筒干燥3种加工方式加工后其eGI由高到低依次为:滚筒干燥挤压蒸煮。     

维生素C生产技术

介绍了维生素C的性质、功能和用途。综述了维生素C生产技术的演变过程和发展趋势。着重探讨了微生物发酵法的生产工艺进展。介绍了二步发酵法与葡萄糖直接发酵法的研发现状，探讨了2—酮基—L—古龙酸的分离提取工艺。展望了我国维生素C生产技术的前景。指出，我国的维生素C生产应当重视工程菌的选育与发酵工艺的优化。     

谷物膨化混合粉的应用研究

以优质的黑米、薏米、荞麦粉为原料，采用现代挤压膨化技术制成膨化粉，将膨化粉按一定比例添加到小麦粉中，分别制作出营养保健价值很高的馒头、蛋糕、烤糕，研制出相应的馒头制作工艺、蛋糕制作工艺、烤糕制作工艺和工艺参数。     

Biogenic amines in cold-smoked fish fermented with lactic acid bacteria

 It has been proved in previous studies that fish can be fermented by lactic acid bacteria (LAB). Added glucose must be at concentrations of almost 1% to reduce the pH to <5.3, a level which corresponds to the safe pH values for meat products. Because some LAB and some contaminating microbes form biogenic amines, this study was conducted to examine the possible formation of biogenic amines during the fish fermentation process. Other parameters under study were sensory quality, pH value, titrated acid content, weight loss, a _w value, redox potential and microbiological counts. Three groups of fish (rainbow trout) with three different LAB inocula and a group without any inoculum were made. The fermentation of the products made with LAB succeeded. The products were sensorially accepted, the inoculated LAB grew to >8 log cfu/g, the pH reduced to 5.0–5.3 and a _w to 0.927 and the pseudomonads, the predominant flora of fish raw material, disappeared. The fish raw material and the products contained low amounts of biogenic amines with one exception: cadaverine, histamine and tyramine increased in all product groups in one experimental series (II) out of three. The highest concentrations of these amines were in the control products without any LAB inoculation. The LAB used and the contaminants isolated from the products were unable to produce cadaverine, histamine or tyramine. The appearance of these amines could therefore be caused by the non-isolated contaminants of fish raw material. Received: 18 June 1999