Sunflower Head Residue Pectin Extraction as Affected by Physical Conditions

Effects of extraction pH, temperature, and time on yield and quality of pectin from sunflower heads (Interstate cultivar) were investigated. The low-methoxyl pectin was extracted, using 0.75% sodium hexametaphosphate at pH 3, 4, and 5 and at 75, 85, and 95°for 20, 40, and 60 min, respectively. Yield, molecular mass, and firmness of jellies of the pectins were determined. Three-way statistical analysis on yield, molecular mass and gel firmness showed strong interactions among pH, temperature and time. Highest yields were obtained at pH 5, 95°for 20 min and pH 4, 85°for 40 min. Pectin extracted for 40 min at pH 3 and 4 and at 85°and 75°C, respectively, had the highest molecular mass. Gel firmness of sunflower pectin prepared at pH 5.4 was higher than that of a commercial citrus pectin.     

Physicochemical and Sensory Evaluation of 'Rocha' Pear Following Controlled Atmosphere Storage

ABSTRACT: The effects of several processing factors (storage time, time in the open air at room temperature, and overhead concentrations of O₂ and CO₂) on color, firmness, polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity, and sensory attributes of pears (cv. Rocha) grown in 2 locations were studied using a multiple linear regression model. Backward elimination (F ≥ 0.005) was used to assess the significant factors. Extended storage time, long‐time exposure at room temperature, and high O₂ concentration played major roles on color changes assessed instrumentally and further confirmed by a sensory panel. Firmness was strongly affected by storage time and by time in the open air at room temperature. Finally, PPO activity was dependent on the growing location.     

引气剂在南水北调中线工程中的应用

引气剂在混凝土中能够引入大量微小、封闭、稳定的气泡,可改善混凝土和易性、耐久性,延长建筑物的使用寿命。引气剂的使用效果与混凝土的原材料质量、拌和工艺及环境有关,使用时应适当调整掺量,满足含气量的技术指标要求。     

太阳能聚光器薄膜的牢固度理论和制备技术

针对太阳能聚光器薄膜在制备过程中牢固度不理想这一问题,确定在薄膜的生长过程中影响薄膜牢固度的各个因素,对这些因素作了具体的分析,并在实验的基础上,给出了提高薄膜牢固度的具体措施。     

Invited review: Genetics and modeling of milk coagulation properties

Milk coagulation properties (MCP) are conventionally measured using computerized renneting meters, mechanical or optical devices that record curd firmness over time (CF_t). The traditional MCP are rennet coagulation time (RCT, min), curd firmness (a₃₀, mm), and curd-firming time (k₂₀, min). The milk of different ruminant species varies in terms of CF_t pattern. Milk from Holstein-Friesian and some Scandinavian cattle breeds yields higher proportions of noncoagulating samples, samples with longer RCT and lower a₃₀, and samples for which k₂₀ is not estimable, than does milk from Brown Swiss, Simmental, and other local Alpine breeds. The amount, proportion, and genetic variants (especially κ-casein) of milk protein fractions strongly influence MCP and explain variable proportions of the observed differences among breeds and among individuals of the same breed. In addition, other major genes have been shown to affect MCP. Individual repeatability of MCP is high, whereas any herd effect is low; thus, the improvement of MCP should be based principally on selection. Exploitable additive genetic variation in MCP exists and has been assessed using different breeds in various countries. Several models have been formulated that either handle noncoagulating samples or not. The heritability of MCP is similar to that of other milk quality traits and is higher than the heritability of milk yield. Rennet coagulation time and a₃₀ are highly correlated, both phenotypically and genetically. This means that the use of a₃₀ data does not add valuable information to that obtainable from RCT; both traits are genetically correlated mainly with milk acidity. Moreover, a₃₀ is correlated with casein content. The major limitations of traditional MCP can be overcome by prolonging the observation period and by using a novel CF_t modeling, which uses all available information provided by computerized renneting meters and allows the estimation of RCT, the potential asymptotic curd firmness, the curd-firming rate, and the syneresis rate. Direct measurements of RCT obtained from both mechanical and optical devices show similar heritabilities and exhibit high phenotypic and genetic correlations. Moreover, mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy can predict MCP. The heritabilities of predicted MCP are higher than those of measured MCP, and the 2 sets of values are strongly correlated. Therefore, mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy is a reliable and cheap method whereby MCP can be improved at the population level; this is because such spectra are already routinely acquired from the milk of cows enrolled in milk recording schemes.     

1-MCP处理结合冰温贮藏对磨盘柿果实软化衰老的影响

目的：探讨冷藏、冰温贮藏、1-甲基环丙烯（1-methylcyclopropene,1-MCP）处理结合冰温贮藏对采后柿果硬度和软化相关物质代谢的影响。结果：与冷藏处理相比,冰温贮藏有效抑制了乙烯生成,抑制了多聚半乳糖醛酸酶（PG）、纤维素酶（Cx）、淀粉酶活性的增加,抑制了可溶性果胶含量的升高,延缓了果肉硬度的降低,而1-MCP处理结合冰温贮藏对柿果实硬度的保持、抑制PG、Cx、淀粉酶活性升高的作用好于冰温单一贮藏,因此,1-MCP处理结合冰温贮藏是保持柿果实硬度较为适宜的贮藏方法。     

Effects of Vacuum Impregnation with Sucrose Solution on Mango Tissue

The influences of vacuum impregnation (VI) on the tissue of mango cubes during atmospheric immersion in sucrose solution were investigated. Results showed that VI effectively facilitated water loss (WL) and sugar gain (SG) during the 300min immersion process, with increases of 20.59% and 31.26%, respectively. A pectin solubilization/degradation phenomenon was observed in the immersion process. The intercellular space and cross section area in the VI‐treated mango tissue increased immediately after being released to atmospheric pressure. And it was noted that after experiencing shrinkage‐relaxation period twice in the 300 min immersion process, the size of VI‐treated mango cells recovered to the original level of fresh ones. Major variations in WL, protopectin content, water soluble pectin content, firmness and microstructure of mango cubes appeared within the first 60 min. In addition, the firmness of mango cubes was positively correlated with the protopectin content (P < 0.01), but negatively correlated with WL and the water soluble pectin content (P < 0.01), indicating that WL and degradation of protopectin contributed greatly to the loss of firmness.     

采前氯吡脲处理对‘秦美’猕猴桃贮藏期间果实硬度及细胞壁降解的影响

以‘秦美’猕猴桃果实为试材,于盛花期后28 d分别采用0（对照,清水）、5、10、20 mg/L 4 个质量浓度的氯吡脲（1-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)-3-phenylurea,CPPU）溶液进行蘸果处理,蘸果时间3～5 s,研究采前CPPU处理对‘秦美’猕猴桃贮藏期间果实硬度及细胞壁降解酶活力的影响。结果表明：CPPU处理加速了果实硬度、原果胶和纤维素质量分数的下降,提高了可溶性果胶质量分数及多聚半乳糖醛酸酶（polygalacturonase,PG）、果胶甲酯酶（pectin methylesterase,PME）、纤维素酶（cellulase,Cx）和β-半乳糖苷酶（β-D-galaetosidase,β-Gal）细胞壁降解活力。各处理组果实硬度与可溶性果胶质量分数和PG、Cx活力呈极显著负相关（P＜0.01）,与原果胶、纤维素质量分数呈极显著正相关（P＜0.01）;20 mg/L CPPU处理组果实的β-Gal活力与硬度呈显著负相关（P＜0.05）。CPPU处理提高了果实细胞壁降解酶的活力,促进了细胞壁的降解,加速了贮藏期间果实的软化,降低了果实的耐贮藏性。为维持猕猴桃采后果实硬度,延长贮藏期,生产中不宜使用CPPU处理,或使用的质量浓度不宜超过5 mg/L。     

基于高光谱技术苹果硬度快速无损检测方法的建立

目的 利用高光谱技术建立苹果内部品质无损检测的方法。方法 将高光谱图像的光谱信息和空间信息结合, 采用洛伦兹函数对苹果高光谱的空间散射曲线进行拟合, 提取拟合曲线的相关参数, 利用拟合参数对苹果硬度进行建模分析。结果 拟合曲线与原散射曲线的相关系数R达到0.99以上。分析比较多种统计建模方法对不同拟合参数的建模效果, 结果表明: 在524~1016 nm波段范围内, 利用偏最小二乘法(partial least squares, PLS)对拟合曲线的峰值建立硬度的预测模型, 校正集预测值与标准值的相关系数Rc=0.89, 校正集标准误差SEC=0.71×105 Pa, 验证集预测值与标准值的相关系数Rv=0.88, 验证集标准误差SEV=0.88×105 Pa。结论 利用高光谱散射成像技术, 采用偏最小二乘的方法对拟合峰值建模, 可以实现苹果硬度的快速无损检测。     

利用γ-谷维素与β-谷甾醇制备葵花油凝胶研究

以一级压榨葵花籽油为原料,添加一定浓度的γ–谷维素与β–谷甾醇混合物制备出葵花油凝胶,探究不同制备工艺条件对葵花油凝胶硬度及微观结构的影响。在单因素试验的基础上,通过正交试验确定了6%γ–谷维素与β–谷甾醇混合物添加量葵花油凝胶的最优制备条件。试验表明,影响葵花油凝胶硬度因素的主次顺序为:冷却温度>γ–谷维素:β–谷甾醇添加比例>加热时间>加热温度;6%γ–谷维素与β–谷甾混合物醇添加量葵花油凝胶的最优制备工艺为:加热温度140℃,加热时间50 min,冷却温度5℃,γ–谷维素∶β–谷甾醇添加质量比例60∶40。在最优工艺条件下,6%γ–谷维素与β–谷甾醇添加量葵花油凝胶硬度为479.61±9.18 g。