Fatty acid composition of California grown almonds

Eight almond (Prunus dulcis L.) cultivars from 12 different California counties; collected during crop years 2004 to 2005 and 2005 to 2006; were extracted with petroleum ether. The extracts were subjected to GC-MS analyses to determine fatty acid composition of soluble lipids. Results indicated palmitic (C16:0); oleic (C18:1); linoleic (C18:2); and alpha-linolenic (C18:3) acid; respectively; […]

Antioxidant properties of dried plum ingredients in raw and precooked pork sausage

Raw pork sausages with no antioxidant (control); 3% or 6% dried plum puree (DP); 3% or 6% dried plum and apple puree (DPA); or 0.02% butylated hydroxytoluene and butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA/BHT) were (1) stored raw in chubs at 4 degrees C (RR) and evaluated weekly over 28 d; (2) cooked as patties; vacuum packaged; and […]