Peanut oil cake-derived cellulose fiber: Extraction, application of mechanical and thermal properties in pineapple/flax natural fiber composites.

In this work peanut oil cake extracted Cellulose Micro Filler (CMF) is used for the advancement of mechanical and thermal properties in natural fiber composites. This fiber powder was used in enhancing the applications of Pineapple (P)/Flax (F) natural fiber epoxy composites. The X Ray Diffraction (XRD) results of CMF showed improved Crystalline Index (Crl) […]

Volatile, Sensory and Functional Properties of HydroSOS Pistachios.

Climate change, the increase in world population, and the intensification of urban and industrial activities, will cause a shortage of water for agriculture. This situation requires conscientious studies to manage water deficits without affecting the quality of the crops. In this study, regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) strategies and three rootstocks (P. atlantica, P. integerrima, and P. terebinthus) […]

Dataset on the phytochemicals, antioxidants, and minerals contents of pecan nut cake extracts obtained by ultrasound-assisted extraction coupled to a simplex-centroid design.

This article contains a dataset related to the research published in "The potential of the pecan nut cake as an ingredient for the food industry" [1]. A three-component simplex-centroid mixture design coupled with response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to generate statistical models and to analyze the dataset. The method was also applied to evaluate […]

Cyanogenesis in Macadamia and Direct Analysis of Hydrogen Cyanide in Macadamia Flowers, Leaves, Husks, and Nuts Using Selected Ion Flow Tube–Mass Spectrometry.

Macadamia has increasing commercial importance in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. However, the toxic compound hydrogen cyanide (HCN) released from the hydrolysis of cyanogenic compounds in Macadamia causes a safety risk. In this study, optimum conditions for the maximum release of HCN from Macadamia were evaluated. Direct headspace analysis of HCN above Macadamia plant parts (flower, leaves, nuts, and husks) was […]

Dietary Fibre Profiles of Turkish Tombul Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) and Hazelnut Skin.

Dietary fibre (DF) profiles of natural hazelnut, roasted hazelnut and hazelnut skin were analyzed. Insoluble (IDF) and soluble (SDF) DFs were examined for monosaccharide and glycosyl-linkage compositions using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Total DF contents of natural hazelnut, roasted hazelnut, and hazelnut skin were 17.8, 15.4, and 69.8%, respectively; majority of which (>96%) were water-insoluble. […]

Relationships between Nut Size, Kernel Quality, Nutritional Composition and Levels of Outcrossing in Three Macadamia Cultivars.

Tree nuts play an important role in healthy diets, but their economic value and nutritional quality may be affected by their size and paternity. We assessed relationships between nut size and kernel recovery, the incidence of whole kernels, fatty acid composition and mineral nutrient concentrations in three macadamia cultivars, "Daddow", "816" and "A4". We determined […]

Changes Induced by Pressure Processing on Immunoreactive Proteins of Tree Nuts.

Tree nuts confer many health benefits due to their high content of vitamins and antioxidants, and they are increasingly consumed in the last few years. Food processing is an important industrial tool to modify allergenic properties of foods, in addition to ensuring safety and enhancing organoleptic characteristics. The effect of high pressure, without and with […]

A label-free shotgun proteomics analysis of macadamia nut.

In this study, we present a systematic proteomic overview of macadamia nut using a label-free shotgun proteomic approach. We identified 947 proteins in 723 clusters and gene ontology analysis revealed proteins across 46 functional categories including carbohydrate metabolism (10%), protein metabolic processes (5%), amino acid metabolism (4%), transport (4%), stress response (3%), lipid metabolism (3%), […]

Effect of Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Pits on the Shelf Life of Beef Burgers.

A new ingredient from date palm coproducts (pits) was obtained and tested as a preservative in burgers. Different concentrations of date pit (0%, 1.5%, 3%, and 6%) were added to beef burgers, and its effect on the safety and quality was evaluated during 10 days of storage. The incorporation of date pit was able to […]

Aflatoxin contaminated degree detection by hyperspectral data using band index.

Aflatoxin is a highly toxic and carcinogenic substance with fluorescence characteristic. To explore the feasibility of detection the degree of aflatoxin contamination using hyperspectral imaging technology, we proposed a machine learning detection method based on support vector machine (SVM) combining band index and narrow band. First, five concentrations of aflatoxin solutions (10ug/L, 20ug/L, 50ug/L, 100ug/L […]