Risk of salmonellosis from consumption of almonds in the North American market
Salmonellosis outbreaks from consumption of raw almonds in 2001 and 2004 led to regulations that require mandatory treatment of almonds sold in North America to give a minimum 4-log reduction of Salmonella. This study aims to: 1) assess the risk of salmonellosis associated with almond consumption in North America; with current treatments in effect; 2) […]
The risk of child and adolescent overweight is related to types of food consumed
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To investigate the association between the risk of overweight and the consumption of food groups in children and adolescents. METHODS: We studied 1764 healthy children and adolescents (age 6-19y) attending 16 Seventh-Day Adventist schools and 13 public schools using a 106-item non-quantitative food frequency questionnaire from the late 1980 Child-Adolescent Blood Pressure Study. Logistic […]
Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men
BACKGROUND: Specific dietary and other lifestyle behaviors may affect the success of the straightforward-sounding strategy "eat less and exercise more" for preventing long-term weight gain. METHODS: We performed prospective investigations involving three separate cohorts that included 120;877 U.S. women and men who were free of chronic diseases and not obese at baseline; with follow-up periods […]
Prenatal fatty acid status and child adiposity at age 3 y: results from a US pregnancy cohort
BACKGROUND: Exposure to polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in early life may influence adiposity development. OBJECTIVE: We examined the extent to which prenatal n-3 (omega-3) and n-6 (omega-6) PUFA concentrations were associated with childhood adiposity. DESIGN: In mother-child pairs in the Project Viva cohort; we assessed midpregnancy fatty acid intakes (n = 1120); maternal plasma PUFA […]
Aflatoxin B1 Degradation by Bacillus subtilis UTBSP1 isolated from pistachio nuts of Iran
Pistachio nuts are among the commodities with the highest risk of aflatoxin contamination in Iran. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is one of the most hazardous mycotoxins for humans and livestock. In nature; there are microorganisms which are capable of reducing aflatoxins contamination in food and feed products. In this study; Bacillus subtilis strain UTBSP1 was isolated […]
Using almond (Prunus amygdalus L.) shell as a bio-waste resource in wood based composite
In this research; the suitability of almond shell as a bio-waste resource in wood based composite manufacturing was investigated. Particleboards containing different almond shell particle rations were made using urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin. Some chemical properties of almond shell (holocellulose; a cellulose; lignin and ash contents; alcohol-benzene solubility; 1% NaOH solubility; hot and cold water solubility); […]
Contamination of Cyclopiazonic Acid in Dried Figs and Co-occurrence of Aflatoxin
Natural cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) and aflatoxin (AF) contamination were investigated in Aspergillus section Flavi positive dried fig samples collected from orchards after harvesting. Cyclopiazonic acid and AF were determined by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); respectively. Cyclopiazonic acid was found in all samples of dried figs that contain AF. Cyclopiazonic acid […]
Effect of harvesting time on nut quality of pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) cultivars
The appropriate time of harvest is one of the most important factors affecting the quality of pistachio. Cultivars ÂAhmad-AghaiiÂ; ÂKaleh-GhoochiÂ; ÂOhadi and ÂBadami-Zarand were evaluated for qualitative indices of nut over a period of four years from 2001 to 2004. Nut samples were collected during eight successive weeks from 23 August to 11 October. Splitting; […]
Postprandial effects of almond consumption on human osteoclast precursors-an ex vivo study
Consumption of almonds has been associated with increased bone mineral density; but the direct effects of almonds on bone cells are not known. We determined whether serum obtained following the consumption of a meal containing 60 g of almonds affects human osteoclast formation; function; and gene expression in vitro. Human osteoclast precursors were cultured in […]
A review of composition studies of cultivated almonds: Macronutrients and micronutrients
Prunus dulcis; the cultivated sweet almond; has long been recognized as a source of nutrients in many traditional diets; and is increasingly promoted as a healthy snack and ingredient. This paper reviews the global research over the past 50 years that has contributed to knowledge on the composition and characterization of almond macronutrients and micronutrients; […]