Nut consumption and survival in stage III colon cancer patients: Results from CALGB 89803 (Alliance).

Background: Recent prospective cohort studies suggest states of energy excess and hyperinsulinemia, including type 2 diabetes (T2D), obesity, sedentary lifestyle, Western pattern diet, increased dietary glycemic load, high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, and elevated plasma C-peptide are each associated with an increased risk of colon cancer (CC) recurrence and mortality. Conversely, observational studies indicate that increasing […]

Sensory Quality Preservation of Coated Walnuts

The objective of this study was to evaluate the sensory stability of coated walnuts during storage. Four walnut samples were prepared: uncoated (NC), and samples coated with carboxymethyl cellulose (NCMC), methyl cellulose (NMC), or whey protein (NPS). The samples were stored at room temperature for 210 d and were periodically removed from storage to perform a sensory descriptive analysis. A […]

Genome-wide association study and meta-analysis in multiple populations identifies new loci for peanut allergy and establishes C11orf30/EMSY as a genetic risk factor for food allergy.

BACKGROUND: Peanut allergy (PA) is a complex disease with both environmental and genetic risk factors. Previously, PA loci were identified in filaggrin (FLG) and HLA in candidate gene studies, and loci in HLA were identified in a genome-wide association study and meta-analysis. OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate genetic susceptibility to PA. METHODS: Eight hundred fifty cases and 926 hyper-control subjects and more than 7.8 million genotyped and imputed single nucleotide polymorphisms […]

Effect of mass on convective heat transfer coefficient during open sun drying of groundnut.

In this work, an attempt is made to study the effect of mass on convective heat transfer coefficient (CHTC) for open sun drying (OSD) of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Experiments were conducted during the month of May, 2016 in the climatic condition of Rohtak, India (28°54'0″N 76°34'0″E). Groundnut samples of 130 and 198 g were dried under OSD […]

Peanuts, Aflatoxins and Undernutrition in Children in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) is an important and affordable source of protein in most of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and a popular commodity and raw material for peanut butter, paste and cooking oil. It is a popular ingredient for foods used at the point of weaning infants from mother's milk. It is at this critical point that childhood undernutrition occurs […]

Evaluation of peanut skin and grape seed extracts to inhibit growth of foodborne pathogens.

Peanut skin extract (PSE) and grape seed extract (GSE) are derived from waste products in the wine and peanut industries, respectively. Both have high concentrations of polyphenols, known to possess antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. PSE primarily contains "A-type" procyanidins, while GSE primarily contains "B-type" procyanidins. These differ structurally, but are both isomers of epicatechin dimers. The objective of […]

Suppression of aflatoxin production in Aspergillus species by selected peanut (Arachis hypogaea) stilbenoids.

Aspergillus flavus is a soil fungus that commonly invades peanut seeds and often produces the carcinogenic aflatoxins. Under favorable conditions, the fungus-challenged peanut plant produces and accumulates resveratrol and its prenylated derivatives in response to such invasion. These prenylated stilbenoids are considered peanut antifungal phytoalexins. However, the mechanism of peanut-fungus interaction has not been sufficiently studied. We used pure peanut stilbenoids, arachidin-1, arachidin-3, and […]

Effects of high hydrostatic pressure on the functional and rheological properties of the protein fraction extracted from pine nuts.

High hydrostatic pressure treatments could increase the protein solubility (200 MPa), water holding capacity (400 MPa), and oil holding capacity (400 MPa) of pine nuts protein fractions, respectively. The exposed sufhydryl content for albumin was highest at 100 MPa while for other fractions it was 400 MPa, contrary for total sufhydryl content-generally it was at 100 MPa, except glutelin (400 MPa). Pine nuts protein fractions demonstrated […]