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The use of fruits and their by-products in food has dramatically impacted the food industry due to the nutritional benefits and the technological and sensory effects of food matrices. Therefore, this research aimed to evaluate the effects of adding cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum) pulp and flour on fermented milk beverages' physicochemical, microbial, and sensory properties during refrigerated storage (0, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days). Twelve formulations were realized with different percentages of cupuassu pulp (0, 5, 7.5, and 10% w/v) and flour (0, 1.5, and 3% w/v). The treatments with 3% cupuassu flour presented the highest percentages of protein, fat, fiber, and carbohydrates, compared with the samples containing pulp. On the other hand, the addition of pulp increased water retention capacity and color parameters (L*, a*, b*, and C*) and decreased pH and syneresis on day 0 of storage. During storage, the samples with pulp showed increases in pH values, consistency index, and apparent viscosity. In comparison, cupuassu flour addition decreased syneresis values and increased L* and b* during storage, as did pulp. In addition, sample HPHF (10% pulp and 3% cupuassu flour), based on just-about-right, penalty, and check-all-that-apply analyses, improved some sensory attributes of the fermented milk beverage, such as brown color, acid taste, bitter taste, cupuassu flavor, and firm texture. It can be concluded that cupuassu pulp and flour addition improves the physicochemical and sensory quality of fermented milk beverages and can provide nutritional value to the product. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aflatoxins are an unavoidable contaminant of foods. The current work aimed to study the ameliorating effect of Lawsonia inermis L. extract and its nano-formulation versus aflatoxin ingestion in ulcerative rats. Lawsonia inermis L. bioactivity was evaluated by both antioxidant & antimicrobial assays. The nanoparticles characterization measurements were evaluated. Different parameters in the fortified milk beverage were assessed. Seventy two Sprague-Dawley male rats were randomized into 12 groups (6 rats/group) where peptic ulcer was induced with a single aspirin dose (500 mg/kg BW) orally. The nutritional and biochemical parameters were evaluated. The results showed that antioxidant activity and total phenolic content increased with increasing nano-formulation ratio. A remarkable improvements in all the treated groups, either for ulcer alone or for aflatoxin exposed ulcerative groups in normal and nano-formulation. Conclusively, Lawsonia inermis L. & its nano-formulation could act as dual therapy for ulcer treatment and the hazardous effects of aflatoxin exposure.

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• Inhibitory effect of PLA against the spores of Bacillus cereus were first reported. • Inactivation mechanism of PLA against germinated spores was proposed. • PLA was evidenced to exhibit preservative effect against spores in milk beverage. • This investigation could provide scientific basis for the application of PLA in food. Phenyllactic acid (PLA) as a natural phenolic acid exhibits antibacterial activity against non-spore-forming bacteria, while the inhibitory effect against bacterial spore remained unknown. Herein, this study investigated the inactivation effect of PLA against Bacillus cereus spores. The results revealed that the minimum inhibitory concentration of PLA was 1.25 mg/mL. PLA inhibited the outgrowth of germinated spores into vegetative cells rather than germination of spores. PLA disrupted the spore coat, and damaged the permeability and integrity of inner membrane. Moreover, PLA disturbed the establishment of membrane potential due to the inhibition of oxidative metabolism. SEM observations further visualized the morphological changes and structural disruption caused by PLA. Besides, PLA caused the degradation of DNA of germinated spores. Finally, PLA was applied in milk beverage, and showed promising inhibitory effect against B. cereus spores. This finding could provide scientific basis for the application of PLA against spore-forming bacteria in food industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of fruits and their by-products in food has dramatically impacted the food industry due to the nutritional benefits and the technological and sensory effects of food matrices. Therefore, this research aimed to evaluate the effects of adding cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum) pulp and flour on fermented milk beverages’ physicochemical, microbial, and sensory properties during refrigerated storage (0, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days). Twelve formulations were realized with different percentages of cupuassu pulp (0, 5, 7.5, and 10% w/v) and flour (0, 1.5, and 3% w/v). The treatments with 3% cupuassu flour presented the highest percentages of protein, fat, fiber, and carbohydrates, compared with the samples containing pulp. On the other hand, the addition of pulp increased water retention capacity and color parameters (L*, a*, b*, and C*) and decreased pH and syneresis on day 0 of storage. During storage, the samples with pulp showed increases in pH values, consistency index, and apparent viscosity. In comparison, cupuassu flour addition decreased syneresis values and increased L* and b* during storage, as did pulp. In addition, sample HPHF (10% pulp and 3% cupuassu flour), based on just-about-right, penalty, and check-all-that-apply analyses, improved some sensory attributes of the fermented milk beverage, such as brown color, acid taste, bitter taste, cupuassu flavor, and firm texture. It can be concluded that cupuassu pulp and flour addition improves the physicochemical and sensory quality of fermented milk beverages and can provide nutritional value to the product.

Objective This study aimed to describe the status of milk beverage consumption and the influence factors. Methods This study selected 13 953 samples by stratified multistage cluster random sampling in 2013. The study samples consisted of aged 3 and above with completed three non-consecutive 24 h dietary recalls and food frequency data. A Logistic regression was used to analyze the influence factors. Results The prevalence of milk beverage was 9.7% (1 350/13 953). The drinking frequency was 1.6% (217/13 953), 0.7% (94/13 953) and 7.4% (1 039/13 953) for whom consumed 1 or more times per day, 4 to 6 times per week, and 1 to 3 times per week, respectively. The prevalence was 8.5% (592/6 934) and 10.8% (758/7 019) for male and female, respectively. Stratified by age groups, the prevalence was the highest among 3 to 6-year-olds (35.5%, 165/465) and the lowest among 60 years and above (4.5%, 123/2 740). Urban prevalence (7.7%, 534/6 954) was lower than rural (11.7%, 816/6 999). The per capita consumption of milk beverage was 6.2 mL/d among all the participants (134.4 mL/d among consumers), and was 5.6 mL/d and 6.9 mL/d for male and female, respectively. Stratified by age groups, the consumption was the highest among 3 to 6-year-olds (35.6 mL/d) and the lowest among 60 years and above (2.6 mL/d). The consumption was lower in urban residents (3.2 mL/d) than that of rural residents (9.2 mL/d). Factors associated with the consumption of milk beverage were gender, age, occupation, urban-rural difference and region. Conclusion The prevalence and per capita consumption of milk beverage were relatively low among 3 years or above residents in China. Children and adolescents (3 to 17-year-old) are the main consumers of milk beverage.

In this study, the effects of flaxseed-mucilage (2, 4, and 6%), Stevia (0, 50, and 100%), and ultrasound (5, 10, and 15 min at a constant frequency of 20 kHz) on physico-chemical properties, antioxidant activity, color, and sensory evaluation of formulated flaxseed-mucilage cocoa milk (FCM) product were evaluated using a response surface methodology. Results demonstrated that increasing the flaxseed-mucilage content reduced (p

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BACKGROUND: The selection of the food matrix to be used as a vehicle for a probiotic culture is important because its chemical composition and physicochemical characteristics can affect probiotic survival during the shelf‐life of the product and under simulated gastrointestinal conditions (SGIC). The present study aimed to evaluate the influence of the dairy matrix (chocolate fermented milk beverage, chocolate flan or passion fruit flan) on the survival of Lactobacillus casei Lc‐1 during refrigerated storage (4 °C for 21 days) and SGIC. RESULTS: Chocolate fermented milk beverage and chocolate and passion fruit flans could be considered as matrices for the incorporation of L. casei, providing suitable counts (6.38–7.84 log cfu g−1) during storage. The type of matrix had an impact on the inicial probiotic counts in the products and on the probiotic resistance to the SGIC. The chocolate fermented milk beverage presented higher initial probiotic counts (7.72 versus 6.65–7.28 log cfu g−1). The higher pH (5.3–6.8), solid matrix and increased fat content (65.0–72.9 g 100 g−1) contributed to the higher resistance to the SGIC of the chocolate and passion fruit flans, allowing recovery of viability during the enteric phase (increases of 1–1.5 log cycles). CONCLUSION: The type of dairy matrix has an impact on the inicial probiotic counts in the products and on the probiotic resistance to the SGIC. Chocolate and passion fruit flans proved to be more suitable options than chocolate fermented milk beverage for the incorporation of Lactobacillus casei Lc‐1. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dairy products are an adequate alternative as functional foods since they present excellent nutritional value, have wide acceptance with consumers, and are potential matrices for inoculation of probiotic microorganisms. The present study aimed to develop a fermented milk beverage with fruits and a probiotic culture included, to evaluate the acceptance of this product among consumers to define the ideal formulation, and to perform Lactobacillus acidophilus counting in order to characterize the product as a probiotic food. For the formulation of the beverage, milk, whey, sugar, and pasteurized orange and papaya pulps were used as main ingredients. The beverage formulation consisted of mixing the fruit pulps with a dairy substrate of milk and whey which was previously fermented using a mixed commercial probiotic ABT-5 culture. Six formulations were tested. The milk substrate was maintained at 70%. These formulations consisted of 50% of mineral water and 50% of skimmed milk with a concentration of probiotics of 0.5g/L. Sugar concentration varied between 40g, 70g, or 100g. As for flavoring, the juice was composed of 180mL of papaya and 120mL of orange, or 150mL of papaya and 150mL of orange. Beverages were prepared and then stored at 5±1°C. These products were evaluated after 24 hours of preparation/storage by 90 tasters (consumers) for acceptance and sensory characterization. Data were analyzed by ANOVA. The differences between samples were evaluated using the Tukey test at a significance level of 5%. Acceptance of the beverage samples among tasters varied from 5.1 to 6.9 and ranged between the hedonistic terms I neither liked nor disliked it and somewhat enjoyed it in a 9-point hedonic scale. The enumeration of Lactobacillus acidophilus LA-5 ranged from 7.83 to 8.09log CFU/mL in the first week of refrigerated storage. Our results suggested that the beverages analyzed were suitable for inoculation of probiotics and met the legislation requirements. Therefore, these beverages should be classified as probiotic products. Samples with 10% sugar were the least preferred by the study participants whereas beverages containing 40g, 70g and 180mL of papaya juice and 120mL of orange juice and the sample with 70g of sugar, 150mL of papaya juice, and 150mL of orange juice did not differ significantly from each other in terms of acceptance and were; therefore, the 3 formulations that received the highest means of acceptance by consumers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The urbanization of modern society against the background of the negative changes in environmental conditions, resulting in changes in the structure and composition of food products, strongly dictates the need to develop new types of foods notable for functionality. Modern foodstuffs should not only meet people demand for energy and basic nutrients, but also have curative and preventive properties. This is achieved by the introduction of dietary supplements into food and drinks, natural polysaccharides of plant origin being included. Most of them have a high degree of complex formation, which results in their ability to bind heavy metals ions and radionuclides in the body, followed by natural clearance. The disadvantages of the existing production methods for natural whey beverages are their high caloric content due to large amounts of sugar or sugar substitutes, which excludes their use in diabetic, dietetic food. Milk beverage production using polysaccharides is studied, which allows to fundamentally reduce sugar content in the formulation; to improve the physical and chemical properties, organoleptic properties and appearance of the finished products, and also to settle whey proteins before conducting the ultrafiltration process.

A lactic acid beverage fortified with ground goji berries has been developed. The sequence of technological operations, the chemical, microbiological, organoleptic profile and antioxidant activity of the product during cold storage have been established. No statistically significant differences (ρ ≤ 0.5) characterizing the rate of the lactic acid process, acidification, total active acidity and residual lactose have been found in the test samples. The results of the microbiological analysis show that the low storage temperatures have a decisive impact on the intensity of microbial growth and correlate with acid formation. The data obtained for antioxidant activity show that the metal-reducing activity of the lactic acid beverage containing goji berries is more pronounced than the radical scavenging activity indicator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Aflatoxins are an unavoidable contaminant of foods. The current work aimed to study the ameliorating effect of Lawsonia inermis L. extract and its nano-formulation versus aflatoxin ingestion in ulcerative rats. Lawsonia inermis L. bioactivity was evaluated by both antioxidant & antimicrobial assays. The nanoparticles characterization measurements were evaluated. Different parameters in the fortified milk beverage were assessed. Seventy two Sprague-Dawley male rats were randomized into 12 groups (6 rats/group) where peptic ulcer was induced with a single aspirin dose (500 mg/kg BW) orally. The nutritional and biochemical parameters were evaluated. The results showed that antioxidant activity and total phenolic content increased with increasing nano-formulation ratio. A remarkable improvements in all the treated groups, either for ulcer alone or for aflatoxin exposed ulcerative groups in normal and nano-formulation. Conclusively, Lawsonia inermis L. & its nano-formulation could act as dual therapy for ulcer treatment and the hazardous effects of aflatoxin exposure., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2023 The Authors.)

[Display omitted] • SL is a promising dual-functional additive (emulsification, antibacterial activity). • Antibacterial mechanism was elucidated at the cellular and molecular levels. • Action mode was revealed from the aspect of metabolic pathways by proteomic analysis. • SL was evidenced to show promising applicational effect in milk beverage. • This investigation could provide scientific basis for the application of SL. Sucrose laurate (SL) is a promising dual-functional additive due to its emulsification and antibacterial activity. However, the knowledge on the antibacterial action of SL against Bacillus cereus was lacking, and thus it was investigated from multiple targets. The antibacterial results demonstrated that the minimum inhibitory concentration of SL was 0.3125 mg/mL, and the time-killing curve confirmed the strong antibacterial activity of SL. The alkaline phosphatase assay suggested that SL disrupted the cell wall integrity. The flow cytometry and fluorescence spectroscopy analysis indicated that SL damaged the integrity of cell membrane and dissipated the transmembrane potential, resulting in the leakage of intracellular materials, which were further supported by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. iTRAQ-based proteomic analysis indicated that SL down-regulated cell wall-associated hydrolase, inhibited the synthesis of fatty acids, influenced nucleic acid synthesis, disturbed amino acid metabolism, and blocked HMP pathway and TCA cycle. Finally, the promising application of SL was evidenced in milk beverage. This investigation could provide scientific basis for the practical application of SL as a dual-functional food additive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study was conducted to establish the shelf-life of a milk beverage product supplemented with coffee extracts. Qualitative changes including peroxide value (PV), microorganism content, caffeine content, and sensory evaluation were measured periodically in beverages kept at 10, 20, and 30°C for 8 wk. Lipid oxidation of the product was measured by peroxide value analysis, and apparent changes were observed during a 4 wk storage period. Caffeine analysis revealed that the changes in caffeine content were negligible during the storage period. Total aerobic bacteria, Escherichia coli , yeast, and mold were not detected in the products during an 8 wk storage period. Sensory evaluation revealed that after 4 wk of storage overall acceptance was less than 3 points on a 5-point scale. In this study, PV was used as an indicator of the shelf-life of the milk beverage product. PV analysis revealed that a value of 20 meq/kg was the end of the shelf-life using the Arrhenius equation and the accelerated shelf-life test (ASLT). Assuming that the beverages are kept at 4°C during distribution, calculation of when the PV reached the quality limit point (20 meq/kg) was done with the equation ln(PV) = 0.3644X - 2.21834 and, using that equation, PV = e 0.3644X-2.21834 was calculated. Therefore, 14.3086 wk was determined to be the shelf-life of the milk beverage supplemented with coffee when stored at 4°C.