Compositional and Digestibility Changes in Sprouted Barley and Canola Seeds Compositional and digestibility changes in sprouted barley and canola seeds. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 1989 Sep;39(3):267-78 Chung TY, Nwokolo EN, Sim JS. Department of Animal Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Barley and canola seeds were sprouted over a 5 day period, in laboratory conditions under room temperature (22 degrees C) and room lighting. Following initial hydration, seeds were kept moist by wetting the germination trays at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. daily. A parallel germination experiment using 200 g quantities of seeds in petri dishes was conducted. Starting from the second day of germination, and every day, dishes of germinating seeds were removed, oven-dried, weighed and milled for proximate and chemical analysis. Seeds from the main germination experiment were fed in a digestibility trial to Wistar rats. Results indicated that sprouting was associated with depletion of many nutrients in both barley and canola, the major losses being in respect of dry matter, gross energy and triglycerides. In

Survey of Nitrate and Nitrite Contents of Vegetables Grown in Korea Survey of nitrate and nitrite contents of vegetables grown in Korea. Food Addit Contam. 2003 Jul;20(7):621-8. Chung SY, Kim JS, Kim M, Hong MK, Lee JO, Kim CM, Song IS. Korea Food and Drug Administration, Department of Food Evaluation, Seoul, Republic of Korea. A scientific basis for the evaluation of the risk to public health arising from excessive dietary intake of nitrate in Korea is provided. The nitrate () and nitrite () contents of various vegetables (Chinese cabbage, radish, lettuce, spinach, soybean sprouts, onion, pumpkin, green onion, cucumber, potato, carrot, garlic, green pepper, cabbage and Allium tuberosum Roth known as Crown daisy) are reported. Six hundred samples of 15 vegetables cultivated during different seasons were analysed for nitrate and nitrite by ion chromatography and ultraviolet spectrophotometry, respectively. No significant variance in nitrate levels was found for most vegetables cultivated during the summer and winter harvests. The mean nitrates level was higher in A. tuberosum Roth (5150 mg kg(-1)) and

The Inhibition Effects Against 945 The inhibition effects against α-amylase of plant extracts Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Jun 30, 2008. Gyu-Hee Lee, Woosong University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Yeun-Kook Jung, Woosong University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Kee-Hyuk Kim, Woosong University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Myung-Gon Shin, Woosong University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea   Diebetes melittus is one of the most serious chronic diseases that is developed with an increase in obesity and ageing. Some drugs such as acarbose and voglibose have been developed for diabetes, and the best way to control postprandial plasma glucose level is with a medication in combination with dietary restriction and exercise programme. One of the therapeutic approaches for decreasing of postprandial hyperglycemia is retard absorption of glucose by the inhibition of carbohydrate-hydrolysing enzymes, which are α-amylase and α-glucosidase in digestive organs. α-Amylase inhibitor could be used for reducing blood glucose level by inhibiting carbohydrate digestion and delaying the absorption of glucose. Therefore, the inhibition effects against α-amylase of some plants, which

Sprout Nutrition Research Regarding Sprouts and Carotenoids The nutritional value of carotenoids in sprouts has received a lot of attention in the research community. Visit our library of additional research articles for more information. "Direct Antioxidant Activity of Purified Glucoerucin, the Dietary Secondary Metabolite Contained in Rocket (Eruca sativa Mill.) Seeds and Sprouts" J Agric Food Chem. 2005 Apr 6;53(7):2475-2482. Barillari J, Canistro D, Paolini M, Ferroni F, Pedulli GF, Iori R, Valgimigli L. "Legume carotenoids", Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 1987;26(2):137-55, Sri Kantha S, Erdman JW Jr.

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli Infection in Japanese Radish Sprouts Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli Infection Public Health Agency of Canada Canada Communicable Disease Report Volume 23-17 September 1, 1997 In July 1996, an outbreak of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection associated with radish sprouts in school lunches was reported in Japan, during which 6,309 cases were identified, including 678 hospitalizations and three deaths. Another large-scale outbreak of EHEC infection was reported late in 1996 in Scotland associated with contaminated meat products.   Japan: In March 1997, a cluster of 96 cases of EHEC serotype O157 infection was reported in the central region (including Tokyo, Yokohama, and Nagoya); 53 cases were hospitalized and one patient died.   On investigation, the majority of the EHEC O157:H7 serotypes which were isolated from the patients and asymptomatic carriers were found to have the same pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns. In two of these cases, meals served at home were suspected to be the source of infection. Laboratory tests on the remaining foods in the households confirmed that white radish sprouts

Use of Spent Irrigation Water for Microbiological Analysis of Alfalfa Sprouts Use of Spent Irrigation Water forMicrobiological Analysis of Alfalfa Sprouts Journal of Food Protection: June 2001, Vol. 64, No. 6, pp.802-806. T. Fu, D. Stewart, J Schlesser, and M. Tortorello U.S. Food and DrugAdministration K. Reikeke and J. Ulaszek Illinois Instituteof Technology, National Center for Food Safety and Technology Abstract-Numerousoutbreaks of foodborne illness have been linked to the consumption of rawsprouts. Sprout producers have been advised by the Food and Drug Administrationto include microbiological testing of spent irrigation water during productionas part of an overall strategy to enhance the safety of sprouts. Alfalfa sproutsand irrigation water were analyzed to show the feasibility of using irrigationwater for monitoring the microbiological safety of sprouts. Sprouts and waterwere produced and harvested from both commercial-scale (rotary drum) andconsumer-scale (glass jars) equipment. Rapid increases of aerobic mesophilesoccurred during the first 24 h of sprouting, with maximum levels achieved after48 to 72 h. The counts in irrigation water were on average within approximately1 log of

Microbiological Quality of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Products in Catalonia Microbiological quality of fresh fruit and vegetable products in Catalonia (Spain) using normalised plate-counting methods and real time polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture Volume 88, Issue 4, Date: March 2008, Pages: 605-611 Esther Badosa, Rosalia Trias, Dolors Parés, Maria Pla, Emilio Montesinos * Institut de Tecnologia Agroalimentària-CeRTA-CIDSAV, Universitat de Girona, Campus de Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Spain   Abstract BACKGROUND: Commercially available fruits and raw and ready-to-eat vegetables (n = 445) were examined for aerobic, coliform, and yeast and mould counts using normalised methods. Listeria spp., Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. were detected by real time polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) after enrichment.   RESULTS: Aerobic plate counts ranged from < 10 to > 109 colony-forming units (CFU) g-1, with the lowest and highest counts recorded for fruits and sprouts respectively. The highest incidence level of coliforms was found in ready-to-eat vegetables, with up to 65.7% of samples containing from 5 to 9 log10CFU g-1. Yeasts and moulds showed their highest incidence level between 5 and 6 log10 CFU g-1, with

Evaluations of Disinfectants for Control of Pathogens in Alfalfa Seeds Evaluationsof Disinfectants for Control of Pathogens in Alfalfa Seeds & Sprouts ReferenceType: Conference Proceedings Record Number: 5955 Author: Beuchat, Larry R.; Taormina, P. J. ; Weissinger, W. R. Year of Conference: 2001 Title: (Paper 91-7) Conference Name: IFT Annual Meeting Conference Location: New Orleans, LA Date: June 23-27, 2001 Abstract:Outbreaks of infections associated with raw fruits and vegetables have occurredwith increased frequency during the past decade. At least fourteen outbreaks ofSalmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections linked to the consumption ofalfalfa sprouts, clover sprouts, and mungbean sprouts have been documented since1995. The level of safety risk associated with sprouts that are not cookedbefore eating has raised interest in evaluating a wide range of chemicals fortheir efficacy in killing pathogens on seeds intended for sprout production andon mature sprouts. Test chemicals have included chlorine (hydochlorous acid),chlorine dioxide, acidified sodium chlorite, various organic acids, trisodiumphosphate, calcium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide, ethanol, volatile plantcompounds, and several commercial formulations. While treatment with some ofthese chemicals

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Efficacy of Ozone in Killing Listeria Monocytogenes On Alfalfa Seeds and Sprouts and Effects On Sensory Quality of Sprouts Efficacy of Ozone in Killing Listeria monocytogenes on Alfalfa Seeds and Sprouts and Effects on Sensory Quality of Sprouts Journal of Food Protection: Vol. 66, No. 1, pp. 44-51. W. N. WADE,a, b A. J. SCOUTEN,a, b K. H. McWATTERS,b R. L. WICK,c A. DEMIRCI,d W. F. FETT,e and L. R. BEUCHATa, b Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, Georgia 30223-1797[PARA] Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, Georgia 30223-1797[PARA] Department of Microbiology, 639 Pleasant Street, Morrill Science Center IV-N203, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003-9298[PARA] Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Life Sciences Consortium, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802[PARA]eU.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, Food Intervention and Technology Research Unit, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, USA ABSTRACT A study was done to determine the efficacy of aqueous ozone treatment in