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Walnut green husk is waste of walnut that can be valuable source of natural compounds with antioxidant properties. In this study, the effect of regions (Shahrood, Bandar Gaz and Hzargarib),solvent (ethanol 96%, Water and ethanol - water (1:1 v/v)) and extraction time (6 to 24 hours) on the yield of extracted phenolic compounds from walnut green husk has been analyzed. Immersion method at room temperature in a factorial experiment with three replications in a completely randomized design has been used. Then, bioactive properties of walnut green husk extract in a completely randomized design have been compared. The total phenol content of the extract was determined by the method of Folin- ciocalteau. Antioxidant activity of the extract by the reducing power of Iron III and DPPH free radical scavenging ability was evaluated. The results of this study showed that, the solvent polarity, time extraction and plant habitat are effective on amount of extracted phenolic compounds; and also antioxidant activity of the extract depends on the concentration of phenolic compounds. The highest phenolic compounds with 49.66 mg/g (based on Galic acid) were achieved from Hezar jerib walnut green husks with water - ethanol solvent (1:1 v/v) for 24 hours. Also, the most antioxidant properties of the extracts were shown in this extract.

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  In this research, physicochemical properties and oxidative stability of Roghani virgin olive oil grown in two regions of Roodbar and Kazeroon, located in north and south of Iran respectively, with differences in pedoclimatic conditions, altitude and soil were investigated. To determine the physicochemical properties, acidity, peroxide value, spectrophotometric indexes at 232 and 270 nm, smoke point, specific gravity and refractive index as well as the total contents of phenolic compounds, alpha tocopherol, chlorophyll, carotenoid, and fatty acid composition were evaluated. To evaluate the oxidative stability, the effect of heat treatment at 180 °C for 8 hours on indicators such as conjugated diene value, carbonyl value, polar compounds and oxidative stability index were tested. Results indicated the differences in the structural properties and oxidative stability of the oil obtained from two regions. As the oil from Roodbar region with lower altitude, lower average annual temperature, higher average annual rainfall, and specific geographical conditions, contain higher phenolic compounds, alpha tocopherol and oleic acid and also showed higher oxidative stability during heat treatment. But the oil of Kazeroon region with higher altitude, higher average annual temperature, and lower average annual rainfall, had higher linoleic and linolenic acids and exhibited lower oxidative stability during thermal treatment. Therefore the results of this study can be used as a description of physicochemical properties and oxidative stability of Roghani olive oil from two regions of Roodbar and Kazeroon.  

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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of squid protein hydrolysate prepared from protamex (P1, P2, P3) and alcalase (A1, A2, A3) enzymes respectively, at 0.5%, 1% and 1.5% concentration and also control sample (0%), on some physicochemical and organoleptic properties of low-fat set style yoghurt such as viscosity, synersis percentage, water holding capacity, acidity, pH, odor, taste, texture and color. Results showed that the lowest viscosity (416/66) was for control sample. Protein hydrolysates of both of enzymes increased viscosity while the highest amount was for P3 and A3. The highest pH and lowest acidity were for the control sample and protein hydrolysate in yogurt formulation decreased pH and increased acidity of samples. Maximum synersis obtained with control sample (4.47); protein hydrolysate decreased synersis while 1% protein hydrolysate with alcalase had the lowest synersis (0.33). Results of organoleptic tests showed that alcalase samples, especially in higher concentrations, modified odor and taste of low-fat yoghurt but these changes were not clear in texture and color. Generally, squid protein hydrolysate with alcalase and protamex in yoghurt formulation improved functional properties of low-fat yoghurt and it was more efficient in alcalase treatments in comparison with protamex.

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Essential of replacing natural compounds with synthetic ones has become more important. Participation of phenolic compounds in natural plant sources in antioxidant and antimicrobial activities caused to determine not only total phenolic and tocopherol compounds, but also antiradical capacity via three various methods such as free radical scavenging DPPH, ferric reducing power FRAP and beta carotene bleaching power of maceration (SO) and subcritical water extraction (SWE) methods of cinnamon extract further than antimicrobial properties of it on both gram negative and positive bacterium. Results proved various amounts with significant difference of total phenolic and tocopherol compounds of two various extraction methods. While SO-extract contained higher phenolic compounds, higher total tocopherol compounds were measured in SWE-extract. Results of all three antioxidant assays indicated that both extracts proved different antioxidant power comparing with TBHQ. The lowest concentration of SO-extract (500ppm) had a bactericide effect on all investigated bacterium in this work.  Whereas, 500 ppm of SWE-extract was able to effect only Staphylococcusaureus as a gram positive bacteria, but not others.

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According to various reported problems, consumers' interest for using natural food additive and preservative agents instead of synthetic ones has become inevitable. In this paper, after determining the total phenolic compound, antioxidant activity of samples was investigated using three various methods of DPPH, FRAP and B-carotene bleaching power, and then, total tocopherol of the samples was measured. Results proved that ultrasound was able to extract more phenolic compounds than subcritical fluid extraction. As the result of that, US-extract expressed more antioxidant power than SFE-extract in all three antioxidant assays. Comparing antioxidant power of both extracts with synthetic antioxidant (TBHQ) proved various results in different concentrations. A part from antioxidant activity, antimicrobial activity (MIC-MBC) of extracts examined on four various bacteria of both gram positive and negative pathogenic ones. Results detected that 500ppm (the lowest concentration of this work) was the same concentration for both MIC and MBC assays.
 

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The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant activity of Mentha pulegium leave extract that was performed by ultrasound probes and its effect on oxidative stability in soybean oil during storage. Various concentrations (300 to 800 ppm) of Mentha pulegium leave extract and TBHQ (100 ppm) were added to soybean oil and incubated at 65 ° C for 7 days. The total phenolic compounds of extracts were measured by Folin- Ciocalteu method and their antioxidant activity was performed using 1,1‐diphenyl‐2‐picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging (at 300 to 800 ppm) compared to TBHQ. Peroxide values (PVs) and thiobarbituric acid reacting substances (TBARS) levels were measured in each day up to day of seven in two concentrations of extracts (500 and 1000 ppm). statistical analysis showed that the highest antioxidant activity belonged to treat number 3(50 °^c,10 min) at 500 ppm, which did not show significant difference with TBHQ (p> 0.05). Also, PVs and TBARS levels in samples containing extracts were significantly lower than control sample (p <0.05). Based on the results, it can be concluded that Mentha pulegium leaf extract can be a suitable natural antioxidant as an alternative to synthetic antioxidants in the oil industry.
 

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One of the new methods for extracting natural antioxidants from plant tissues is ultrasound extraction. In this study, the method of extraction of bath ultrasound with ethanol-water solvent (50:50) and (80:20) at a temperature of 30 and 40 ° C and 10 and 20 minutes was used to extract the extract of the leaves of the zoo. Became The total phenolic and flavonoid compounds, DPPH and antioxidant potency in beta-carotene-linoleic acid model of each extract were measured by spectrophotometric method and antioxidant activity of the extracts by oxidative stability index (OSI). Based on the results, The extract (80-40-20) with the highest effective compounds had the highest phenolic compounds (193.3 ± 5.53 mg / g / g / g extract per gram of extract) and flavonoid (40.63 ± 2.36 mg / 40 mg quercetin in Gram of extract) and the highest amount in antioxidant assays (DPPH radical inhibition and beta-carotene-linoleic acid coloration assay) and the lowest I C50 showed the best antioxidant performance. In the Ransted test, treatment (20-2080) with a concentration of 200 ppm showed the highest oxidative stability of canola oil. Therefore, the most suitable treatment was to obtain the best treatment result (80-40 -20) was selected

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White button mushrooms (Agaricus Bisporus) have significant nutritional value, but due to high moisture content, they need special treatments to increase the storage time. Drying increases, the shelf life of the product by reducing microbial activity, weight, and volume of products and it causes to pack, transport and store of products easier. IN this study, using the osmotic treatment, three types of sugars Liquorice, white sugar, and red sugar in three concentrations of 40, 50, and 60% and three temperatures of 25, 32.5, and 40 °C to reduce heat damage to the index qualities such as samples color, reducing drying time and energy consumption and increasing process efficiency in supplementary drying which has done by hot air. According to the findings, among the treatments, Liquorice had the highest rate of moisture loss (89.24 in 132 minutes), solids adsorption (10.38%), and discoloration ( ϱ  = 388.470) and the lowest rate of wrinkling (63.51%). The highest rehydration rate was related to white sugar (at 25. C, 2.91 gr/gr, and 40% concentration was 2.82 gr/gr). The microbial test did not show a significant effect on the overall counting of the colonies, and no mold or yeast was observed in any of the samples.

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In this study, the effect of the free extract, nanoliposome, and nanoniosome containing myrtle extract and sodium benzoate as a preservative on microbial, sensory, and chemical properties of mayonnaise during 90 days at 4 °C was investigated at 15 days intervals. The results of chemical tests showed that mayonnaise samples containing nanoliposome and nanoniosome significantly (p < 0.05) reduced peroxide, thiobarbituric acid compared to the control samples. There was a significant difference between the pH of the sauce samples prepared on the first day so that the highest pH (4.2) was related to the sauce sample containing sodium benzoate. The acidity values of all samples were in the standard range (0.62 to 1.4). Microbial results showed that the counts of Escherichia coli and heterofermentative lactobacilli were negative for all treatments and following the standard. During the storage time, the microbial growth of the sauce containing the natural preservative, nanoliposome, and nanoniosome, was effective in controlling mold and yeast and acid-resistant bacteria compared to the control sample (p <0.05). The results of sensory evaluation in this study showed that mayonnaise samples were significantly different in sensory properties during storage time so that the sauce containing free extract had a lower color score. Also, the lowest brightness index (L* = 74.31 ± 1.03) was related to the sauce containing the free extract. Sauce samples containing nanoniosome and nanoliposome had the highest acceptable spreadable property. The results of this study showed that using nanoniosome and nanoliposome containing the myrtle extract can reduce the use of the chemical additive sodium benzoate and this is a step in improving the health of the consumer community.

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Among of the emerging methods to increase the efficiency of oil extraction from oilseeds, the use of ultrasound has attracted the attention of researchers. In this study, bath ultrasound with frequency of 37 kHz was used and the variables included times of 30, 60 and 90 minutes and temperatures of 35, 45 and 55º C. Some physicochemical analysis were tested on the extracted oil and the remaining meal, and compared with the results of the traditional method (Soxhlet). Maximum oil efficiency in the ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) method was 17.4%. Ultrasound pretreatment did not have much effect on the composition of fatty acids, iodine value, refractive index and saponification value of the oil. However, the amount of free fatty acids, phosphatide and peroxide value increased with increasing time and temperature of pretreatment. The results of meal analysis showed that ash, crude fiber and crude protein were not affected by ultrasound. Trypsin inhibitory activity (TIA) was also measured and it was found that safflower seeds studied in this Research did not have TIA. The effect of this pretreatment on the urease activity was significant (P< 0.05) and reduced the activity of this enzyme, which is an undesirable and anti-nutritional factor. The results showed that UAE had no adverse effect on protein solubility of meal, and increased it under optimal conditions. The use of ultrasound pretreatment under optimal conditions increased the oil efficiency and reduced the extraction time, compared to the traditional method (Soxhlet), without having an adverse effect on the physicochemical properties of the extracted oil and residue meal.

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Vitamin B₃ (Nicotinamide) is involved in many vital reactions in the human body as the precursor of NAD and NADP. NAM deficiency can lead to pellagra thus foods are fortified with this vitamin. On the other hand, high intakes of NAM can cause some symptoms.  Hence, a cheap, rapid, selective and sensitive determination of NAM concentration in foods is crucial. The present study propose a NAM analysis method for beef and wheat flour by employing a molecularly imprinted polymer based solid phase extraction clean-up coupled with HPLC-UV. Precipitating polymerization technique for fabrication of NAM molecularly imprinted microspheres was utilized. The effects of polymer ingredients including functional monomer, cross-linker monomers, template and solvent were investigated on binding characteristics.The binding behaviour of the polymer well modeled through Freundlich equation and the polymer showed high selectivity of NAM over nicotinic acid (NA). In a kinetic study, 79% of NAM binding and 96.5% of NAM release occurred immediately. The NAM imprinted microspheres were packed into SPE for NAM extraction, food samples injected and the output analysed with HPLC-UV. Good linearity was obtained for solid phase extraction of NAM in the range 148–5000 μg L^-1 (R² = 0.999) and high extraction recoveries of 77–102% and 81–87% were obtained for NAM in beef and wheat flour samples, respectively. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) for nicotinamide  were 44 μg L^-1 and 148 μg L^-1, respectively. The overall inter-day and intra-day relative standard deviations of  2.13% to 5.31% for wheat flour (n=4), and 1.89% to 5.22% for beef samples were obtained, demonstrating good precision of the proposed method in its application for real sample analysis.

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Due to the concerns about the use of artificial colors in various foods, it is necessary to pay attention to sources with natural colors. One of these sources is the algae Spirulina, which contains the blue pigment phycocyanin. The aim of the present study in the first stage was to extract this pigment from the algae by enzymatic method and its nanoencapsulation. In the second stage, the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles were investigated. Finally, phycocyanin in both free and nano forms was added to the ice cream formulation and the qualitative and sensory properties of the product were evaluated in comparison with the control. The results showed that the produced nanoparticles have an average size of 397.1 nm. The encapsulation efficiency of the process was recorded 73.41%. According to the images recorded using scanning electron microscopy, the nanoparticle with different dimensions are scattered in the microscopic spread so that the particles are visible in different sizes. The release results of nanoparticles in vitro showed that at pH=1.2, the release percentage of phycocyanin is low (the first 2 hours). So that it fluctuates in the range of 7 to 13%. But after this stage (pH=7.4), the release rate increased significantly and from 35 to 71% at 3 and 4 hours, respectively. The use of pure phycocyanin in ice cream formulation improved the hardness, melting percentage, texture, hardness, crystalline intensity and coldness. But these indices were reported at a more favorable level in the treatment formulated with nanoencapsulated phycocyanin. The color index in ice cream formulated with pure phycocyanin was more desirable and more acceptable compared to the treatment with nanoencapsulated phycocyanin. Due to the properties of phycocyanin, especially the nanoencapsulated form, it can be used as a biological dye and improver the quality and sensory properties in various ice creams.

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In recent years, Camelina (Camelina Sativa) has gained an extensive attention due to its properties as a new source of edible oil. Camelina seeds contain significant amounts of oil and essential fatty acids with nutritional and industrial importance. In this study, fatty acid composition, physicochemical properties, oxidative stability index, as well as atherogenicity and thrombogenicity of oil from camelina seed grown in Iran were investigated and compared with those of canola and sunflower seed oils extracted by cold pressing method. The dominant fatty acids of camelina, canola and sunflower oils were linolenic (30.429 ± 0.443), oleic (62.494 ± 0.187%) and linoleic (62.062 ± 0.252%) acids, respectively. Camelina oil w:as char:acterized by low values of atherogenicity (0.061 ± 0.001) and thrombogenicity (0.061 ± 0.001) and relatively high hypocholesterolemic to hypercholesterolemic ratio (12.314 ± 0.170). In addition, camelina oil had the lowest ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 (0.729 ±0.028), and the highest calculated oxidizability value (8.47 ±0.079) and monounsaturated to polyunsaturated fatty acids ratio (0.628 ±0.003). These results indicate the appropriate nutritional properties but high oxidative susceptibility of camelina oil compared to sunflower and canola oils. The peroxide and anisidine values of camelina, canola and sunflower oils were found to be 0.8 ±0.028, 0.77 ±0.042, 1.12 ± 0.057, and 0.21 ±0.014, 0.18 ±0.028, 0.28 ±0.000, respectively. Therefore, the stability of camelina oil was higher than expected despite the high level of omega-3 fatty acids, which might be justified by its high levels of tocopherols and other antioxidant compounds.

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Following the concerns created in the field of using synthetic preservatives in various foods, it seems necessary to pay attention to natural compounds with preservative properties. Phycocyanin extracted from spirulina microalgae is one of these compounds. The aim of the present study was to extract (using enzymatic method) and nanoencapsulation of this pigment with maltodextrin-sodium caseinate combination coating and evaluate the antioxidant and antibacterial activity (against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Yersinia ruckeri and Streptococcus iniae) of nanocapsules in comparison with pure phycocyanin. The results showed that with increasing the concentration of phycocyanin (in both pure and nanoencapsulated forms), the antioxidant and antibacterial activity of the treatments increased significantly (p<0.05). Comparison of the properties of the treatments on days 0 and 60 (stored at -18°C) showed that the antioxidant and antibacterial activity of pure phycocyanin was significantly reduced over time (p<0.05). But the nanoencapsulation technique prevents the mentioned properties from changing and helps to preserve them. Among gram-positive bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes was more sensitive than the other two bacteria and all concentrations used had an inhibitory effect on this bacteri. Staphylococcus aureus was resistant to two concentrations of 2.5 and 5 μg/ml and Streptococcus iniae to three concentrations of 2.5, 5 and 10 μg/ml. Among the two gram-negative bacteria, Yersinia ruckeri was more sensitive and the concentrations used, with the exception of concentrations of 2.5 and 5 μg/ml, had an inhibitory effect on both bacteria. According to the results of the dilution method, for the studied bacteria, the MIC range was between 50-500 and the MBC between 100-500 μg/ml. Also, the lowest MIC was recorded for Listeria monocytogenes and the highest MBC was recorded for Streptococcus iniae. It can be concluded from this research that first, pure phycocyanin has antioxidant and antibacterial activity; second, nanoencapsulation of this pigment with combined coating of maltodextrin-sodium caseinate improves these properties and their stability during the storage period.
 

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In this study, extracts of mountain tea were obtained by maceration, supercritical fluid, ultrasound assisted, subcritical water and microwave. The highest extraction efficiency (22.55%) and total phenolic content (80.50 mg GA/g DM) was observed in extract obtained via ultrasound assisted extraction. Antioxidant activity of different concentrations of extracts was compared with 100 ppm TBHQ synthetic antioxidant and an increased in concentration of extract increased antioxidant activity. Type and percentage of wall materials (0, 50 and 100), the ratio of extracts to wall materials (0.1, 0.25 and 0.4 w/w), and sonication time (2, 4 and 6 min) as independent variable levels and encapsulation efficiency of phenolic compounds, particle size of nanocapsule and zeta potential were considered as a response to optimization of encapsulation conditions of the extract. An increase in sonication time resulted in increased encapsulation efficiency and decreased particle size of capsule. As the ratio of extract to wall materials increased, the encapsulation efficiency of extract increased and particle size decreased. Type of wall materials has effect on encapsulation efficacy, zeta potential, and particle size of capsule.  The optimum conditions for encapsulating of mountain tea extract were 6 min ultrasound; the ratio of extract to wall 0.4 and the amount of Arabic gum and alginate were 30.3% and 69.7% respectively. In optimum conditions, the encapsulation efficiency, Zeta potential and particle size were 57.43%, -52.1 mV and 82.06 nm. The amount of sedimentation and release of extract during the storage period was increasing. Nanocapsule has a smooth and interconnected structural that due to high encapsulation efficiency this nanocapsule can be added to food as an antioxidant compound.
 

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In this research, the effects of extrusion process ( at 120 c^° and 140 c^° )  on amount of fat, ash, protein, fiber and phytic acid in bran of two kinds of tarom and khazar rice are studied. According to the results, it can be summarized announced, the extrusion process significantly reduced the amount of phytic acid and temperature of 120 c^°  was more efficient and it caused a decrease of phytic acid about 53% and 52% in tarom and khazar rice cultivars, respectively. Amount of protein and total ash did not change significantly with extrusion, while we found an increase in fiber and fat percentage in bran. In fact, the extrusion process reduces the anti-nutritional composition such as phytic acid by helping to release oil and  also improved the oil extraction efficiency. In addition, it did not have a significant effect on the protein content of bran of rice.

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Considering the role of new technologies and integrated information and communication technology in improving the supply chain, as well as the importance of investigating the preferences of actors to accept technology, the purpose of this study is to identify and rank the indicators of blockchain technology for the configuration of the vegetable oil supply chain. For this purpose, the symmetric analysis method was used and the relative importance of features and the desirability of evaluating parts of the surfaces were calculated. This method is used to identify and understand the combined effects of attributes on the preference for a product or service. To collect information, 9 cards were designed using XLSTAT software, and then 42 vegetable oil supply chain agents, including farmers, importers, oil factories, and other supply and distribution sectors. , completed online in 2022. Based on the results, the features of "Do the order on time & Close relationship with suppliers", "Transparency in all physical-financial-product transactions", "Reduce Lead time", "Compatibility and planning" and "Data immutability" were respectively the most desirable. This research showed that by using the features of blockchain technology, it is possible to facilitate the cooperation and integration of the vegetable oil supply chain and create the highest benefit for the chain actors. In the following, by designing the structure of this technology in accordance with the preferences of the actors of the vegetable oil supply chain and also with the cooperation of policymakers in order to plan and prepare the necessary infrastructure in order to implement blockchain technology in the country, the conditions of this chain can be improved.