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    Consumer acceptability studies in shelf-life estimation of rapeseed and sunflower oils

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    Shelf-life of plant oils is determined by oxidative stability. The consumers use their own criterion to assess oil’s quality. The occurrence of perceptible changes in oxidized food provides information that the product is no longer safe and should not be accepted. The present study was aimed to determine the shelf-life of rapeseed and sunflower oils in terms of consumer acceptance. The results of sensory consumer acceptability tests followed by survival analysis were integrated with conventional chemical marker of oils’ quality and shelf-life (peroxide value).The important finding is that consumers sometimes do not recognize the advanced oxidative processes in food. This may increase the safety risk because of the harmful effect of oxidative processes on human health. Consumers differentiated quality of oils with similar state of oxidation: the rapeseed oil with peroxide value on the level 5 meq O2 kg−1 was rejected by three quarters of consumers, sunflower — by only 3%. It proves that the consumer perception of oxidative changes is specific to the product and does not coincide with the accepted chemical criterion of shelf-life

    Sklad i wlasciwosci przeciwrodnikowe fenolokwasow slodu

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    Kwasy fenolowe należą do istotnych składników roślinnych surowców żywnościowych ze względu na ich przeciwutleniające właściwości. W pracy oznaczono ogólną zawartość związków fenolowych oraz zidentyfikowano i dokonano ilościowej analizy następujących fenolokwasów: ferulowego, kawowego, sinapinowego i p-kumarowego w słodzie wyprodukowanym z dwóch odmian jęczmienia. W największych ilościach występował kwas ferulowy. Ponad 90% kwasów fenolowych występowało w postaci związanej. Dokonano również oceny właściwości przeciwrodnikowych kwasów fenolowych zidentyfikowanych w słodzie. Największą aktywność przeciwrodnikową w teście z DPPH' wykazał kwas sinapinowy.Phenolic acids are interesting constituents of foodstuff of plant origin due to their antioxidant activity. Total phenolic compounds were determined and four phenolic acids (ferulic, caffeic, sinapic and p - coumaric) were identified and quantified in malt from two barley varieties. Ferulic acid has been identified as the most important quantitatively. Insoluble bound phenolic acids covered over 90% of total phenolic acids content. The antiradical efficiency of phenolic acids of malt was investigated using method based on the reaction with DPPH·. Sinapic acid appeared as the most effective radical scavenger

    Antioxidant properties of extracts of germinated seeds

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    Celem pracy była ocena właściwości przeciwutleniających etanolowych ekstraktów z kiełków pszenicy, soczewicy, słonecznika, rzodkwi i fasoli mung. W ekstraktach oznaczono zawartość związków fenolowych metodą Folina-Ciocalteu’a oraz oceniono właściwości przeciwutleniające testem FRAP oraz z rodnikiem DPPH. Zawartość związków fenolowych w badanych ekstraktach była zróżnicowana i mieściła się w przedziale od 4,1 do 31,7 mg/g s.m. ekstraktu (w przeliczeniu na kwas kawowy). Największą zawartość związków fenolowych stwierdzono w ekstrakcie z kiełków słonecznika, a następnie z rzodkwi, które jednocześnie charakteryzowały się najsilniejszymi właściwościami przeciwutleniającymi. Przeprowadzone badania pozwoliły na stwierdzenie wysokiej korelacji pomiędzy zawartością związków fenolowych a właściwościami przeciwutleniającymi badanych ekstraktów.The aim of investigation was the evaluation of antioxidant activity of extracts of germinated seeds of wheat, lentil, sunflower, radish and mungbeans. Total phenolics content was measured by Folin-Ciocalteu method and the antiradical (in test with DPPH˙ radical) and reducing properties (in test FRAP) of extracts were investigated. The content of phenolic compounds content in extracts was various and covered from 4,1 do 31,7 mg/g of d.m. of extract (in caffeic acid equivalent). The extracts from sunflower and radish contained he highest amounts of phenolics and exhibited the highest antioxidant activity. The results show that there is high correlation between phenolic compounds and antioxidant properties of extracts

    Assessment of metal contents in spices and herbs from Saudi Arabia

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    In the recent years, there has been a growing interest in monitoring heavy metal contamination of spices/herbs. Spices and herbs are sources of many bioactive compounds that can improve the tastes of food as well as influence digestion and metabolism processes. In the present study, the levels of some essential and toxic elements such as iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and cadmium (Cd), present in common spices/herbs that were purchased from the local market in Saudi Arabia, were analyzed by atomic absorption spectroscopy after digestion with nitric acid/hydrogen peroxide mixture. Samples from the following spices/herbs were used: turmeric, cloves, black pepper, red pepper, cumin, legume, cinnamon, abazir, white pepper, ginger, and coriander. The concentration ranges for the studied elements were found as 48.8-231, 4.7-19.4, 2.5-10.5, below detection level (BDL)-1.0, 8.8-490, 1.0-2.6, and BDL-3.7 mg g(-1) for Fe, Zn, Cu, Cr, Mn, Ni, and Pb, respectively, while Cd and Co levels were below the detection limit. Consumers of these spices/herbs would not be exposed to any risk associated with the daily intake of 10 g of spices per day as far as metals Fe, Zn, Cu, Cr, Mn, Ni, and Pb are concerned
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