scholarly journals Influence of White Reference Measurement and Background on the Color Specification of Orange Juices by Means of Diffuse Reflectance Spectrophotometry

2006 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 452-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio J Melndez-Martnez ◽  
Isabel M Vicario ◽  
Francisco J Heredia

Abstract The color of citrus beverages, in general, is related to the consumers' perception of flavor, sweetness, and other characteristics related to the quality of these products, so it is important to develop suitable methods for accurately assessing this attribute. In this study, the color of 2 different kinds of orange juices (ultrafrozen orange juices and orange juices from concentrate) were measured using different white references in order to demonstrate the influence of white reference measurement on the color parameters obtained. The results of this work indicated that the election of a wrong white reference measurement can affect dramatically the accuracy of the objective specification of orange juice color. Thus, the application of analysis of variance ( = 0.01) revealed that, in most cases, the parameters obtained were significantly different. In terms of color differences, the change of the background for the same white reference affected the measurements less than the changes of white references for the same background. On the other hand, important chromatic differences between the 2 types of orange juices studied were found.

Author(s):  
VERA LÚCIA ARROXELAS GALVÃO DE LIMA ◽  
ENAYDE DE ALMEIDA MÉLO ◽  
LUECI DOS SANTOS LIMA

Avaliou-se a qualidade do suco de laranja pasteurizado exposto à comercialização. Amostras refrigeradas e envasadas em embalagens “TetraPak”, coletadas ao acaso, foram adquiridas no mercado varejista da cidade do Recife, durante o período de Setembro/98 a Julho/99. Foram avaliadas 03 marcas comerciais denominadas A, B e C, perfazendo 60 amostras. Para cada marca comercial, as amostras foram adquiridas em duplicata, sendo uma destinada às análises físicoquímicas (vitamina “C”, acidez total titulável, sólidos solúveis totais e pH) e a outra ao teste de incubação (35 ºC durante 10 dias). As marcas analisadas atenderam ao padrão de qualidade estabelecido pelo Ministério da Agricultura, exceto a marca C. Esta apresentou em 70% das amostras analisadas, teor de sólidos solúveis totais (SST) inferior ao padrão e sinais de deterioração durante o teste de incubação em 10% das amostras, evidenciando falhas no processamento térmico. O processamento asséptico associado ao armazenamento sob refrigeração permitiu que todas as amostras das marcas analisadas apresentassem quantidades de vitamina “C” acima do valor mínimo estabelecido pelo Ministério da Agricultura. Abstract The quality of pasteurized orange juice exposed to commercialization was evaluated. Samples, refrigerated and packed in “TetraPak” randomly collected were bought at the retail trade market of Recife, during the period of September/98 to July/99. Three commercial labels named A, B and C were evaluated, making a total of 60 samples. For each commercial label, the samples were acquired in two replicates, one of which was destined to physicochemical analysis (vitamin C, total acidity, total soluble solids and pH) and the other to the incubation test (35 ºC during 10 days). The labels assayed assisted to the established quality pattern of the Ministry of Agriculture, except the C label. This label presented in 70% of the analyzed samples, lower TSS rates than those considered as standard, it also showed signs of deterioration during the incubation test in 10% of the samples, evidencing flaws in the thermal procedure. The aseptic procedure associated to the refrigerated storage allowed all samples of the assayed labels to show vitamin C levels higher than the minimum established by the Ministry of Agriculture.


Heritage ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1269-1278
Author(s):  
Maurizio Aceto ◽  
Elisa Calà ◽  
Angelo Agostino ◽  
Gaia Fenoglio ◽  
Maria Labate ◽  
...  

The 6th century Codex Sinopensis or Sinope Gospels (Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France) is one of the most precious purple codices that survive from the Late Antique period. Together with the Vienna Genesis (Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek) and the Rossano Gospels (Rossano Calabro, Museo Diocesano), it has an unusually rich decorative apparatus with scenes representing biblical episodes. It can be, therefore, considered one of the most important preserved artistic productions of the early medieval era. The manuscript has been subjected to a non-invasive diagnostic campaign to evaluate the quality of the colourants used in its decoration, to understand how the parchment was coloured, and to carry out a comparison with the Vienna Genesis and the Rossano Gospels. The techniques used were UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectrophotometry with optical fibres (FORS), X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), spectrofluorimetry, and optical microscopy. Analyses highlighted the presence of ultramarine blue, which, besides the use of pure gold for the ink and paint, certifies the high value of the manuscript. In addition, this must be seen as one of the earliest examples of its use in paintings. The purple colour of the parchment was identified as orchil, a dye extracted from lichens, similar to the results of analytical investigations carried out on other purple codices, and not the expected Tyrian purple dye.


1954 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 237-242
Author(s):  
C. H. Allen ◽  
F. W. Fabian

Part II Six strains of E. coli and two strains of Strept. faecalis were seeded into 12 different foods having a pH range of 2.8 to 6.7. Viability tests were run at different time intervals to study the viability of these organisms in the different foods under normal conditions. The results showed that the growth curve of E. coli in the foods depended upon the food and that the height of the curve was determined by the initial inoculation. E. coli var. communis was more viable in the foods than were the other strains. Strept. faecalis remained viable longer in some of the acid foods such as orange juice with a pH of 3.5 and mayonnaise with a pH of 3.7 than did any of the strains of E. coli. There appeared to be little difference between the viability of the two organisms in the less acid foods within the time limits studied.


2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (Especial 2) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Gabriella Castro Cunha ◽  
Brena Cristine Rosário Silva ◽  
Diego da Silva Pedro ◽  
Vilson Matias Pinto ◽  
Márcio Ramatiz Lima dos Santos ◽  
...  

The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of meatballs prepared with capybara meat and different concentrations of pork bacon. Three formulations of capybara meatballs were prepared: one with 100% of capybara meat and the other with 10 and 20% of pork bacon added. Coliforms were carried out at 35 and 45ºC of the meatball samples, in addition to pH, titratable acidity, moisture and ash determinations. In relation to the physical-chemical determinations, the results were submitted to analysis of variance and the differences of the means compared by Tukey test at the 5% level of significance. The results of the microbiological analyzes were evaluated in a descriptive way. The experimental design was completely randomized. All physicalchemical and microbiological determinations were performed in triplicate. Coliform analyzes showed that the meatballs were fit for consumption and the physicochemical results are in acceptable levels.


1950 ◽  
Vol 28f (11) ◽  
pp. 438-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. E. Gibbons ◽  
Dyson Rose

Meat from pigs slaughtered in a fatigued condition, as in present packing house procedures, had a lower glycogen reserve than meat from animals that had been fed and rested. Post-mortem breakdown of glycogen to lactic acid lowered the pH of meat from fed animals to approximately 5.3 while that from fatigued animals remained at about 6.0 or even as high as 6.6. Meat of low pH contained less sodium nitrite immediately after cure, and retained the desirable red color of cut lean surfaces much longer than did meal of high pH. Meal of low pH was also less susceptible to spoilage by bacteria. Color differences were less apparent after the meat had been smoked, and the preslaughter treatment of the pigs is therefore of less importance in the production of smoked products. The quality of unsmoked Wiltshire skies, on the other hand, would be greatly improved by proper preslaughter handling of the pigs.


2007 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar F Gil ◽  
Socorro Conde ◽  
Marta Albisu ◽  
Francisco J Pérez-Elortondo ◽  
Iñaki Etayo ◽  
...  

The use of artisan-produced lamb rennet pastes, but not any of the other commercial animal rennets, imparts a characteristic flavour to the cheese, so most Mediterranean ewes' milk cheeses are coagulated with this kind of rennet paste. In contrast to the advantages of using lamb or kid rennet pastes from the sensory point of view, questions are still raised as to their hygienic quality. The goal was to examine the microbiological and enzymic quality of lamb rennet pastes prepared by cheese manufacturers for their own use, and evaluate the hygienic quality of raw sheeps' milk cheeses made with them, using Idiazabal cheese as a model. Lamb rennet pastes prepared by artisan cheese makers from the Basque region of Spain (27), and Italy (8) were evaluated. For cheese making experiments 5 different lamb rennet pastes were selected among the 27 samples from the Basque Country region of Spain. Microbiological analyses were carried out on samples from rennet pastes, rennet extracts, milks and cheeses during ripening. Enzymic activities studied in rennet paste were: total coagulating strength and lipase. Analysis of variance and Student's t-tests was performed. The results show that the artisan-produced rennet pastes contain high levels of a variety of microorganisms. After 60 ripening days, which is the minimum ripening period required for Idiazabal cheese prior to its commercialization, no Eschericia coli, Clostridium, Salmonella spp. or Listeria monocytogenes were detected, and levels for the rest of the microorganisms were below the limits of the European legislative standards for cheese manufactured with raw milk. We can conclude that the use of artisan-produced lamb rennet pastes of questionable hygienic quality for the manufacture of raw milk hard cheeses yields products of good hygienic quality.


2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (Especial 2) ◽  
pp. 426-431
Author(s):  
Gabriella Castro Cunha ◽  
Vilson Matias Pinto ◽  
Brena Cristine Rosário Silva ◽  
Diego da Silva Pedro ◽  
Márcio Ramatiz Lima dos Santos ◽  
...  

The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of meatballs prepared with capybara meat and different concentrations of pork bacon. Three formulations of capybara meatballs were prepared: one with 100% of capybara meat and the other with 10 and 20% of pork bacon added. Coliforms were carried out at 35 and 45ºC of the meatball samples, in addition to pH, titratable acidity, moisture and ash determinations. In relation to the physical-chemical determinations, the results were submitted to analysis of variance and the differences of the means compared by Tukey test at the 5% level of significance. The results of the microbiological analyzes were evaluated in a descriptive way. The experimental design was completely randomized. All physicalchemical and microbiological determinations were performed in triplicate. Coliform analyzes showed that the meatballs were fit for consumption and the physicochemical results are in acceptable levels.


Author(s):  
K. T. Tokuyasu

During the past investigations of immunoferritin localization of intracellular antigens in ultrathin frozen sections, we found that the degree of negative staining required to delineate u1trastructural details was often too dense for the recognition of ferritin particles. The quality of positive staining of ultrathin frozen sections, on the other hand, has generally been far inferior to that attainable in conventional plastic embedded sections, particularly in the definition of membranes. As we discussed before, a main cause of this difficulty seemed to be the vulnerability of frozen sections to the damaging effects of air-water surface tension at the time of drying of the sections.Indeed, we found that the quality of positive staining is greatly improved when positively stained frozen sections are protected against the effects of surface tension by embedding them in thin layers of mechanically stable materials at the time of drying (unpublished).


CCIT Journal ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-354
Author(s):  
Untung Rahardja ◽  
Muhamad Yusup ◽  
Ana Nurmaliana

The accuracy and reliability is the quality of the information. The more accurate and reliable, the more information it’s good quality. Similarly, a survey, the better the survey, the more accurate the information provided. Implementation of student satisfaction measurement to the process of teaching and learning activities on the quality of the implementation of important lectures in order to get feedback on the assessed variables and for future repair. Likewise in Higher Education Prog has undertaken the process of measuring student satisfaction through a distributed questioner finally disemester each class lecture. However, the deployment process questioner is identified there are 7 (seven) problems. However, the problem can be resolved by the 3 (three) ways of solving problems one of which is a system of iLearning Survey (Isur), that is by providing an online survey to students that can be accessed anywhere and anytime. In the implementation shown a prototype of Isur itself. It can be concluded that the contribution Isur system can maximize the decision taken by the Higher Education Prog. By using this Isur system with questions and evaluation forms are submitted and given to the students and the other colleges. To assess the extent to which the campus has grown and how faculty performance in teaching students class, and can be used as a media Isur valid information for an assessment of activities throughout college.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Lukman Affandhy ◽  
Muchamad Luthfi ◽  
Dian Ratnawati ◽  
Frediansyah Firdaus

ABSTRAK  Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian bubuk daun Moringa oleifera (MO) terhadap kuantitas dan kualitas semen sapi peranakan ongole (PO). Metode penelitian menggunakan percobaan lapang dengan rancangan acak lengkap dengan tiga perlakuan pemberian MO sebesar 0 kg/ekor/hari (P1); 0,05 kg/ekor/hari (P2) dan 0,1 kg/ekor/hari (P3). Analsis data menggunakan one way analysis of variance. Masing-masing perlakuan terdiri atas empat ekor dengan tiga periode pengamatan sebagai ulangan, yaitu periode pertama dan ketiga tanpa MO, dan periode kedua diberikan MO pada P2 dan P3. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa volume dan pH semen perlakuan P1, P2 dan P3 tidak berbeda semua periode pengamatan. Motilitas massa spermatozoa P2 dan P3 periode kedua dan ketiga menunjukan nilai +++ berbeda nyata (P<0,05) dibandingkan dengan P1 (++); motilitas individu  perlakuan P1 menunjukkan nilai terendah 60,56±2,94 % (P<0,05) dibandingkan P2 dan P3 pada periode kedua dan ketiga (75,50±2,29 dan 72,50±2,34%). Konsentrasi spermatozoa P2 dan P3 periode kedua dan ketiga menunjukkan rata-rata  >1.350 juta/ml berbeda nyata (P<0,05) daripada P1 (876±152juta/ml), sedangkan total spermatozoa motil menunjukkan nilai tertinggi 5.647±829 juta/ml pada P3 periode kedua.Viabilitas spermatozoa P2 dan P3 menunjukkan nilai >88-89 % beda nyata (P<0,05) daripada P1 (<84 %) pada periode kedua dan ketiga, sedangkan nilai abnormalitas spermatozoa yang terbaik adalah P2 sebesar 4,30% pada periode kedua dan P3 sebesar 5,33% pada periode ketiga. Disimpulkan pemberian bubuk daun MO dengan dosis 0,1 kg/ekor/hari dapat memperbaiki kuantitas dan kualitas semen (viabilitas dan total spermatozoa motil) sapi pejantan PO.Kata kunci:  kuantitas dan kualitas semen, Moringa oleifera, sapi pejantan ABSTRACTThe research aimed to determine the effect of Moringa oleifera (MO) leaf powder on the quantity and quality of semen of ongole crossbreed. The research method used was a field experiment with a completely randomized design with three treatments giving MO of 0 kg/head/day (P1); 0.05 kg/head/day (P2) and 0.1 kg/head/day (P3). Each treatment consisted of four heads with three periods of observation as replications, namely the first and third periods without MO, and the second period was given MO on P2 and P3. Data analysis used a one-way analysis of variance. The results showed that the volume and pH of semen treated P1, P2, and P3 didn’t different in all observation periods. The second and third period spermatozoa mass motility of P2 and P3 showed that the value of +++ was significantly different (P<0.05) compared to P1 (++); Individual motility of P1 treatment showed the lowest value 60,56±2,94 % (P<0.05) compared to P2 and P3 in the second and third periods (75,50±2,29 and 72,50±2,34%). The second and third periods of P2 and P3 spermatozoa concentrations showed an average of >1,350 million/cc significantly different (P<0.05) than P1 (876±152 million/cc), while the total motile spermatozoa showed the highest value of 5,647±829 million/cc in the second period P3. The spermatozoa viability of P2 and P3 showed values >88-89% significantly different (P<0.05) than P1 (<84%) in the second and third periods, while the best spermatozoa abnormalities were P2 at 4.30% in the second period and P3 at 5.33% in the third period. It was concluded that the giving of MO leaf powder at a dose of 0,1 kg/head/day could improve the quantity and quality of semen (viability and total motile spermatozoa) of Ongole Crossbreed bulls. Keywords: bulls, Moringa oleifera, quantity and quality of semen


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