Image database of Japanese food samples with nutrition information

Background Visual processing of food plays an important role in controlling eating behaviors. Several studies have developed image databases of food to investigate visual food processing. However, few databases include non-Western foods and objective nutrition information on the foods. Methods We developed an image database of Japanese food samples that has detailed nutrition information, including calorie, carbohydrate, fat and protein contents. To validate the database, we presented the images, together with Western food images selected from an existing database and had Japanese participants rate their affective (valence, arousal, liking and wanting) and cognitive (naturalness, recognizability and familiarity) appraisals and estimates of nutrition. Results The results showed that all affective and cognitive appraisals (except arousal) of the Japanese food images were higher than those of Western food. Correlational analyses found positive associations between the objective nutrition information and subjective estimates of the nutrition information, and between the objective calorie/fat content and affective appraisals. Conclusions These data suggest that by using our image database, researchers can investigate the visual processing of Japanese food and the relationships between objective nutrition information and the psychological/neural processing of food.

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Peer Review #2 of "Image database of Japanese food samples with nutrition information (v0.2)"

10.7287/peerj.9206v0.2/reviews/2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

C Coricelli

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Image Database ◽

Food Samples ◽

Nutrition Information

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Peer Review #1 of "Image database of Japanese food samples with nutrition information (v0.2)"

10.7287/peerj.9206v0.2/reviews/1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

A Toet

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Image Database ◽

Food Samples ◽

Nutrition Information

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Peer Review #1 of "Image database of Japanese food samples with nutrition information (v0.1)"

10.7287/peerj.9206v0.1/reviews/1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

A Toet

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Image Database ◽

Food Samples ◽

Nutrition Information

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Peer Review #2 of "Image database of Japanese food samples with nutrition information (v0.1)"

10.7287/peerj.9206v0.1/reviews/2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

C Coricelli

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Image Database ◽

Food Samples ◽

Nutrition Information

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PCR Detection of Alternaria spp. in Processed Foods, Based on the Internal Transcribed Spacer Genetic Marker

Journal of Food Protection ◽

10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-10-110 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 74 (2) ◽

pp. 240-247 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

MIGUELÁNGEL PAVÓN ◽

ISABEL GONZÁLEZ ◽

MARÍA ROJAS ◽

NICOLETTE PEGELS ◽

ROSARIO MARTÍN ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Processing ◽

Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽

Rapid Identification ◽

Food Samples ◽

Pcr Analysis ◽

Infant Food ◽

Rrna Gene ◽

Tomato Pulp ◽

Pcr Method ◽

Fungal Contaminants

The genus Alternaria is considered one of the most important fungal contaminants of vegetables, fruits, and cereals, producing several mycotoxins that can withstand food processing methods. Conventional methods for Alternaria identification and enumeration are laborious and time-consuming, and they might not detect toxigenic molds inactivated by food processing. In this study, a PCR method has been developed for the rapid identification of Alternaria spp. DNA in foodstuffs, based on oligonucleotide primers targeting the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 1 and ITS2 regions of the rRNA gene. The specificity of the Alternaria-specific primer pair designed (Dir1ITSAlt–Inv1ITSAlt) was verified by PCR analysis of DNA from various Alternaria spp., and also from several fungal, bacterial, yeast, animal, and plant species. The detection limit of the method was 102 CFU/ml in viable culture, heated culture, or experimentally inoculated tomato pulp. The applicability of the method for detection of Alternaria spp. DNA in foodstuffs was assessed by testing several commercial samples. Alternaria DNA was detected in 100% of spoiled tomato samples, 8% of tomato products, and 36.4% of cereal-based infant food samples analyzed.

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Sesame, Pistachio, and Macadamia Nut: Development and Validation of New Allergenic Systems for Fast Real-Time PCR Application

Foods ◽

10.3390/foods9081085 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 1085

Author(s):

Martina Torricelli ◽

Elisa Pierboni ◽

Cristina Rondini ◽

Serena Altissimi ◽

Naceur Haouet

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Real Time Pcr ◽

Food Processing ◽

Annealing Temperature ◽

Limit Of Detection ◽

Food Samples ◽

Support Tool ◽

Macadamia Nut ◽

Real Market ◽

Development And Validation

Food allergy is a worldwide health problem that concerns infants to adults. The main health risk for sensitised individuals is due to the presence of traces of allergens as the result of an accidental contamination during food processing. The labelling of allergens such as sesame, pistachio, and macadamia nut on food products is mandatory according to Regulation (EU) N. 1169/2011; therefore, the development of suitable and specific analytical methodologies is advisable. The aim of this study was to perform a multi-allergen real-time PCR system that works well in fast mode at the same annealing temperature and with the same thermal profile. The real-time PCR was developed designing new, specific, and efficient primer and probe systems for the 2S albumingene for sesame and pistachio and for the vicilin precursorgene for macadamia nut. These systems were subjected to a robust intra-laboratory qualitative validation process prior to their application, by DNA extraction and fast real-time PCR, on some real market samples to reproduce a potential allergen contamination along the food chain. The developed system results were specific and robust, with a sensible limit of detection (0.005% for sesame; 0.004% for pistachio; 0.006% for macadamia nut). The performance and the reliability of the target systems were confirmed on commercial food samples. This molecular approach could be used as a screening or as a support tool, in association with the other widespread monitoring techniques (such as ELISA).

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Development and Pilot Testing of Standardized Food Images for Studying Eating Behaviors in Children

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01729 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Samantha M. R. Kling ◽

Alaina L. Pearce ◽

Marissa L. Reynolds ◽

Hugh Garavan ◽

Charles F. Geier ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Eating Behaviors ◽

Pilot Testing ◽

Food Images

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Detection of Salmonella in Food Matrices, from Conventional Methods to Recent Aptamer-Sensing Technologies

Foods ◽

10.3390/foods8090371 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

pp. 371 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Paniel ◽

Noguer

Keyword(s):

Food Processing ◽

Foodborne Pathogen ◽

High Specificity ◽

Food Samples ◽

Alternative Methods ◽

High Throughput Analysis ◽

Research Teams ◽

Conventional Culture ◽

Consumer Safety ◽

Made In

Rapid detection of the foodborne pathogen Salmonella in food processing is of crucial importance to prevent food outbreaks and to ensure consumer safety. Detection and quantification of Salmonella species in food samples is routinely performed using conventional culture-based techniques, which are labor intensive, involve well-trained personnel, and are unsuitable for on-site and high-throughput analysis. To overcome these drawbacks, many research teams have developed alternative methods like biosensors, and more particularly aptasensors, were a nucleic acid is used as biorecognition element. The increasing interest in these devices is related to their high specificity, convenience, and relative rapid response. This review aims to present the advances made in these last years in the development of biosensors for the detection and the quantification of Salmonella, highlighting applications on meat from the chicken food chain.

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