ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Alicyclobacillus species are thermo-acidophilic bacteria that produce highly resistant endospores able to survive the processing temperatures of fruit concentrate manufacturing, including evaporation ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The use of near infrared (NIR) hyperspectral imaging for distinguishing between pre-germinated and non pre-germinated barley, wheat and sorghum kernels and, the effect of kernel shape on hyperspectral ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Maas is a traditional fermented milk drink of the indigenous people of Southern Africa and can thus be used to uplift the nutritional status of the South African population, especially for the lower ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Drying of fruit is an age-old preservation technique that even to this day, remains popular. On the foreign markets there is a trend towards dried fruit products that are softer and more palatable. ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study shows Fourier transform near infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy's application on wine, fruit and dried fruit for quantitative determinations or as a discriminative method for classification ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Kepi is a refreshing, fermented dairy beverage that has been consumed for centuries and is traditionally made by incubating Kepi grains in milk. The Kepi grain is a complex starter culture consisting ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The "classical" propionibacteria are used in a variety of natural dairy fermentations where they produce natural preservatives (propionic and acetic acids and bacteriocins) and large amounts of vitamin ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Agriculture in the Western Cape is not only one of the most important economic sectors but also provides many job opportunities. Over the last few years the sustainability of this successful industry ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The flavanone aglycones, hesperetin and eriodictyol, have been identified as potential taste modulators with reported sweetness-enhancing and bitterness-masking properties, respectively. Reduction of ...

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