ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The effect of drying conditions on the retention of harpagoside, a glucoside iridoid found in the indigenous Southern African plant Harpagophytum procumbens (Devil's Claw), was investigated. Additionally, ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study shows the potential of near infrared spectroscopy for both qualitative and quantitative analyses of wine and brandy in the distilling industry. Wines intended for further processing by the ...

Triticale (X Triticosecale Whittmack), a cross between durum wheat (Triticum sp.) and rye, is a crop with an increasing agronomic and economic potential Though studies on the functional and compositional quality of ...

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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Hectolitre mass (HLM) measurements allow rapid and accurate determination of grain density. HLM devices from different countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, South Africa, the United Kingdom and ...

Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy prediction models were developed for the rapid determination of the peroxide value, free fatty acid content, specific extinction coefficients at 232 and 270 nm, thiobarbituric acid reactive ...

Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and UV/Vis spectrophotometric methods were investigated as rapid and/or more economical methods to quantify the major monomeric phenolic compounds, soluble solid content (SSC), total ...