In mostra la grande diversità degli agrumi mediterranei

Tra scienza, bellezza, curiosità, a Palermo una grande mostra dedicata al patrimonio genetico degli agrumi ha raccolto decine di tipologie di frutti e reperti artistici legati alle prime forme di agrumicoltura industriale siciliana.

Effect of addition of Opuntia ficus-indica mucilage on the biological leavening, physical, nutritional, antioxidant and sensory aspects of bread

The addition of active compounds to enhance the functional properties of foods is a quite common practice. Recently, bread became one of the target foods to incorporate functional ingredients such as those deriving from Opuntia spp. So far, only Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes in powder has been tested. The addition of fresh O. ficus-indica mucilage (in substitution to water) did not influence the biological leavening of the doughs. The resulting breads showed a biological role of the cactus mucilage, because their antioxidant activity was higher than that of control wheat bread. The sensory analysis indicated a general appreciation of the breads enriched with O. ficus-indica mucilage by the …

Effetti sulla shelf-life e sulla qualità dei frutti di Nespolo del Giappone (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) sottoposti a frigoconservazione e trattamento con 1-MCP

Fruit chemical and sensory characteristics of five loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl) cultivars.