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ANTIOXIDANT AND FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING PROPERTIES OF TOMATO SEED WASTES AND POTENTIAL USE AS A FUNCTIONAL FOOD
(2020)
Tomato seeds are a major waste product of the tomato processing industry. To find a use for tomato seeds, two products made from the seeds, tomato seed flour and tomato seed oil, were investigated for their health beneficial ...
Evaluation and Modeling of Food Safety Risk Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection in the Farm-to-Fork Framework
(2020)
Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread zoonotic parasite with a high seroprevalence in the human population and the ability to infect almost all warm blooded animals. Animal meat may contain viable T. gondii tissue cysts that ...
Development of machine learning and advanced data analytical techniques to incorporate genomic data in predictive modeling for Salmonella enterica
(2021)
The past few decades have seen a renaissance in the field of food safety, with the increasing usage of genomic data (e.g., whole genome sequencing (WGS)) in determining the cause of microbial foodborne illness, particularly ...
DEVELOPMENT OF ΒETA-LACTOGLOBULIN BASED PARTICLES AS COLLOIDAL STABILIZERS AND EVALUATION OF THEIR PERFORMANCE ON INTERFACES
(2020)
Beta-lactoglobulin (Blg) is a major whey protein in bovine milk. The desirable functional properties of Blg make it a versatile material, which has been processed into various types of colloidal systems such as nanoparticles, ...
CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS OF SELECTED SEED FLOUR EXTRACTS AND THEIR POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFICIAL PROPERTIES
(2020)
The rationale of the current dissertation research is to investigate health beneficial components and properties of blackberry, broccoli, carrot, cucumber, and milk thistle seed flours. This can lead to potential utilization ...
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL AG-BASED ANTIMICROBIAL MATERIALS: ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS IN FOOD
(2020)
Silver (Ag) and Ag-based compounds have been used as broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents for centuries for their great antimicrobial activities against many different strains of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Though the ...
Seasonal Variation in Goat's Milk Composition and Its Effect on Cheese Quality
(2021)
The composition of goat cheese was evaluated over a 12-month period to evaluate the influence of seasonal variation in goats’ milk composition on variation in yield and composition of cheeses. Milk analysis included total ...
EFFECTS OF MATURITY STAGES AND GROWING CONDITIONS ON PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILE AND ANTIOXIDANT ABILITY OF BRASSICA VEGETABLES
(2021)
This thesis research was designed to evaluate the effects of maturity stages, cooking methods, and growing conditions on the phytochemical profile and antioxidant ability of Brassica vegetables. First, kale was used as a ...