Effect of high-fibre diets supplemented with banana leaf on growth performance, meat quality, and serum cholesterol of quail.

Bananas are one of the most extensively cultivated fruits globally, yielding substantial amounts of greenery, including their leaves. Banana leaves (BL) have notable protein content, bioactive compounds, and a significant fiber component. This study aimed to investigate the impact of incorporating dried and nutrient-determined BL along with a multienzyme complex into the diet of quails. The experiment lasted 35 days, a total of 280 one-day-old quail chicks (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were allocated into four groups with seven replicates. Experimental diets were formulated with the addition of dried BL at levels of 0% (C), 3% (BL3), 6% (BL6), and 9% (BL9), with the inclusion of 1,000 mg/kg multienzyme complex to the basal diet. The total fiber content of diets was determined at 2.77%, 4.28%, 5.77%, and 7.28%, respectively. The inclusion of BL in the diet did not significantly affect growth performance. However, the addition of 3% and 6% BL to the diet resulted in a significant reduction in meat oxidation. A 6% BL inclusion led to the lowest serum low-density lipoprotein and the highest high-density lipoprotein concentrations (p < 0.05). Meat yellowness (b*) increased with all three levels of BL in the diet compared to the basal diet (p < 0.05), while L* and a* values remained unaffected. A 6% BL addition to quail diets may lead to improved meat quality and higher serum HDL concentration without detrimental effects on growth performance.

Dietary supplementation with mushroom powder (Agaricus bisporus) on performance, carcass traits, meat quality, and bone biomechanical properties of quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica).

This study was performed to determine the effect of mushroom powder (MP) (Agaricus bisporus) supplementation on growing Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). A total of 300 unsexed 1-day-old Japanese quails with similar body weights (8.38 ± 0.2 g) were randomly assigned to five treatment groups with six replications. Additions of 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, or 1.00% of MP to the basal diet were used to develop the treatment groups. Quails were fed ad libitum for 42 days. At the end of the experiment, 12 quails from each experimental unit were euthanised to determine performance, carcass traits, meat quality, and bone biochemical properties. Results showed that all dietary MP did not negatively affect any performance parameters (P > 0.05), while by the third week of life, there was an increase (P < 0.05) in body weight and body weight gain in the quails of the 0.75% MP group compared to the control group. Nevertheless, these differences disappeared at the end of the trial (P > 0.05). No differences were observed (P > 0.05) for any of the studied carcass traits, except for the pancreas weight which decreased (P < 0.05) with the addition of high MP (1.00%). Regarding meat quality, all color parameters were affected on the fifth day of sampling (P < 0.05) but not on the first day (P > 0.05). It was detected that the breast of the quails in group 0.75% MP had the highest L* value and the lowest a* value. While the breast of the 1.00% MP group had the highest b value and the lowest pH value. Dietary MP enhanced oxidative stability, reducing malondialdehyde (MDA) value in the breast compared to the control at both sampling points (P < 0.01), being more noted on the fifth day of sampling. Bone biomechanical properties (in terms of shear force or shear stress) were improved (P < 0.01) with the dietary addition of MP at 0.75% compared to the control. It can be suggested that MP is a secure ingredient in animal feed without negatively affecting performance parameters, carcass traits, or meat quality. Therefore, including an interval of 0.50-0.75% of MP in the diet of growing quails could be a suitable strategy to improve certain parameters such as the meat's oxidative stability and the bone's biomechanical parameters. Moreover, the efficacy of MP on performance development would be greater during the first weeks of the quails' life due to their intestinal conditions at this stage.

The effect of different drying methods on some physico-chemical, functional and protein structure properties of liquid egg white fermented by Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG.

This research aims to understand the effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG fermentation on egg white powder. In this study, some physico-chemical, functional, textural, and protein structure properties of microwave (MD) and oven dried (OD) egg white powders were determined. The fermentation process decreased the pH value (5.92, 5.82) and foaming capacity (20.83%, 27.20%) of MD and OD groups. The highest yield (11.61%) and emulsion capacity values (78.17%) were observed in fermented oven dried group. While MD group (703.22 g) had the lowest hardness value, OD group (3301.35 g) exhibited highest hardness value. The denaturation peaks of the samples were ranged between 61.00 °C and 80.43 °C. Scanning electron microscopy images of all sample groups showed broken glass structure. This study suggests that fermentation (L. rhamnosus GG) can effectively improve the quality properties of egg white powder and thus fermented egg white powders could be used in the food industry. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13197-023-05766-4.

Influence of pre-treated bitter orange albedo on the physicochemical, textural and sensory properties of fermented sausages (sucuk).

The aim of this study was to determine the physicochemical (pH, water activity, titratable acidity, moisture, protein, fat, colour, weight loss and oxidative stability), textural and sensory properties, and the growth of lactic acid bacteria in fermented sausages (sucuk) supplemented with different levels (0, 1, 2.5 and 5.0%) of pre-treated bitter orange (Citrus aurantium) albedo. Results indicated that adding albedo to sucuk samples increased (P < 0.01) the titratable acidity, lightness and yellowness values; while it led to a decrease (P < 0.01) in pH and weight loss values. Moreover, it was observed that there were increases (P < 0.05) in Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) values when albedo was added to the samples. The highest lactic acid bacteria count was observed in the sucuk samples supplemented with 5% albedo. Regarding textural properties, albedo addition increased (P < 0.01) hardness, springiness, gumminess and chewiness values. Lastly, sensory analysis results showed that albedo added sucuk samples generally got higher (P < 0.05) scores from panellists compared to control samples.

Time domain (TD)-NMR relaxometry as a tool to investigate the cell integrity of tomato seeds exposed to osmotic stress (OS), ultrasonication (US) and high hydrostatic pressure (HHP).

NMR relaxometry was used to investigate the proton relaxation distribution of the tomato seeds and analyze the damages of the three different processes on the cell membrane integrity of the tomato seed. Tomato seeds were subjected to osmotic stress (OS) (10, 20, 30% NaCl solutions), ultrasonication (US) (5, 10 and 20 min) and high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) (300, 400 and 500 MPa for 15 min at 20 °C). Four peaks were observed in the NMR relaxation spectra of tomato seeds due to multiexponential relation behavior of the plant cell. Each peak corresponds to different water proton compartment within the cell. According to the results, all the three treatments resulted in cell permeabilization and disruption of cellular compartmentalization. Among the treatments, HHP at 500 MPa for 15 min at 20 °C resulted in the most detrimental effect in the cell structure and OS treatment with 10% NaCl solution caused the least changes in the cell structure. In order to further analyze the extent of damage to the cell, tomato seeds exposed to OS, US and HHP were also analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). These results have demonstrated that NMR relaxometry is a useful tool to investigate the cell integrity of tomato seeds subjected to different treatments.

The effects of different spices and fat types on the formation of heterocyclic aromatic amines in barbecued sucuk.

BACKGROUND: Sucuk is one of the popular traditional Turkish meat products. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of different spices (clove, 0.2%; cinnamon, 0.5%) and animal fat types (beef fat, tallow, subcutaneous and tail fat) on the formation of heterocyclic aromatic amine (HCA) in barbecued sucuk. RESULTS: Although 2-amino-3-methyl-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole (MeAαC) could not be detected in the any of the samples, 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (IQx) (up to 0.54 ng g-1 ), 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (IQ) (up to 5.96 ng g-1 ), 2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (MeIQx) (up to 0.21 ng g-1 ), 2-amino-3,4-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (MeIQ) (up to 0.34 ng g-1 ), 2-amino-3,7,8-trimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (7,8-DiMeIQx) (up to 0.32 ng g-1 ), 2-amino-3,4,8-trimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (4,8-DiMeIQx) (up to 0.19 ng g-1 ), 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) (up to 1.94 ng g-1 ) and 2-amino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole (AαC) (up to 0.98 ng g-1 ) were found in the barbecued sucuk samples. CONCLUSION: The results of the current study have shown that HCAs could be formed in barbecued sucuk. Total HCA can be affected by adding different fat types; however, adding clove and cinnamon decreased the total HCA content in the subcutaneous fat group of sucuk samples. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.

Improving the textural and microstructural quality of cow meat by black chokeberry, grape, and hawthorn vinegar-based marination.

This study was designed to investigate the effects of vinegar-based marinades on pH, technological properties, color, microstructure, texture, and sensory characteristics of 9-year-old Holstein meat which had tough texture. To marinate the Longissimus lumborum steaks, three different marinades were prepared depending on the different additions of vinegar: black chokeberry (BV), grape (GV), and hawthorn vinegars (HV). The group with water (without vinegar) was prepared as a control sample (C). The steak samples were dipped into the vinegar-based marinades and stored at 4°C for 24 h. Vinegar-based marinades decreased the pH and cooking loss of the samples (p < .05). The highest a* values were determined in the BV group, while the samples marinated with vinegar-based marinades had lower L* values than the control group (p < .05). The samples marinated with grape vinegar marinade had the lowest hardness, WBSF, and WBSE values (p < .05). SEM images and sensory analysis results also supported these texture results. The results suggest that grape vinegar-based marinade may be a promising natural tenderizer to improve textural characteristics of tough meats.

A novel material for the microbiological, oxidative, and color stability of salmon and chicken meat samples: Nanofibers obtained from sesame oil.

Sesame oil nanofibers (diameter min: 286 max: 656nm), starting thermal degradation at 60 °C, were successfully obtained using the electrospinning technique in Türkiye. The distance, high voltage, and flow rate in electrospinning parameters were defined as 10 cm, 25 kV, and 0.065 mL/min. Mesophilic, psychrophilic bacteria, and yeast & molds counts of control group samples were higher (up to 1.21 log CFU/g) than those of salmon and chicken meat samples treated with sesame oil nanofibers. Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) value in control salmon meat samples stored for 8 days was defined between 0.56 and 1.48 MDA/kg (increase: 146%). However, the rise in TBA for salmon samples treated with sesame oil nanofibers was 21%. Also, nanofiber application for chicken samples limited the rapid oxidation up to 51.51% compared to control samples on the 8th day (p < 0.05). b* value (decline: 15.23 %) associated with rapid oxidation of the control group in salmon samples was more rapidly decreased than that of fish samples treated with sesame-nanofibers (b*: 12.01%) (p < 0.05). Chicken fillets b* values were more stable compared to control chicken meat samples for 8 days. Sesame oil-nanofiber application did not adversely affect the L* value color stability of all meat samples.

Antioxidant and antimicrobial effects of blackberry, black chokeberry, blueberry, and red currant pomace extracts on beef patties subject to refrigerated storage.

This study evaluates the physicochemical and microbiological properties and sensory parameters of beef patties formulated with black chokeberry (B1), blackberry (B2), red currant (B3) and blueberry (B4) pomace water extracts during refrigerated storage over 9 days. The berry pomace extract treatment significantly decreased the TBARS numbers of the samples (P < 0.05). The lowest total carbonyl content was determined in the groups of B1 and B3 on the 6th day (P < 0.05). The berry pomace extract treatment did not affect the lightness values of the samples (P > 0.05). Beef patties including berry pomace extracts had lower coliform bacteria counts than the control patty C with no extract (P < 0.05), except for day 9. The results suggest that water extract of black chokeberry pomace may be a promising natural preservative among different berries' pomace extracts to improve oxidative stability and increase the microbiological quality of beef patties during refrigerated storage.

Investigation of antileshmanial activities of Cuminum cyminum based green silver nanoparticles on L. tropica promastigotes and amastigotes in vitro.

Leishmaniasis is one of the most important parasitic diseases, which is caused by Leishmania species. Nowadays; although pentavalent antimonials are used as the basic treatment option for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, high cost, toxicity and resistance of the parasites to the medication over time are some important limitations causing several problems in the treatment. In recent years, the progress in the field of green nanotechnology provides the development of green nanoparticle-based treatment methods for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. The importance of green nanoparticles has gradually increased due to their special reductive, stabilizing, antioxidant and non-toxic properties. Although there are many studies based on green nanoparticles against Leishmania parasites, we have not found any research about antileishmanial activities of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (Bio-AgNPs) using Cuminum cyminum L (Cumin) seed extract. Therefore for the first time in this study in vitro antileishmanial effects of Bio-AgNPs prepared from Cumin seed extract were examined on L. tropica promastigote and amastigote forms and their efficacies were compared with chemically synthetized AgNPs. During the experiments, antileishmanial effects of synthetized nanoparticles were determined on both promastigote and amastigote forms of Leishmania parasites by detecting different parameters such as proliferation, infection index and produced nitric oxide (NO) amounts from macrophages. According to the results, it was shown that Bio-AgNPs and AgNPs excessively inhibited L. tropica promastigotes and amastigotes by significantly decreasing proliferation rates of promastigotes and metabolic activities of amastigotes, as well. Moreover, infection index rates of macrophages revealed remarkable anti-amastigote performances of Bio-AgNPs. Besides, Bio-AgNPs stimulated macrophages to release NO to kill Leishmania parasites. Consequently, for the first time, Bio-AgNPs were found to be more effective on both forms of Leishmania parasites than AgNPs. Obtained results indicated high antileishmanial potential of green nanoparticles on L. tropica parasites, causative agents of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. Thus, obtained results demonstrated that green nanoparticles can lead to the development of new, safer, stable and more effective antileishmanial formulations against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.

Double-Mesoscopic Hole-Transport-Material-Free Perovskite Solar Cells: Overcoming Charge-Transport Limitation by Sputtered Ultrathin Al2O3 Isolating Layer.

The electrically insulating space layer takes a fundamental role in monolithic carbon-graphite based perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and it has been established to prevent the charge recombination of electrons at the mp-TiO2/carbon-graphite (CG) interface. Thick 1 µm printed layers are commonly used for this purpose in the established triple-mesoscopic structures to avoid ohmic shunts and to achieve a high open circuit voltage. In this work, we have developed a reproducible large-area procedure to replace this thick space layer with an ultra-thin dense 40 nm sputtered Al2O3 which acts as a highly electrically insulating layer preventing ohmic shunts. Herewith, transport limitations related so far to the hole diffusion path length inside the thick mesoporous space layer have been omitted by concept. This will pave the way toward the development of next generation double-mesoscopic carbon-graphite-based PSCs with highest efficiencies. Scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, and atomic force microscopy measurements show the presence of a fully oxidized sputtered Al2O3 layer forming a pseudo-porous covering of the underlying mesoporous layer. The thickness has been finely tuned to achieve both electrical isolation and optimal infiltration of the perovskite solution allowing full percolation and crystallization. Photo voltage decay, light-dependent, and time-dependent photoluminescence measurements showed that the optimal 40 nm thick Al2O3 not only prevents ohmic shunts but also efficiently reduces the charge recombination at the mp-TiO2/CG interface and, at the same time, allows efficient hole diffusion through the perovskite crystals embedded in its pseudo-pores. Thus, a stable V OC of 1 V using CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite has been achieved under full sun AM 1.5 G with a stabilized device performance of 12.1%.

Dynamics of unloaded and green tea extract loaded lecithin based liposomal dispersions investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance T2 relaxation.

Liposomes are lipid bilayer vesicles that can be used as encapsulation systems for bioactive agents to provide increased protection against environmental stresses (such as pH or temperature extremes). Time Domain Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (TD-NMR) that is based on differentiation of specimen contents with respect to magnetic relaxation rates provides detailed information on amount, state and distribution of water and oil and provide reproducible results on the samples. These make TD-NMR particularly suitable for time-dependent monitoring of emulsion system dynamics. In this study, spin-spin (T2) relaxation times and relaxation spectra were used for characterizing green tea extract loaded and unloaded liposomes prepared with soy (S75) and egg lecithins (E80) by different preparation methods (such as homogenization type, pressure and solvent type). Mean particle sizes of liposomes were found to be the most influential factor in shaping mono-exponential T2 relaxation times. The differences in particle sizes of E80 and S75 samples along with samples with different homogenization pressures could be monitored with T2 relaxation times. Additionally, T2 relaxation times were found to be correlated with particle shape irregularity, and chemical instability of samples due to lipid oxidation. With relaxation spectrum analysis, particular components in the sample could be distinguished (internal/external water and lipid bilayers), which gave more elaborate results on mechanisms of instability.