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Sivakanthan S, Fawzia S, Mundree S, Madhujith T, Karim A. Investigation of the influence of minor components and fatty acid profile of oil on properties of beeswax and stearic acid-based oleogels. Food Res Int 2024; 184:114213. [PMID: 38609212 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Understanding the impact of minor components and the fatty acid profile of oil on oleogel properties is essential for optimizing their characteristics. Considering the scarcity of literature addressing this aspect, this study aimed to explore the correlation between these factors and the properties of beeswax and stearic acid-based oleogels derived from rice bran oil and sesame oil. Minor oil components were modified by stripping the oil, heating the oil with water, and adding β-sitosterol. Oleogels were then prepared using a mixture of beeswax and stearic acid (3:1, w/w) at a concentration of 11.74 % (w/w). The properties of oils and oleogels were evaluated. The findings indicated that minor components and fatty acid composition of the oils substantially influence the oleogel properties. Removing minor components by stripping resulted in smaller and less uniformly distributed crystals and less oil binding capacity compared to the oleogels prepared from untreated oils. A moderate amount of minor components exhibited a significant influence on oleogel properties. The addition of β-sitosterol did not show any influence on oleogel properties except for the oleogel made from untreated oil blend added with β-sitosterol which had more uniform crystals in the microstructure and demonstrated better rheological stability when stored at 5 °C for two months. The oil composition did not show any influence on the thermal and molecular properties of oleogels. Consequently, the oleogel formulation derived from the untreated oil blend enriched with β-sitosterol was identified as the optimal formula for subsequent development. The findings of this study suggest that the physical and mechanical properties as well as the oxidative stability of beeswax and stearic acid-based oleogels are significantly affected by the minor constituents and fatty acid composition of the oil. Moreover, it demonstrates that the properties of oleogels can be tailored by modifying oil composition by blending different oils.
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Affiliation(s)
- Subajiny Sivakanthan
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane City, QLD 4000, Australia; Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Kilinochchi 44000, Sri Lanka(1); Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka.
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane City, QLD 4000, Australia.
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George St, Brisbane City, QLD 4000, Australia.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka.
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane City, QLD 4000, Australia.
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Jayawardena R, Weerasinghe K, Madhujith T, Hills AP, Kalupahana N. Perceptions of the importance of sports nutrition knowledge and barriers in implementing them: a qualitative study among track and field stakeholders in Sri Lanka. BMC Nutr 2024; 10:17. [PMID: 38263161 PMCID: PMC10804860 DOI: 10.1186/s40795-023-00817-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Integrating the core aspects of sports nutrition knowledge [SNK] into the multidisciplinary team is critical to improving an athlete's performance and well-being. Conducting in-depth interviews with members of the sports-related team is a comprehensive method of gathering information on various aspects of SNK. This qualitative study aimed to examine the opinions and beliefs of stakeholders in athletics regarding the importance of SNK. METHODS Fifteen professional track and field athletes and stakeholders were recruited into the study. Separate in-depth interviews were conducted to collect information within four key themes. Practical difficulties in getting an appropriate meal were included in an additional theme. Thematic analysis was performed using NVIVO v10.0. RESULTS All participants were mindful of the importance of proper food habits for overall athletic outcomes and reported different opinions on meal timing and composition. The opinions on supplements were heterogeneous and both positive and negative claims were reported. Beliefs regarding hydration demonstrated that the cohort was well aware of the significance of adequate hydration plus the signs and consequences of dehydration with many reporting experiences of the negative consequences of dehydration. All respondents reported that both alcohol and smoking may have an adverse impact on performance and health. CONCLUSIONS All respondents emphasized the importance of proper food habits for sports performance and well-being, but also identified barriers to optimizing nutrition.
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- Ranil Jayawardena
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
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- Health and Wellness Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Newnham Drive, Launceston, TAS, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Jayawardena R, Weerasinghe K, Trakman G, Madhujith T, Hills AP, Kalupahana NS. Sports Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaires Developed for the Athletic Population: a Systematic Review. Curr Nutr Rep 2023; 12:767-777. [PMID: 37715061 DOI: 10.1007/s13668-023-00494-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Sports nutrition (SN) is pivotal in aiding athletes to reach peak performance, minimize sport-related injuries, enhance career longevity, and improve general health. An accurate assessment of athletes' sports nutrition knowledge (SNK) is required to design targeted nutrition education programs aimed at enhancing both nutritional knowledge and dietary practices. This review systematically evaluates studies that use questionnaires to assess the SNK of athletes engaged in athletics. RECENT FINDINGS The literature search was conducted in PubMed®, Web of Science®, and Scopus®, and 375 potentially relevant articles were identified. The total number of articles included in the present review is 11, with eight studies involving only athletic disciplines and three involving athletics and other sports. The majority (n = 8) of the questionnaires included general and SN aspects, with SN covering endurance athletes' knowledge of competition carbohydrate guidelines, gastrointestinal symptoms associated with exercise, and ultra-endurance athletes' sodium beliefs and practices. Questionnaires were either delivered online (n = 7) or self-administered in hard copy (n = 1). The three major strategies identified for developing questionnaires were based on previous literature and recent SN guidelines (n = 6), consultation with a panel of experts (n = 7), and the use of a previously developed sports nutrition knowledge questionnaires (SNKQ) (n = 4), with more than one approach used in five studies. Similarly, up to three validation approaches were used, including content, face, and construct validity. Seven studies used a test-retest procedure to ensure external reliability, and eight used Cronbach's alpha or kappa coefficient to assess internal consistency. Endurance and ultra-endurance athletes are the populations of interest for the majority of questionnaires developed for athletics, with most questionnaires incorporating general and SNK topics.
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- Ranil Jayawardena
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
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- Health and Wellness Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia
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Herath S, Weerasooriya HK, Ranasinghe DYL, Bandara WGC, Herath VR, Godaliyadda RI, Ekanayake MPB, Madhujith T. Quantitative assessment of adulteration of coconut oil using transmittance multispectral imaging. J Food Sci Technol 2023; 60:1551-1559. [PMID: 37033321 PMCID: PMC10076459 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-023-05697-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Economical to a fault, coconut oil is a commodity related to fraudulent activities such as oil adulteration for undue profits. Unfortunately, the conventional methods used in the detection of adulteration and toxicants are laborious, destructive, and time-consuming. Hence, it is imperative to engineer a non-destructive and rapid screening test with sufficient accuracy. To that end, the proposed work has an in-house developed imaging system hardware and a method to estimate relevant quality parameters from multispectral imagery. Multispectral images of adulterated coconut oil were analyzed through a cascade of statistical algorithms: Fisher Discriminant Analysis and Bhattacharyya distance respectively. In this work, a functional relationship was developed for the estimation of adulteration level that recorded an R2 of 0.9876 for the training samples and an MSE of 0.0029 for the testing samples. Besides, the proposed imaging system offers flexibility on post-processing of raw measurements as the algorithm is designed to operate from raw multispectral images. In addition, the developed imaging system is economical in its capacity to estimate the adulteration of coconut oil with remarkable accuracy considering the low cost of production. Moreover, the proposed work validates the use of multispectral imagery as an initial screening technique instead of expensive spectroscopy methods.
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- Sanjaya Herath
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400 Sri Lanka
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400 Sri Lanka
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400 Sri Lanka
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400 Sri Lanka
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400 Sri Lanka
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400 Sri Lanka
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Dayarathna NN, Gama-Arachchige NS, Damunupola JW, Xiao Z, Gamage A, Merah O, Madhujith T. Effect of Storage Temperature on Storage Life and Sensory Attributes of Packaged Mustard Microgreens. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13020393. [PMID: 36836750 PMCID: PMC9966302 DOI: 10.3390/life13020393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Short shelf life limits the commercial value of mustard microgreens. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different storage temperatures on postharvest quality and sensory attributes of mustard microgreens to identify the optimum storage temperature. Mustard microgreens were stored at 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 °C in 150 µm polyethylene bags. Samples were drawn at 0, 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, and 14 days and tested for changes in total chlorophyll content, tissue electrolyte leakage, weight loss, antioxidant activity, and sensory attributes. Storage temperature significantly (p < 0.05) affected the product quality, shelf life, and sensory quality. When stored at 5 °C, mustard microgreens showed no significant changes in antioxidant activity or tissue electrolyte leakage and minimal change in other parameters and maintained good overall sensory quality for 14 days. Samples stored at 10 and 15 °C retained good overall sensory quality for 4 and 2 days, respectively. When stored at 20 and 25 °C, microgreens deteriorated beyond consumption within one day. A storage temperature of 5 °C in 150 µm polythene bags can preserve high postharvest quality and sensory attributes for 14 days.
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- Nayani N. Dayarathna
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka
- Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka
- Correspondence: (N.S.G.-A.); (O.M.); Tel.: +94-776669844 (N.S.G.-A.); +33-(0)5-34323523 (O.M.)
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka
- Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Culinary Science and Product Development, College of Food Innovation & Technology, Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI 02905, USA
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- Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-Industrielle (LCA), Université de Toulouse, INRAe, INPT, 31030 Toulouse, France
- Département Génie Biologique, Université Paul Sabatier, IUT A, 32000 Auch, France
- Correspondence: (N.S.G.-A.); (O.M.); Tel.: +94-776669844 (N.S.G.-A.); +33-(0)5-34323523 (O.M.)
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka
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Gamage A, Thiviya P, Mani S, Ponnusamy PG, Manamperi A, Evon P, Merah O, Madhujith T. Environmental Properties and Applications of Biodegradable Starch-Based Nanocomposites. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14214578. [PMID: 36365571 PMCID: PMC9656360 DOI: 10.3390/polym14214578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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In recent years, the demand for environmental sustainability has caused a great interest in finding novel polymer materials from natural resources that are both biodegradable and eco-friendly. Natural biodegradable polymers can displace the usage of petroleum-based synthetic polymers due to their renewability, low toxicity, low costs, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. The development of novel starch-based bionanocomposites with improved properties has drawn specific attention recently in many applications, including food, agriculture, packaging, environmental remediation, textile, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and biomedical fields. This paper discusses starch-based nanocomposites, mainly with nanocellulose, chitin nanoparticles, nanoclay, and carbon-based materials, and their applications in the agriculture, packaging, biomedical, and environment fields. This paper also focused on the lifecycle analysis and degradation of various starch-based nanocomposites.
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- Ashoka Gamage
- Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka
- Correspondence: (A.G.); (O.M.); Tel.: +94-714430714 (A.G.); +33-5-3432-3523 (O.M.)
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- Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka
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- School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Kettering University, Flint, MI 48504-6214, USA
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-Industrielle (LCA), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université de Toulouse, CEDEX 4, 31030 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-Industrielle (LCA), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université de Toulouse, CEDEX 4, 31030 Toulouse, France
- Département Génie Biologique, IUT A, Université Paul Sabatier, 32000 Auch, France
- Correspondence: (A.G.); (O.M.); Tel.: +94-714430714 (A.G.); +33-5-3432-3523 (O.M.)
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka
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Sivakanthan S, Fawzia S, Madhujith T, Karim A. Synergistic effects of oleogelators in tailoring the properties of oleogels: A review. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2022; 21:3507-3539. [PMID: 35591753 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Conventional solid fats play a crucial role as an ingredient in many processed foods. However, these fats contain a high amount of saturated fats and trans fats. Legislations and dietary recommendations related to these two types of fats set forth as a consequence of evidence showing their deleterious health impact have triggered the attempts to find alternate tailor-made lipids for these solid fats. Oleogels is considered as a novel alternative, which has reduced saturated fat and no trans fat content. In addition to mimicking the distinctive characteristics of solid fats, oleogels can be developed to contain a high amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids and used to deliver bioactives. Although there has been a dramatic rise in the interest in developing oleogels for food applications over the past decade, none of them has been commercially used in foods so far due to the deficiency in their crystal network structure, particularly in monocomponent gels. Very recently, there is a surge in the interest in using of combination of gelators due to the synergistic effects that aid in overcoming the drawbacks in monocomponent gels. However, currently, there is no comprehensive insight into synergism among oleogelators reported in recent studies. Therefore, a comprehensive intuition into the findings reported on synergism is crucial to fill this gap. The objective of this review is to give a comprehensive insight into synergism among gelators based on recent literature. This paper also identifies the future research propositions towards developing oleogels capable of exactly mimicking the properties of conventional solid fats to bridge the gap between laboratory research and the food industry.
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- Subajiny Sivakanthan
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka.,Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Chandima Madhu W, Hasanga R, Madhujith T, Champa Jayalakshmie W, Thamlini J. Food Supply, Consumption, and Food Safety Behavior Among a Group of Sri Lankans During Early COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020. Asia Pac J Public Health 2021; 33:638-640. [PMID: 34024161 DOI: 10.1177/10105395211014704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pathirana CK, Ranaweera LT, Madhujith T, Ketipearachchi KW, Gamlath KL, Eeswara JP, Sooriyapathirana SS. Assessment of the elite accessions of bael [Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr.] in Sri Lanka based on morphometric, organoleptic, and elemental properties of the fruits and phylogenetic relationships. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0233609. [PMID: 32442219 PMCID: PMC7244165 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Aegle marmelos L. (Bael) is a native tree fruit species in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Bael is a popular fruit because of its significant nutritional and medicinal properties. However, bael is an underutilized fruit species in Sri Lanka. Thus, Fruit Crop Research and Development Station of the Department of Agriculture of Sri Lanka has selected five elite bael accessions (Beheth Beli, Paragammana, Mawanella, Rambukkana, and Polonnaruwa-Supun). We assessed these five accessions for the variation of the fruit size, pulp, organoleptic preference, elemental properties, genetic diversity, and evolutionary history. The fruits at the golden-ripe stage were collected during the peak fruiting seasons in 2015, 2016, and 2017. The fruit size, pulp, shell thickness, and seed size were measured and subjected to the General Linear Model (GLM) and Principal Component (PC) Analyses. The fruit pulp was distributed among a group of 30 taste-panelists to rank for the parameters: external appearance, flesh color, aroma, texture, sweetness, and overall preference. The rank data were subjected to association and PC analyses. The elemental contents of the fruit pulp samples were measured using Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and subjected to GLM and PC analyses. We observed a significant diversity in fruit size, organoleptic preference, and elemental contents among bael accessions. Rambukkana and Polonnaruwa-Supun yield the biggest and most preferred fruits. We used trnH-psbA, atpB-rbcL spacer, matk-trnT spacer, and trnL markers to construct phylogenies. Sri Lankan bael split from an Indian counterpart, approximately 8.52 MYA in the Pliocene epoch. However, broader germplasm of Indian bael must be assessed to see the presence of any independent evolution within Sri Lanka.
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- Chamila Kumari Pathirana
- Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.,Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.,Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.,Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Chaminda Bandara WG, Kasun Prabhath GW, Sahan Chinthana Bandara Dissanayake DW, Herath VR, Roshan Indika Godaliyadda GM, Bandara Ekanayake MP, Demini D, Madhujith T. Validation of multispectral imaging for the detection of selected adulterants in turmeric samples. J FOOD ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2019.109700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hunter D, Borelli T, Beltrame DMO, Oliveira CNS, Coradin L, Wasike VW, Wasilwa L, Mwai J, Manjella A, Samarasinghe GWL, Madhujith T, Nadeeshani HVH, Tan A, Ay ST, Güzelsoy N, Lauridsen N, Gee E, Tartanac F. The potential of neglected and underutilized species for improving diets and nutrition. Planta 2019; 250:709-729. [PMID: 31025196 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-019-03169-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Nutrient-rich neglected and underutilized plant species could help transform food systems, provided science and policy are better connected, and greater coordination exists among the diverse stakeholders working with these species. Why have our food systems come to rely on such a narrow range of plant species of limited nutritional value? Today three staple crops (rice, maize and wheat) account for more than 50% of calories consumed while we continue to disregard the huge diversity of nutrient-rich plant species utilized by humanity throughout our history. The reasons for this situation are complex and challenging. Creative approaches are required to ensure greater integration of these plant species in agriculture and food systems, and ultimately greater food diversity on our plates and in our diets. This paper presents an overview of the nutritional value of select neglected and underutilized species (NUS) before describing in detail the work undertaken in four mega-diverse countries-Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Turkey-to increase the knowledge, appreciation, awareness and utilization of this nutrient-rich biodiversity encompassing both orphan crops and wild edible plant species. The paper highlights the novel and ingenious approaches these countries have used to prioritize a rich diversity of NUS for healthier diets and improved nutrition, and how this knowledge has been used to mainstream these plant species into production and consumption systems, including linking NUS to school meals and public food procurement, dietary guidelines and sustainable gastronomy. The paper concludes with some perspectives on the way forward for NUS and the community working on them (including researchers, universities and government agencies, national ministries, municipalities, producers, and civil society) in meeting the challenges of malnutrition and environmental sustainability in the 2030 sustainable development context.
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- Danny Hunter
- Bioversity International, via dei Tre Denari 472/a, 00054, Rome, Italy.
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- Bioversity International, via dei Tre Denari 472/a, 00054, Rome, Italy
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- Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project, Ministry of the Environment, SEPN 505, Norte, Bloco "B", CEP 70.730-542, Brasília, Brazil
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- Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project, Ministry of the Environment, SEPN 505, Norte, Bloco "B", CEP 70.730-542, Brasília, Brazil
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- Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project, Ministry of the Environment, SEPN 505, Norte, Bloco "B", CEP 70.730-542, Brasília, Brazil
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- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Human Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Bioversity International, via dei Tre Denari 472/a, 00054, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Izmir, Turkey
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- Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Antalya, Turkey
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- Central Research Institute of Food and Feed Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Bursa, Turkey
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- Bioversity International, via dei Tre Denari 472/a, 00054, Rome, Italy
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- Bioversity International, via dei Tre Denari 472/a, 00054, Rome, Italy
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy
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Kumari D, Madhujith T, Chandrasekara A. Comparison of phenolic content and antioxidant activities of millet varieties grown in different locations in Sri Lanka. Food Sci Nutr 2016; 5:474-485. [PMID: 28572932 PMCID: PMC5448381 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2016] [Revised: 07/02/2016] [Accepted: 07/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Soluble and bound phenolic compounds were extracted from different varieties of millet types namely, finger millet, foxtail, and proso millet cultivated at dry and intermediate climatic zones in Sri Lanka. The extracts were examined for their total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and proanthocyanidin content (PC). The antioxidant activities were meassured by reducing power (RP), trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, ferrous ion chelating ability (FICA), and using a β carotene linoleate model system. The ferulic acid content of extracts were determined using high-performance liquid chromatoghraphy (HPLC). Finger millet showed the highest phenolic content and antioxidant activities compared to proso and foxtail millets. The phenolic content as well as antioxidant activites of soluble and bound phenolic extracts of millets were affected by variety and cultivated location. The highest phenolic content and antioxidant activites were reported for millet samples cultivated in areas belonging to the dry zone in Sri Lanka.
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- Disna Kumari
- Department of Applied Nutrition Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Makandura, Gonawila Sri Lanka
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- Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya Peradeniya Sri Lanka
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- Department of Applied Nutrition Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Makandura, Gonawila Sri Lanka
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Walallawita W, Bopitiya D, Sivakanthan S, Jayawardana N, Madhujith T. Comparison of Oxidative Stability of Sesame (Sesamum Indicum), Soybean (Glycine Max) and Mahua (Mee) (Madhuca Longifolia) Oils Against Photo-Oxidation and Autoxidation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.profoo.2016.02.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Madhujith T, Shahidi F. Antioxidative and antiproliferative properties of selected barley (Hordeum vulgarae L.) cultivars and their potential for inhibition of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol oxidation. J Agric Food Chem 2007; 55:5018-24. [PMID: 17542605 DOI: 10.1021/jf070072a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Aqueous methanolic extracts of whole kernels from six different barley cultivars, namely, Falcon, AC Metcalfe, Tyto, Tercel, Phoenix, and Peregrine, were examined for their total phenolic content (TPC), oxygen radical scavenging capacity (ORACFL), hydroxyl radical scavenging capacity (HORACFL), potency in prevention of lipid oxidation using the Rancimat method, efficacy in inhibition of Cu(II)-induced human LDL cholesterol oxidation, and antiproliferative activities using Caco-2 colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line. Total phenolic content as measured by Folin-Ciocalteu's method ranged from 0.68 to 1.19 mg of ferulic acid equiv/g of defatted material, whereas ORACFL and HORACFL values were 11.28-19.10 and 9.06-12.99 micromol of Trolox equiv/g of defatted material, respectively. Protection factor (PF), a measure of the effect of extracts on the prevention of oxidation of stripped corn oil as measured by Rancimat, ranged from 0.97 to 1.59. Furthermore, barley extracts showed 19.64-33.93% inhibition against Cu(II)-induced human LDL cholesterol oxidation at a final concentration of 0.02 mg/mL. The proliferation of Caco-2 colon cancer cells was significantly (p < 0.05) inhibited in a dose-dependent fashion in the presence of all barley extracts tested at the end of the day 4 of incubation. At the end of day 4, barley extracts rendered 29.3-51.2 and 9.3-15.9% inhibition of cell proliferation at 0.5 and 0.05 mg/mL, respectively. Phenolic extracts from whole barley kernel tested possessed high antioxidant, antiradical, and antiproliferative potentials. Therefore, inclusion of whole barley into the daily diet may render beneficial health benefits.
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- Terrence Madhujith
- Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Zhong Y, Madhujith T, Mahfouz N, Shahidi F. Compositional characteristics of muscle and visceral oil from steelhead trout and their oxidative stability. Food Chem 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Madhujith T, Shahidi F. Optimization of the extraction of antioxidative constituents of six barley cultivars and their antioxidant properties. J Agric Food Chem 2006; 54:8048-57. [PMID: 17032008 DOI: 10.1021/jf061558e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to predict the optimum conditions of extraction of barley samples (organic solvent percent in the extraction medium, temperature, and time). Antioxidant capacity in the barley meals was highest under optimum extraction conditions of 80.2% methanol and 60.5 degrees C for 38.36 min as predicted by RSM. Phenolic antioxidative compounds of six barley cultivars, namely, Falcon, AC Metcalfe, Tercel, Tyto, Phoenix, and Peregrine, were extracted under the conditions obtained by RSM after defatting with hexane, and subsequently the extracts were assessed for their antioxidant and antiradical activities and metal chelation efficacy. The potential of barley extracts in inhibiting peroxyl and hydroxyl radical induced supercoiled DNA double-strand scission was also studied. Total phenolic content as measured according to Folin-Ciocalteu's method ranged from 13.58 to 22.93 mg of ferulic acid equiv/g of defatted material, with the highest content in Peregrine. Total antioxidant activity as measured by Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity ranged from 3.74 to 6.82 micromol/g of defatted material. Metal chelation capacity of the extracts as measured by 2,2'-bipyridyl competition assay varied from 1.1 to 2.1 micromol of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid equiv/g of defatted material. IC(50) values for 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical as measured by electron paramagnetic resonance ranged from 1.51 to 3.33 mg/mL, whereas the corresponding values for hydroxyl radical ranged between 2.20 and 9.65 mg/mL. Inhibition of peroxyl radical induced supercoiled DNA scission ranged from 78.2 to 92.1% at the concentration of 4 mg/mL of extracts, whereas the corresponding values for hydroxyl radical induced DNA scission ranged from 53.1 to 65.3%.
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- Terrence Madhujith
- Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1B 3X9
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Two barley varieties (Falcon and AC Metcalfe) were separated by pearling into seven fractions and subsequently extracted with 80% methanol. The extracts, after solvent removal, were evaluated for their radical scavenging efficacy using Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC). The radical scavenging capacity of the extracts was determined using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical, oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC(FL)), and superoxide radical assays and a photoinduced chemiluminescence technique. In both barley varieties the outermost fraction (F1) yielded the highest phenolic content. In general, Falcon had a significantly higher total phenolic content than AC Metcalfe. A similar trend was observed for TEAC, DPPH, and superoxide radical scavenging capacities of the extracts. The contents of water-soluble antioxidants of Falcon and AC Metcalfe were 1.15-12.98 and 2.20-12.25 micromol of Trolox equiv/(g of defatted material), while the corresponding lipid-soluble counterparts varied from 1.44 to 4.70 micromol of alpha-tocopherol equiv/(g of defatted material). Phenolic acids, namely, vanillic, caffeic, p-coumaric, ferulic, and sinapic acids, were identified by HPLC in barley fractions.
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- Terrence Madhujith
- Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1B3X9, Canada
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- Terrence Madhujith
- Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3X9, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3X9, Canada
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Affiliation(s)
- Terrence Madhujith
- ; Department of Biochemistry; Memorial University of Newfoundland; A1B 3X9 St. John's Newfoundland Canada
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- ; Division of Food Research; Polish Academy of Sciences; Olsztyn-Kortowo Poland
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- ; Department of Biochemistry; Memorial University of Newfoundland; A1B 3X9 St. John's Newfoundland Canada
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