Effimia Eriotou, Nikolaos Kopsahelis, Iliada Lappa, Dimitra Alimpoumpa, Vasiliki Diamanti and Dionysios Koulougliotis
The diversity of the indigenous yeast strains present in the product of spontaneous vinification (5-day fermentation period) of the red grape variety Avgoustiatis Zakynthou (Ionian Islands, Greece) was explored, followed by determination of the alcohol tolerance of all identified strains.

Mercy Ekop
The most important requirement in the processing of cassava tubers into “gari”, an important African food, is its detoxification by the reduction of the total cyanide content (bound or free) to an acceptable level.

Hiroko Seki and Yuta Nakanishi
Ascorbic Acid (AsA) is included in various fruits and vegetables and its quantity correlates with quality after harvest.

Chitta Ranjan Deb and Bendangnaro Jamir
Ethnic food fermentation process forms one of the oldest methods of food preparation and preservation which not only increases the shelf life of the food but have benefits of improving the physiochemical characteristics and nutritional quality.

Zeynep Aksoylu Özbek, Kıvılcım Çelik1, Pelin Günç Ergönül and Ahmet Zeki Hepçimen
In this study, some physicochemical properties of tomato pomace (skins and seeds), which are waste of tomato plants and contain many active food components, were determined. For this purpose, tomato pomace was supplied by a plant in Manisa, Turkey.

Francine Albernaz Teixeira Fonseca Lobo, Josiane Domingues, Deborah Falcão, Carla Stinco, Francisco Rodríguez-Pulido, Carlos Eduardo Faria, Francisco Heredia, Katia Gomes de Lima Araujo and Dolores Vila
Mango is an important tropical fruit and a source of bioactive compounds. In this work foam mat drying was used for Tommy Atkins mango pulp.

Cristiane Patrícia de Oliveira, Nilda de Fátima Ferreira Soares, Alvaro Vianna Novaes de Carvalho Teixeira, Taíla Veloso de Oliveira and Antônio Manoel Maradini Filho
Ofloxacin (OFL), a third-generation fluoroquinolone, is widely used as an antibacterial drug to prevent diseases in livestock and poultry. In this study, a paper sensor based on gold nanoparticle and a highly specific monoclonal antibody (mAb) against OFL was prepared to detect OFL residues in beef.

Cristiane Patrícia de Oliveira, Nilda de Fátima Ferreira Soares, Alvaro Vianna Novaes de Carvalho Teixeira, Taíla Veloso de Oliveira and Antônio Manoel Maradini Filho
Blue polydiacetylene (PDA) vesicles were prepared and their response to pH changes was investigated using UV-Vis absorption. The effect of the H+ and OH- presence on the size of vesicles was also studied using the dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique

A. Jagannath and Ravikumar Biradar
The relative recoveries of bioactive compounds and nutritional ingredients from lemon peel by ultrasound-assisted extraction (USAE/UAE) and traditional soxhlet extraction methods under different conditions of extraction were evaluated.

Bhavesh N. Chaudhary, Keyursinh D. Vaghela, Bhavbhuti M. Mehta, Amit Kumar Jain, Vijaykumar B. Darji and Kishorkumar D. Aparnathi
In the present study, a rapid ferroin dye-based test was developed for detection of rancid ghee mixed with fresh ghee. For assessing the ability of ferroin dye to detect the presence of rancid ghee mixed with fresh ghee, 40% (v/v) treated samples were tested.