A5022626994- Food composition and properties
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Berry genetics and cultivation research
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
- Phytase and its Applications
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
University of Georgia
2021-2025
Contamination of fresh blueberries via contact with an equipment surface is important food hygiene/safety issue. In this study, four and six over-the-row blueberry machine harvesters in Georgia or Oregon were each sampled twice on two different harvest days the 2022 season. Nine sites top loaders (n = 8) seven bottom 2) before after cleaning/sanitation. Populations total aerobes (TA), yeasts molds (YM), coliforms (TC), presence fecal (FC) enterococci (EC) collected samples determined. Data...
Previous work indicated that bran removal promotes network formation in breads prepared from intermediate wheatgrass (IWG) flour. However, refinement reduces yields as well contents of nutritionally beneficial compounds such fiber. This study evaluated xylanase pretreatment IWG a processing option to enhance the properties bread made with half original content. Xylanase did not affect stickiness but significantly reduced hardness and increased specific loaf volumes compared negative (without...
Abstract Background and objectives To benefit from ecosystem services provided by intermediate wheatgrass (IWG, Thinopyrum intermedium ) cultivation, its processing conditions require optimization to facilitate use in foods. This study assessed tempering as a strategy improve IWG flour properties relevant for dough making. Findings Tempered samples had significantly higher maximum torque the GlutoPeak, which strongly correlated with lower contents total water‐extractable arabinoxylans ( p...
This study examined the hygiene status of blueberry harvest containers cleaned/sanitized with various approaches. Each four facilities in Georgia or Oregon was visited twice during 2021 season. Swab samples from used berry lugs (UL), (CL), handpicking buckets (UB), and (CB) (n = 160) flats (UF) (CF) as well UB CB were collected. The populations total aerobes (TA), yeasts molds (YM), coliforms (TC), incidences fecal (FC), enterococci (EC) determined. In Georgia, UL had significantly (P <...