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Record Nr.

UNINA9910598178203321

Titolo

Application of Essential Oils in Food Systems / / edited by Juana Fernández-López, Manuel Viuda-Martos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, , [2018]

©2018

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (114 pages)

Disciplina

664.06

Soggetti

Essences and essential oils - Industrial applications

Food industry and trade

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

About the Special Issue Editors -- Preface to "Application of Essential Oils in Food Systems" -- Introduction to the Special Issue: Application of Essential Oils in Food Systems -- Assessment of Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties on Meat Homogenates of Essential Oils Obtained from Four Thymus Species Achieved from Organic Growth -- The Chemical Compositions of the Volatile Oils of Garlic (Allium sativum) and Wild Garlic (Allium vineale) -- Application of Surfactant Micelle-Entrapped Eugenol for Prevention of Growth of the Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Ground Beef -- Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Action of Cinnamon and Oregano Oils, Cinnamaldehyde, Carvacrol, 2,5-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde, and 2-Hydroxy-5-Methoxybenzaldehyde against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) -- Cytotoxicity of the Essential Oil of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) from Tajikistan -- Thyme and Savory Essential Oil Vapor Treatments Control Brown Rot and Improve the Storage Quality of Peaches and Nectarines, but Could Favor Gray Mold -- Thyme and Savory Essential Oil Efficacy and Induction of Resistance against Botrytis cinerea through Priming of Defense Responses in Apple -- Characterization of Essential Oils Obtained from Abruzzo Autochthonous Plants: Antioxidantand Antimicrobial Activities Assessment for Food Application.



Sommario/riassunto

This Special Issue will look at the advances made in the essential oils. Essential oils have received increasing attention as natural additives for the shelf-life extension of food products, due to the risk in using synthetic preservatives. Synthetic additives can reduce food spoilage, but the present generation is very health conscious and believes in natural products rather than synthetic ones due to their potential toxicity and other concerns. Therefore, one of the major emerging technologies is the extraction of essential oils from several plant organs and their application to foods. Essential oils are a good source of several bioactive compounds, which possess antioxidative and antimicrobial properties, so their use can be very useful to extend the food shelf-life. Although essential oils have been shown to be promising alternative to chemical preservatives, they present special limitations that must be solved before their application in food systems. Low water solubility, high volatility and strong odor are the main properties that make it difficult for food applications. Recent advances refer to new forms of application to avoid these problems are currently under study. Their application into packaging materials and coated films but also directly into the food matrix as emulsions, nanoemulsions, coated and others are some of their new applications.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790766703321

Autore

Byrne Christopher

Titolo

A profile of the United States toy industry : serious fun / / Christopher Byrne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-60649-511-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 p.)

Collana

Industry profiles collection

Disciplina

338.7688720973

Soggetti

Toy industry - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Part of: 2013 digital library.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page [141]) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. A brief history of the U.S. toy industry -- 2. The toy industry by size and category -- 3. Product still rules -- 4. Buying and selling -- 5. Creating desire: licensing, advertising & marketing -- 6. The money game: the financial realities of the toy industry -- 7. So you still want to play? -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The toy industry is one of the most consistently misunderstood sectors of American business. That's no surprise because on many levels it resists easy definition. It's a commodity business. No, it's a fashion business. No, it's a consumer products business. No, it's an entertainment business. The fact is it's all of these businesses, each of which addresses and responds to market forces differently. And often, especially with the larger, publicly traded companies -- all of these businesses share a balance sheet. Toy consumers are equally diverse, ranging from grandparents planning a splurge, to parents hoping to give their kids a leg up in learning to kids parting with their pocket change. They cross every demographic category. As we often say, if you're going to reproduce and buy stuff -- or if you know someone who is -- you're a toy consumer. And, those consumers have more than 160,000 different toys to choose from at any time -- ranging from the hot, TV-promoted items to inexpensive impulse toys. It's also the only industry where the performance of a multi-billion, multinational company can be largely dependent on the whims of an 8-



year-old.