Pub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.11
V. Moga, M. Tița, O. Tița, A. Constantinescu
Migrating through a healthy diet is a must. Including in the daily diet as high a percentage of functional foods as possible must be a priority for the population. Za`atar is a mix of herbs rich in bioactive compounds that possess beneficial properties for the human body.(Khalil, și alții, 2022)The present study aims to diversify the assortment range of cheeses by obtaining a semi-hard cheese matured in za`atar. In this study, the sensory and physico-chemical effects of za`atar on semi-hard cheese during the ripening period, when za`atar is used as a coating for cheese pieces, were addressed. The ripening period of the semi-hard cheese was 40 days, and the analyses were performed on the first day, in the middle of the period, and on the last day, by comparison with a classic semi-hard cheese (without addition) produced under similar conditions. Very good results in terms of sensory analysis using a non-numerical method were obtained by cheese with za`atar coating, especially from the second part of the ripening process. Adding a coating of za`atar to the surface of the cheese does not change much the physicochemical parameters of the cheese.
{"title":"Development of an Assortment of Semi-Hard Cheese with the Addition of Za`'Atar as a Functional Ingredient","authors":"V. Moga, M. Tița, O. Tița, A. Constantinescu","doi":"10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.11","url":null,"abstract":"Migrating through a healthy diet is a must. Including in the daily diet as high a percentage of functional foods as possible must be a priority for the population. Za`atar is a mix of herbs rich in bioactive compounds that possess beneficial properties for the human body.(Khalil, și alții, 2022)The present study aims to diversify the assortment range of cheeses by obtaining a semi-hard cheese matured in za`atar. In this study, the sensory and physico-chemical effects of za`atar on semi-hard cheese during the ripening period, when za`atar is used as a coating for cheese pieces, were addressed. The ripening period of the semi-hard cheese was 40 days, and the analyses were performed on the first day, in the middle of the period, and on the last day, by comparison with a classic semi-hard cheese (without addition) produced under similar conditions. Very good results in terms of sensory analysis using a non-numerical method were obtained by cheese with za`atar coating, especially from the second part of the ripening process. Adding a coating of za`atar to the surface of the cheese does not change much the physicochemical parameters of the cheese.","PeriodicalId":505399,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Series II: Forestry • Wood Industry • Agricultural Food Engineering","volume":"37 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139168183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.9
A. Fadeyibi, I.J. Gana, R.A. Ajiboye
Consumption of fresh and healthy vegetables in our diets aids protection from chronic diseases in humans. This study determined the effects of ultrasound as a pre-treatment technique on vitamin C, beta-carotene contents, and the weight loss of frozen African spinach (Amaranthus hybridus), and thereafter compared with the control. All the samples except the control were subjected to the ultrasound effects before freezing at frequency, time, and power ranges of 40-120 kHz, 10-30 min, and 50-150 W respectively. Result obtained indicated that the maximum vitamin C (99.5%) was obtained from the sample stored for 5 days under the treatment condition of 40 kHz, 50 W, and 20 min. However, the same sample retained more vitamin C within 5-20 days’ storage, while the pre-treated sample at 80 kHz, 100 W, and 10 min retained the maximum (80.9%) at 25 days of storage. The sample under the treatment condition of 80 kHz, 100 W, and 20 min lost more vitamin C (67.6, 66.6, and 59.2%) between 15-25 storage days. While for the beta-carotene, the sample with the treatment condition of 40 kHz, 50 W, and 20 min before freezing had the highest retention (99.8%) when stored for 5 days, and the same sample retained more at 10, and 15 days than others (97.6, and 92.4%). All pre-treated samples retained more beta-carotene at 25 days of storage when compared to the control with the least retention between 15-25 days. Furthermore, the least obtained content from the pre-treated samples was 64.9%, that is, a sample treated at 80 kHz, 100 W, and 20 min. The result revealed that Amaranthus hybridus was best preserved in pre-treated Amaranthus hybridus leaves. The optimum quality response occurs at 80kHz and 50 W for 30 min. This gives a vitamin C content of 31.1 mg/100g and a Betacarotene content of 10.5 mg/g at 0.694 desirability.
{"title":"Influence of Ultrasound Parameters on Some Qualities of Frozen African Spinach","authors":"A. Fadeyibi, I.J. Gana, R.A. Ajiboye","doi":"10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.9","url":null,"abstract":"Consumption of fresh and healthy vegetables in our diets aids protection from chronic diseases in humans. This study determined the effects of ultrasound as a pre-treatment technique on vitamin C, beta-carotene contents, and the weight loss of frozen African spinach (Amaranthus hybridus), and thereafter compared with the control. All the samples except the control were subjected to the ultrasound effects before freezing at frequency, time, and power ranges of 40-120 kHz, 10-30 min, and 50-150 W respectively. Result obtained indicated that the maximum vitamin C (99.5%) was obtained from the sample stored for 5 days under the treatment condition of 40 kHz, 50 W, and 20 min. However, the same sample retained more vitamin C within 5-20 days’ storage, while the pre-treated sample at 80 kHz, 100 W, and 10 min retained the maximum (80.9%) at 25 days of storage. The sample under the treatment condition of 80 kHz, 100 W, and 20 min lost more vitamin C (67.6, 66.6, and 59.2%) between 15-25 storage days. While for the beta-carotene, the sample with the treatment condition of 40 kHz, 50 W, and 20 min before freezing had the highest retention (99.8%) when stored for 5 days, and the same sample retained more at 10, and 15 days than others (97.6, and 92.4%). All pre-treated samples retained more beta-carotene at 25 days of storage when compared to the control with the least retention between 15-25 days. Furthermore, the least obtained content from the pre-treated samples was 64.9%, that is, a sample treated at 80 kHz, 100 W, and 20 min. The result revealed that Amaranthus hybridus was best preserved in pre-treated Amaranthus hybridus leaves. The optimum quality response occurs at 80kHz and 50 W for 30 min. This gives a vitamin C content of 31.1 mg/100g and a Betacarotene content of 10.5 mg/g at 0.694 desirability.","PeriodicalId":505399,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Series II: Forestry • Wood Industry • Agricultural Food Engineering","volume":"184 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139169167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.3
I. Osewe, E.O. Osewe, B. Popa
The potential for accelerate loss of ecosystem services exists when the livelihood of the rural poor is heavily reliant on local ecosystems. For an improvement in livelihood of the rural poor there is need for assessment of key elements of the livelihood framework. This is especially important to Kakamega forest, the last remaining tropical rainforest in Kenya. This paper is a comprehensive literature review aimed at identifyed the research gaps in the area of the relationships between local communities and Kakamega forest ecosystem services. We derived the 42 case studies using ROSES framework and used descriptive statistics to analysis the data set. 93% of the case studies analyse provisional ecosystem, 83% cultural, 55% regulating and 31% supporting ecosystem. We identified r research gaps in our interest area. Most used research methodology is the participatory rural methods which involved interviews, key informant interviews, and focus group discussion. The identified research gaps will enable us to develop tools that can be used to assess the livelihood improvement of local forest communities in Kakamega. The comprehensive review is also useful for planning the research in other parts of Kenya and beyond, in order to improve livelihoods of local forest communities.
{"title":"Interconnection Between Ecosystem Services and Local Communities: Knowledge Gap Identification in the Area of Kakamega Forest","authors":"I. Osewe, E.O. Osewe, B. Popa","doi":"10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.3","url":null,"abstract":"The potential for accelerate loss of ecosystem services exists when the livelihood of the rural poor is heavily reliant on local ecosystems. For an improvement in livelihood of the rural poor there is need for assessment of key elements of the livelihood framework. This is especially important to Kakamega forest, the last remaining tropical rainforest in Kenya. This paper is a comprehensive literature review aimed at identifyed the research gaps in the area of the relationships between local communities and Kakamega forest ecosystem services. We derived the 42 case studies using ROSES framework and used descriptive statistics to analysis the data set. 93% of the case studies analyse provisional ecosystem, 83% cultural, 55% regulating and 31% supporting ecosystem. We identified r research gaps in our interest area. Most used research methodology is the participatory rural methods which involved interviews, key informant interviews, and focus group discussion. The identified research gaps will enable us to develop tools that can be used to assess the livelihood improvement of local forest communities in Kakamega. The comprehensive review is also useful for planning the research in other parts of Kenya and beyond, in order to improve livelihoods of local forest communities.","PeriodicalId":505399,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Series II: Forestry • Wood Industry • Agricultural Food Engineering","volume":"31 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139168414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.1
I. Neyko, M. Matusyak, O. Neyko, O. Tsyhanska
A total of 65 pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) provenances from the southern, central, northern, and eastern parts of the oak distribution range in Vinnytsia region (Central Ukraine) were assessed in a common garden experiment. Analysis of the population’s survival dynamics indicates an increase with age in the adaptive capacity of the provenances to the environmental conditions. In the initial stage, up to 10 years, the survival rate of the local populations was about 75%, by 40 years the survival decreased to 15%. At the same time, the number of trees of other provenances, which were characterised by higher survival rate, increased. The best adaptive capacity was obtained for the Rivne (Ostrozke), Kirovohrad (Svitlovodske), Chuvash (Kanaske), and Ulyanovsk (Melekske) provenances. The indicators of average height of the trees and geographic longitude (r=-0.513) and latitude of the natural growth of the populations (r=-0.474) are characterised by a significant and moderately close relationship. Oak populations differ by average diameter and remoteness from the natural location ratio (r=-0.431), and by the geographic latitude of their growing place (r=-0.478) in a moderate correlation. According to the comprehensive assessment of the non-local populations, which included survival rate, mean diameter and height, and tree breeding category, we can conclude that in general, the central populations have optimal values. Populations of Bryansk, Khmelnytskyi, Zaporizhzhya, and Cherkassy origin, as well as the local ones, have the highest values. The lowest indicators were observed manly for the northern oak populations.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.10
Valeria V. Kireeva
The article describes the peculiar features of plant processing for the conservation of fodder made of the leafy mass of hard-to-ensilage legume family cultures in agricultural complexes and deficiencies of the traditional treatment of the feedstock. The current technology of mechanical fractionation of legume grasses suggests the production of the basic product - the protein concentrate. The by-products are press residues - grass pulp and protein-free liquid, which are production wastes. The purpose of this work was to develop a comprehensive method of plant resources' use with waste disposal and application in fodder production. The novelty of the work is the method of combining the dehydration of the vegetative organs of the hard-to-ensilage sown legume fodder grasses through mechanical pressing and drying and the use of the resulting wastes - the press residues as raw material for fodder preparation. The humidity of the press residues was to be reduced to the level required for making haylage by using the method of low-temperature final drying in an experimental unit - a continuous-action direct heated drier. The results of studying the possibility of reducing the humidity of the press residues by low-temperature direct-heated drying and using it as raw material for haylage are presented in the article. The temperature and time ranges for the material drying in a direct-heated drier were established. The chemical composition of the vegetable stock and resulting haylage was analyzed, and the composition of the fermentation products, the feed, and caloric values, and the potential safety for animal organisms were determined. The suggested method ensures the comprehensive processing of the herbage with waste disposal and the production of high-quality animal fodder. In terms of quality parameters and environmental safety, the obtained fodder conformed to the regulatory requirements for the haylage to be used in the cattle stock diet.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.5
E. Beldean, M.C. Timar
The aims of the present research were to test new types of natural dye extracts for wood as a possible alternative to synthetic dyes and to evaluate the colour changes after a period of one year of exposure to natural light, in indoor conditions. Three types of extracts using raw materials: nutshell from Juglans regia L. (E1), onion peels (E2), and dry plant of Chelidonium majus L. (E3) were employed. Spruce wood (Picea abies L. Karst) samples with dimensions of (120x80x5) mm were used. The dye aqueous solutions with a concentration of 5% (E1, E3) and 2.5% (E2) were obtained by solid-liquid extraction at 100°C for three hours. The extracts E1, E2, E3 were modified by the addition of mordant ferrous sulphate Fe2(SO4)3 3% and coded EM1, EM2, EM3 respectively. The wood was coloured by dipping procedure at 60° C for 30 min. Three replicates were employed for each type of dye solution. After conditioning, two replicates together with the uncoloured samples (M) were further exposed indoors, and one coloured sample remained unexposed, as a control. Colour measurements in the CIELab system were performed before and after each period of exposure (30, 60, and 365 days), and the colour differences ΔL, Δa, Δb, and ΔE were calculated. Generally, all the samples dyed with natural extracts had fewer colour differences compared with the uncoloured wood. The lower value for colour change was registered for the E2 extract, followed by the E3, and E1 extract, respectively. According to the exposure time, the colour differences values ΔE range correspond to a medium colour up to different colours in visual perception. For mordant dye extracts EM1, EM2, and EM3 the results indicated a different colour in visual perception. The ΔE values registered were even higher than the uncoloured samples (M). The results were in accordance with similar research in the field. The present study opens new research opportunities in wood finishing and new colouring perspectives with eco-friendly dyes.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.2
A.W. Nugroho, L.R. Yusuf, T.R. Yusnikusumah, S.Y. Indriyanti, S. Suhartono, N. Muin, R. Fauzi, B.K. Sumirat
Optimizing tourism potential in the Balikpapan Protected Forest (BPF) is one of the efforts that the Balikpapan government can make to reduce the long-standing social conflict in the area. However, these measures must be implemented wisely to ensure that biodiversity and natural ecosystems in BPF remain protected. This study aims to identify the location of the BPF area to be proposed as a potential location for a new tourist destination. Data collection was carried out through observation, indepth interviews, and focus group discussions. The data analysis used in this research is descriptive analysis, which is carried out by describing tourist destinations based on the 6A tourism principles (attractions, accessibility, amenities, additional services, available packages, and activities). The results show that there are 11 potential new tourist destinations in the BPF area. Most of it is agrotourism that uses social forestry land. Prospective new tourist destinations have specific activities, are easy to reach, and provide accommodation, amenities, and additional services. The addition of new tourist destinations in the BPF area can attract more visitors and increase sales of agricultural products. The government's agrotourism management plan in tourist forest areas has the potential to minimize social conflict, improve the regional economy, and provide a vehicle for environmental education for the community.
{"title":"Identifying New Tourist Destinations in Balikpapan's Protected Forest: a Solution to Prolonged Social Conflicts","authors":"A.W. Nugroho, L.R. Yusuf, T.R. Yusnikusumah, S.Y. Indriyanti, S. Suhartono, N. Muin, R. Fauzi, B.K. Sumirat","doi":"10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31926/but.fwiafe.2023.16.65.2.2","url":null,"abstract":"Optimizing tourism potential in the Balikpapan Protected Forest (BPF) is one of the efforts that the Balikpapan government can make to reduce the long-standing social conflict in the area. However, these measures must be implemented wisely to ensure that biodiversity and natural ecosystems in BPF remain protected. This study aims to identify the location of the BPF area to be proposed as a potential location for a new tourist destination. Data collection was carried out through observation, indepth interviews, and focus group discussions. The data analysis used in this research is descriptive analysis, which is carried out by describing tourist destinations based on the 6A tourism principles (attractions, accessibility, amenities, additional services, available packages, and activities). The results show that there are 11 potential new tourist destinations in the BPF area. Most of it is agrotourism that uses social forestry land. Prospective new tourist destinations have specific activities, are easy to reach, and provide accommodation, amenities, and additional services. The addition of new tourist destinations in the BPF area can attract more visitors and increase sales of agricultural products. The government's agrotourism management plan in tourist forest areas has the potential to minimize social conflict, improve the regional economy, and provide a vehicle for environmental education for the community.","PeriodicalId":505399,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Series II: Forestry • Wood Industry • Agricultural Food Engineering","volume":"1 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139169050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}