A gluten-free diet is the only available therapy for people with celiac disease (CD) and wheat allergy (WA). Given that this type of diet is difficult to implement because there is a possibility that gluten-free products could be contaminated with gluten, the aim of this paper was to examine the effect of cold plasma treatment on gluten proteins pr...

By Vesna Gojković Cvjetković, Željka Marjanović-Balaban, Dragan Vujadinović, Milan Vukić, Marko Ivanović

Development of a food product requires integrated scientific and professional knowledge on the technological process, the final product and, the quality of the ingredients and their interaction. This research examined the effect of formulation variables on the sensory quality of a thermo-reversible sour cherry fruit filling, as well as the modellin...

By Slavica Grujić, Božana Odžaković, Goranka Atelj

The defects in pipe elbows can, depending on their size and position, affect the integrity and safe service, as well as deformation ability of the piping systems in exploitation. Incompletely filled groove, which is the type of defect examined here, was observed by ultrasonic measurement on the pipeline in the regulation system of the hydro power p...

By Bojan Medjo, Marko Rakin, Miodrag Arsić, Ivana Damnjanović, Ana Stefanović, Vencislav Grabulov

The presence of microscopic particles of plastic (MP) in food is currently an urgent problem in the modern food industry and one of the main issues of food safety. However, there are no clear methods for the determination of such particles, nor methods for cleaning food products from them. In the present work, for the first time, the method of Dyna...

By Kornilov Kirill Nikolaevich, Roeva Nataliya Nickolaevna

In traditional medicine Thymus serpyllum L. (wild thyme) herb represents a part of a large number of herbal medicinal formulations such as syrups, tinctures, infusions, teas, and decoctions. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in testing the biological properties of wild thyme, because the plant is a high-quality raw material, rich i...

By Aleksandra A. Jovanović, Bojana D. Balanč, Predrag Petrović, Radoslava Pravilović, Verica B. Djordjević

Modern problems of the Earth’s population are increasing in the areas related to the basic concepts of survival of living beings, but also with opposite views, if parallels are made between energy and ecology. Many new technologies are searching for their way towards development and must be viewed from several points of view. In this paper, t...

By Milesa Srećković, Svetlana Pelemiš, Stanko Ostojć, Sanja Jevtić, Slađana Pantelić, Miloš Đurić, Branka Kaluđerović, Zoran Latinović, Nada Ratković Kovačević

Amiloride (AMI) is a representative of diuretics. Among other purposes, it is utilized for high blood pressure or swelling induced by heart failure. While it is identified as one of the safest medicines available, it is also listed in the World Anti-doping Agency’s list of substances banned in sport, because it is considered a masking agent. ...

By Svetlana Pelemiš, Sanja J. Armaković, Bogdan T. Tomić, Stevan Armaković

Diabetes is a complex, chronic illness that demands a healthy diet. The overall quality of consumed food is important for diabetics, but benefits are expected from whole grains and lower-energy food. Choice of appropriate sweet bakery product may present the problem for diabetics in meal planning. The aim of this research is to provide an overview ...

By Slavica Grujić, Božana Odžaković

In this paper a mathematical model for the soda ash drying process in a pneumatic dryer was presented. The model presents a macroscopic aspect of the drying process, for a two-phase, gas-solid system. The model is based on mass and heat transfer between the gas phase and the particle, movement of air and particles through the system, and geometric ...

By Edisa Papraćanin, Nisad Avdić, Abdel Đozić, Ervin Karić

The pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill) is a commercial tropical fruit belonging to the Bromeliaceae family. It is rich in organic acids (citric acid, malic acid), minerals (Fe, Mg, Ca, P, K, and Zn), and vitamins (A, B1, B2, B3, and B6). Osmotic dehydration is a water removal technique by immersing the fruit in a hypertonic solution to obtain ...

By Ahsen Rayman Ergün, Yeliz Tekgül