Abstract:
:Water activity, moisture content, pH, total sugars and sodium chloride content of commercial foods with reduced water content found in Chilean supermarkets were determined. The sample included meat, dairy, fruits and confectionary products. Principles involved in the reduction of water activity are discussed for each case.
journal_name
Arch Latinoam Nutrjournal_title
Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricionauthors
Aguilera JM,Kozma S,Olivares M,Andrade M,Neimann Gsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1986-12-01 00:00:00pages
754-7issue
4eissn
0004-0622issn
2309-5806journal_volume
36pub_type
杂志文章abstract::The present research was carried out for the purpose of collecting part of the germ plasm of grain amaranth in Guatemala, as well as to evaluate it in terms of yield, chemical composition and nutritive value. A total of 27 Guatemalan selections, one from Mexico and seven from Peru were planted in June 1982 in 7.5 m2 e...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1987-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The use of a powdered soy extract (30% protein) as a supplement in infant feeding for children from 2-24 months who had stopped breastfeeding was tested for acceptance and impact in two semi-rural communities in the State of Bahia in Northeast Brazil. The product was supplied gratuitously by a Brazilian soy bean proce...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1983-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::A survey was carried out on housewives of rural bean-producing areas for the purpose of collecting information on bean selection procedures, culinary practices and bean consumption in rural homes from four departments of northeastern Guatemala. The study sample consisted of 10 families selected at random from each of ...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1988-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Bread from wheat flour is one of the most widely consumed products by the Mexican population. In this study, proximate composition, and mineral content were determined, and cost per/gram of protein and energy of traditional and industrial bread were compared. Seven types of bread were analyzed: bolillo, virginia, whit...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1999-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Carotenoids are responsible for the colour of a wide variety of both vegetable and animal foods. Several studies published recently have shown that these compounds have a beneficial effect in human health, thus, from a nutritional point of view, it is important to know the factors related to their degradation, because...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2004-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::A Multimistura (MM)--sweet cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) leaf flour, wheat bran (Tritium aestivum L.), egg shell powder, pumpkin (Cucurbita Spp) and sunflower (Heliantus annus) seed flours--was added to a mixture of Beans, 7% (Phaseolus vulgaris) and Rice, 3% (Oryza sativa) and its effects, were assessed in weanl...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::With the objective of producing packaged tortillas with a longer shelf-life which, at the same time, have the qualities of fresh tortillas, the effects of preservatives and texture conditioners on rheologic and sensory characteristics and shelf-life of tortillas made with nixtamalized corn flour were studied. The pres...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1997-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The chemical, microbiological and sensory stability of a dried salted product prepared from sardines and cereals was evaluated during a 12-week storage period. The product is named NUTRIPEZ and was produced in 20 kg/lots, both with and without smoke treatment. The product was stored under both tropical and room condit...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1991-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::This communication offers suggestions for programs and policies in relation to stunting within the infant population. The proposal is based on current social strategies and the results of research carried out on Chilean school children. These results indicate that height deficit is concentrated in sectors of the popul...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The disaccharide lactose, the principal carbohydrate of animal milks, requires the enzyme lactase to split it to glucose and galactose. Undigested lactose passes to the colon where fermentation produces hydrogen and short-chain fatty acids that can cause abdominal distention, pain and sometimes diarrhea. Persistence o...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1988-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Epidemiological studies have shown that unfavorable serum lipids levels in childhood are predictors of development of atherosclerosis lesions in adulthood. We assessed the lipid profile of 297 Venezuelan preschool children (4-7 years old) from two socioeconomic levels in order to compare them by this characteristic. T...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The lipid profile is impacted by numerous factors. However, the seasonal variations in this profile have not been well-established in the southern hemisphere. The aim of this study was to determine the seasonal variation of the lipid profile in apparently healthy adults from Santiago, Chile. The study design was obser...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Delphi method to identify education material on healthy food for teachers, school-age children and their parents. Delphi method applied to get expert consensus about healthy food topics to include in educational materials for preschool and school-age children, their parents and teachers is described. The questionnaire...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although Mexico is a country with a great fishing potential, fish consumption remains very low. An important reason for this situation is the difficulty faced in regard to its preservation and distribution, a factor which notably increases the final price of the product. As is known, in some countries fish preservatio...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1985-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::As part of the Early Malnutrition and Its Effects on Youth Project, a study of the reliability of anthropometric measures was carried out through the re-measurement of 226 adolescents of the rural area of Guatemala. In all anthropometric variables, the intra-measure coefficients of reliability were higher than 0.96 an...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective was to determine the relationship between the mother's nutritional status and the newborn's gestational characteristics. A sample of 149 women with gestational diabetes was controlled in the High Risk Obstetric Unit of the Medical Specialties Public Health Center before delivery in the maternity ward of ...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Proteins, some minerals and vitamins, play important roles in erythropoiesis and the survival of the red blood cell. This article deals specifically with the physiological requirements and recommended intakes of iron, folate and vitamin B12. A comparison of the physiologic iron requirements according to age and sex, a...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1988-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Two groups of children (aged 4-6 years) living in poor urban areas of Hermosillo (Sonora) and having "low" and "adequate" school achievements, were studied with the objective of determining their psychological, social, economic and nutritional characteristics. They were evaluated by means of standardized psychological...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recently, elevated homocysteine blood concentrations have been identified as an independent risk factor for the development of atherosclerotic lesions. The amino acid homocysteine is metabolized in the human body involving the vitamins folic acid, B12 and B6 as essential cofactors and coenzymes, respectively. There is...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1997-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Proximate composition and metabolizable energy of raw and processed foods derived from cereals and legumes, were determined. Results can be used to revise the out of day national composition table, to incorporate data of ash, new data of dietary fiber obtained by an enzimatic hydrolysis method, asimilable carbohydrate...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The use of residual liquor obtained from cane-thrash, a sugar-cane waste Saccharum officinarum, L. , as a protein source was studied. The cane-thrash was available in local sugar-mills and the fungus utilized, the Aspergillus niger IZ-9, was provided by the University of São Paulo and derived from a strain under the n...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::In Mexico, the nutritional status of school age children it is still a public health problem, particularly in the country southeast where malnutrition is alarming. Yucatan state, in Mexico, has one of the highest chronic undernutrition (stunting) and overweight/obesity prevalences. The aim of this study was to describ...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::A compensatory effect of chronic malnutrition that influences excess of weight has been reported. This effect would be more evident in indigenous populations. The aim of this study was to find out the association between ethnic group (mapuche) and body composition in the telarche and menarche of indigenous and non ind...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose of this research was to describe the overweight prevalence and factors potentially associated to it in adults residents in areas of social exclusion. The sample consisted of 3214 individuals, aged 20 to 69 years, in shanty town in Maceió-AL, northeast of Brazil. Body mass index (BMI) was used in the nutrit...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::A review of the information in the literature in regard to the utilization of the seed of the "chigo" (Campsiandra comosa, Benth) as human food in Venezuela, is presented. The seed of the "chigo" is used as food by inhabitants in areas of the Orinoco basin. Several types of products are prepared from its flour. The nu...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1984-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::In accordance with the fact the aging process is closely related to the individual nutrition, it is possible to infer that the daily diet could help and improve, to a certain degree, to the elderly well-being. Based on this and making use of the food technology expertise, the development of a low cost, easily prepared...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Up until now, the composition of goat's milk has not been well known. However, every day it is more and more evident that this milk is quite different from cow's and other mammal's milk. This difference depends on a major concentration in some of milk elements. Caseins, in goat's milk are found in a minor concentratio...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::A total of 96 pasteurized fruit juice samples obtained at retail level and packed in pure-pak containers were analyzed, to determine their pH and mould yeasts counts. The isolated microflora were identified by macroscopic and microscopic techniques besides biochemical reactions. The pH rate values were the following: ...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1982-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The evaluation of blood pressure and anthropometric measurements is important for evaluating the health of children and teenagers, since cardiovascular abnormalities are becoming more and more common in this population. The objective of this study was to analyze the correlation between anthropometric measurements and ...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::This is the first study to establish the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Ecuadorian adolescent students. The population studied was made up of 2.829 students, 1.461 females and 1.368 males between 12 and <19 years of age. One thousand four hundred and thirty five students were registered in 60 schools, publ...
journal_title:Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00