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6. Quantitative Assessment of Adulteration and Reuse of Coconut Oil Using Transmittance Multispectral Imaging

Author

Herath, S., Weerasooriya, H. K., Ranasinghe, D. Y. L., Bandara, W. G. C., Herath, H. M. V. R., Godaliyadda, G. M. R. I., Ekanayake, M. P. B., and Madhujith, Terrence

Subjects
Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing, Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Image and Video Processing
Abstract

Coconut oil known for its wide range of uses is often adulterated with other edible oils. Repeated use of coconut oil in food preparation could lead to many health issues. Existing methods available for evaluating quality of oil are laborious and time consuming. Therefore, we propose an imaging system hardware and image processing-based algorithm to estimate the adulteration of coconut oil with palm oil as the adulterant. A clear functional relationship between adulteration level and Bhattacharyya distance was observed as R2 = 0.9876 on the training samples. Thereafter, another algorithm is proposed to develop a spectral-clustering based classifier to determine the effect of reheat and reuse of coconut oil. Distinct clusters were obtained for different levels of reheated oil classes and the classification was performed with an accuracy of 0.983 on training samples. Further, the input images for the proposed algorithms were generated using an in-house developed transmittance based multispectral imaging system., Comment: 10 pages, 11 figures, journal

Published
2020

14. Functional Foods and Health

Author

Madhujith, Terrence, Wedamulla, Nishala, De Silva, Ranjith Premalal, editor, Pushpakumara, Gamini, editor, Prasada, Pahan, editor, and Weerahewa, Jeevika, editor

Published
2020
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15. Cowpea

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Sivakanthan, Subajiny, Madhujith, Terrence, Gamage, Ashoka, Zhang, Na, Manickavasagan, A., editor, and Thirunathan, Praveena, editor

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2020
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16. Lupin

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Visvanathan, Rizliya, Madhujith, Terrence, Gamage, Ashoka, Zhang, Na, Manickavasagan, A., editor, and Thirunathan, Praveena, editor

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2020
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19. Oxidative Stability of Edible Plant Oils

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Madhujith, Terrence, Sivakanthan, Subajiny, Mérillon, Jean-Michel, Series Editor, Ramawat, Kishan Gopal, Series Editor, Pavlov, Atanas I., Editorial Board Member, Ekiert, Halina Maria, Editorial Board Member, Aggarwal, Bharat B., Editorial Board Member, Jha, Sumita, Editorial Board Member, Wink, Michael, Editorial Board Member, Waffo-Téguo, Pierre, Editorial Board Member, and Riviere, Céline, Editorial Board Member

Published
2019
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22. The potential of neglected and underutilized species for improving diets and nutrition

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Hunter, Danny, Borelli, Teresa, Beltrame, Daniela M. O., Oliveira, Camila N. S., Coradin, Lidio, Wasike, Victor W., Wasilwa, Lusike, Mwai, John, Manjella, Aurillia, Samarasinghe, Gamini W. L., Madhujith, Terrence, Nadeeshani, Harshani V. H., Tan, Ayfer, Ay, Saadet Tuğrul, Güzelsoy, Nurcan, Lauridsen, Nina, Gee, Eliot, and Tartanac, Florence

Published
2019

23. Polysaccharide-Based Bioplastics as Green and Sustainable Packaging Materials

Author

Gamage, Ashoka, primary, Thiviya, Punniamoorthy, additional, Liyanapathiranage, Anuradhi, additional, Wasana, M.L.D., additional, Jayakodi, Yasasvi, additional, Bamdara, Amith, additional, Manamperi, Asanga, additional, Dassanayake, Rohan S., additional, Evon, Philippe, additional, Merah, Othmane, additional, and Madhujith, Terrence, additional

Published
2023
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33. Protective Effect of Resveratrol on Hepatocyte Apoptosis in Alcoholic Liver

Author

Yu-Meng Liu, Ying Liu, Bo-Xin Dou, and Madhujith Terrence

Subjects
0301 basic medicine, Biomaterials, 03 medical and health sciences, 030104 developmental biology, 0302 clinical medicine, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Bioengineering
Abstract

Resveratrol is a phytoalexin produced by several plants. To investigate its mechanism on prevention of alcoholic liver injury, 72 male rats with alcoholic liver disease were randomly divided into 6 groups (blank, model, positive drug, high, medium and low dose of resveratrol groups). After 30 days of continuous feeding, the levels of various indexes were detected; TUNEL assay was used to detect the apoptosis of liver cells; the expression of CYP2E1, SIRT-1, NF-κB and TNF-α was detected by western blot. In the results, the activities of Alanine transaminase (ALT), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total bilirubin (TBIL) and y-glutamyl transferase (GGT) in serum of resveratrol groups were significantly lower than those of model control group, the activity of glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in high and medium dose resveratrol group was significantly increased. The contents of Lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in the groups with high, medium and low doses of resveratrol were significantly reduced. Resveratrol could significantly reduce the protein expression of CYP2E1, NF-κB and TNF-α in rat liver tissue; the protein expression of SIRT-1 was significantly up-regulated. In conclusion, resveratrol has a remarkable antioxidant effect.

Published
2021

40. Synergistic effects of oleogelators in tailoring the properties of oleogels: A Review

Author

Sivakanthan, Subajiny, Fawzia, Sabrina, Madhujith, Terrence, Karim, Azharul, Sivakanthan, Subajiny, Fawzia, Sabrina, Madhujith, Terrence, and Karim, Azharul

Abstract

Conventional solid fats play a crucial role as an ingredient in many processed foods. However, these fats contain a high amount of saturated fats and trans fats. Legislations and dietary recommendations related to these two types of fats set forth as a consequence of evidence showing their deleterious health impact have triggered the attempts to find alternate tailor-made lipids for these solid fats. Oleogels is considered as a novel alternative, which has reduced saturated fat and no trans fat content. In addition to mimicking the distinctive characteristics of solid fats, oleogels can be developed to contain a high amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids and used to deliver bioactives. Although there has been a dramatic rise in the interest in developing oleogels for food applications over the past decade, none of them has been commercially used in foods so far due to the deficiency in their crystal network structure, particularly in monocomponent gels. Very recently, there is a surge in the interest in using of combination of gelators due to the synergistic effects that aid in overcoming the drawbacks in monocomponent gels. However, currently, there is no comprehensive insight into synergism among oleogelators reported in recent studies. Therefore, a comprehensive intuition into the findings reported on synergism is crucial to fill this gap. The objective of this review is to give a comprehensive insight into synergism among gelators based on recent literature. This paper also identifies the future research propositions towards developing oleogels capable of exactly mimicking the properties of conventional solid fats to bridge the gap between laboratory research and the food industry.

Published
2022

45. Bael (Aegle marmelos L. Corrêa), a Medicinal Tree with Immense Economic Potentials

Author

Pathirana, Chamila Kumari, Madhujith, Terrence, and Eeswara, Janakie

Subjects
Article Subject
Abstract

Bael (Aegle marmelos L. Corrêa) is an economically valuable tree species in South Asia. The ripen bael fruits are popular among people because of the delicious fruit pulp, which is ideal for making jam, syrup, and pudding. Bael possesses many medicinal values and therefore used as an ingredient in ayurvedic herbal medical preparations. The fruits, bark, leaves, seeds, and roots of bael contain bioactive compounds such as coumarin, xanthotoxol, imperatorin, aegeline, and marmeline. These compounds can provide antidiabetic, anticancerous, antifertility, antimicrobial, immunogenic, and insecticidal activities. Bael is also essential as a species for reforestation, especially in the unfertile marginal lands. Bael seeds possess a unique fatty acid (12-hydroxyoctadec-cis-9-enoic acid or ricinoleic acid), a convertible item into biodiesel. Bael is an underutilized fruit species in South Asian countries. However, numerous studies report the medically significant properties and industrially vital characteristics of bael in India. The present review focused on summarizing and discussing the essential details and potentials of bael for industrial applications towards economic development.

Published
2020
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