Papers by Elzbieta Biller
The paper presents a list of genetically modified plants which can be used as ingredients of food... more The paper presents a list of genetically modified plants which can be used as ingredients of foods. According to the EU legislation, the following genetically modified organisms are admitted in food production: maize, rapeseed, soy, sugar beet and cotton. This is why the paper contains the analysis of the contents of foods available in Poland which can potentially contain these source materials. The research revealed that until 2009, foods with genetically modified organisms could be found on the market. The analysis of the labels on foods sold in two hypermarkets showed that none of the list of ingredients placed on the product labels contained information about the use of genetically modified source materials.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the antioxidant properties of horseradish extracts (Armoraci... more The aim of the study was to evaluate the antioxidant properties of horseradish extracts (Armoracia rusticana). The study's material consisted of wild, horseradish samples coming from three different regions of Poland (Mazowsze, Wielkopolska and Podlasie). Antioxidant activity was investigated using DPPH • free radical, and the final result was converted into the equivalent of the antioxidant activity of vitamin C. Studies have shown that one of the samples had significantly higher antioxidant activity than the other two, whose antioxidant potential was similar from a statistical point of view. It was calculated that 1 g dry substance of horseradish samples had an antioxidant activity corresponding to 4.31-8.78 mg of vitamin C.
Chinese food products registered in the EU as protected have been described in the article: aspar... more Chinese food products registered in the EU as protected have been described in the article: asparagus, peaches, garlic, citrus fruit (pomelo), apples, yams, crayfish, vinegar, green tea and dry starch product (pasta). The published application was used to characterize every product. The origin (natural environment) of production of each product was considered: kind of soil, climate, characterization of water and kind of fertilization. Conditions of natural environment significantly influence the quality features of all the registered products and decide on their traceability.
Polish Journal of Applied Sciences, Jun 29, 2017
Meat science, Jan 29, 2016
Raw pork neck cutlets were marinated in an aqueous solution of acetic acid (pH4, 24h, 4°C) withou... more Raw pork neck cutlets were marinated in an aqueous solution of acetic acid (pH4, 24h, 4°C) without (M) or with 1% (w/w) of glucose. The control (K) was formed by non-treated raw pork neck. The cutlets were then broiled (185°C, 30min). In all K cutlets, significant higher amounts of volatile compounds (VCs) were developed after broiling than the other samples. Significant more aldehydes and alcohols were present in the inner parts than in the surface. The correlation between surface and internal layers was high only for aldehydes. Marinating decreased the differences among VCs and led to the standardization of the processed meat. The addition of glucose to the marinade led to more volatile aldehydes, carboxylic acids, esters, furan, pyran, pyrazine, pyrrol and pyridine derivatives than in M samples. Several (53) specific VCs explained the differences among the surface samples related to the marinating process. However, only 16 VCs explained the variance among the inner parts.
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Roczniki Państwowego Zakładu Higieny, 2012
While studying volatile compounds in model experiments which simulated the broiling of meat (the ... more While studying volatile compounds in model experiments which simulated the broiling of meat (the reactions of ribose with lysine), there were alkylbenzenes identified. They belong to food contaminants and they could be originated from the detergents and petroleum as well as geochemical samples, but they were also obtained in Maillard reactions. The aim of the studies was the attempt of the alkylbenzenes identification being formed in the model reaction of ribose with lysine. Aqueous solutions of ribose and lysine (at concentration of 0.1 mol/dm3 each) were mixed in equal volumes 10 cm3 + 10 cm3. The pH of the mixtures were adjusted to 5.6 using citrate-phosphorous buffer. In that way conditions simulating pH of meat were obtained. The mixtures were heated inside the gastronomic roaster during 0, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes respectively, at the temperature 185 +/- 5 degrees C. After reactions, in the mixtures, the profiles of volatile compounds, including alkylbenzenes, were ana...
Polish Journal of Applied Sciences, Jan 14, 2016
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