Consumer Preferences and Willingness to Pay for High-Quality Vegetable Oils: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Chinese Residents
Foods,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(8), P. 1168 - 1168
Published: April 11, 2024
The
consumption
of
edible
vegetable
oil
is
an
important
source
essential
fatty
acids
and
vitamin
E
for
the
human
body.
Guiding
residents
to
consume
scientifically
reasonably
control
intake
oils
part
promoting
construction
a
healthy
China.
Currently,
Chinese
have
insufficient
understanding
scientific
oils,
leading
exceeding
dietary
recommendations,
resulting
in
excessive
fat
increasing
risk
chronic
diseases
such
as
obesity
cardiovascular
diseases.
Based
on
Theory
Planned
Behavior
(TPB)
using
Structural
Equation
Modeling
(SEM),
this
study
analyzed
cognitive
preferences
willingness
pay
premium
among
urban
consumers
survey
included
1098
oils.
research
found
that
attitudes,
health
value,
monetary
environmental
endowment
are
main
predicting
factors
intention
purchase
high-quality
This
confirms
applicability
provides
theoretical
contributions
insights
enterprises
policymakers
formulating
marketing
strategies
Language: Английский
Purification and Characteristics of β-Amylase from Soybean Whey Wastewater
Boqing Yao,
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Congli Jin,
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Yuntao Guan
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et al.
Catalysts,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(12), P. 909 - 909
Published: Dec. 11, 2024
The
large-scale
production
of
soybean
proteins
results
in
the
generation
a
significant
volume
wastewater,
containing
substantial
amount
valuable
β-amylase.
β-amylase
enzyme
was
purified
from
whey
wastewater
using
three-step
process,
including
alcohol
precipitation,
ion-exchange
chromatography,
and
gel
filtration
chromatography.
specific
activity
29,700
U/mg,
with
an
recovery
17.3%
purification
fold
16.5.
had
molecular
mass
around
56
kDa
isoelectric
point
(pI)
value
4.8.
exhibited
optimal
at
55
°C
reasonable
stability
between
30
40
°C.
demonstrated
optimum
pH
6.0
relative
range
5.0–8.0.
Furthermore,
stimulated
by
PMSF,
Tween-20,
Tween-40,
Tween-60,
Tween-80,
Triton
X-100.
In
terms
substrate
preference,
hydrolyzed
potato
starch
worked
most
effectively,
followed
amylose,
amylopectin,
soluble
starch,
maltose,
pullulan.
showed
Km
Vmax
values
3.62
μM
1.04
μM/
(g
protein
min),
respectively.
process
simple
yielded
high
recovery.
has
potential
applications
food
beverage
industries.
Language: Английский