Photonic Enhancement of Vitamin D in Mushrooms
With greater and greater reports of Vitamin D deficiencies in populations throughout the world,and with such low quantities present in everyday foods,it is not surprising that the nutritional benefits of Vitamin D have been gaining popularity.Mushrooms,a common food item in a number of countries,do not inherently contain significant quantities of Vitamin D.However,a recent study has shown that when flashed with a high intensity pulsed source,some mushrooms can rapidly form significant amounts of this nutrient.The quantities of vitamin D in such treated mushrooms can exceed 100% minimum daily recommended values per typical serving,making them an attractive source of this essential serum.The advantages of photonic enrichment of Mushrooms are that the process does not require chemicals or additives,is fast,and is a low temperature process.The technology is sufficiently mature and has already seen deployment by a number of large companies.In China this technology has been evaluated and shown to have very promising results.Deployment,requiring retrofitting of the Xenon pulsed photonic system to an existing processing line prior to final packaging,is simple to implement.Additionally,the process is scalable to adapt for different needs makes it ideal for high throughput environments.This paper presents the fundamentals of components of the Photonic Enhancement system and highlights the benefits in this specific application.The science behind why mushrooms are ideally suited for Photonic enrichment is presented.Some work performed on vitamin D enhancement of Mushrooms is presented showing how effective the process can be.Investigation of a number of different mushrooms types,dosing,and levels of Vitamin D increase are discussed.When dealing with food and raw food products,a number of important factors need consideration.These include:taste,appearance and shelf life.Tests on the impact of Pulsed light treatment of mushrooms have shown that these factors are not adversely affected by the process.Xenon Corporation has been the pioneers of Pulsed flash lamp system for over 45 years.Applications of these systems range for printed electronics,photonic curing,medical sterilization,food sanitization and enhancement.With wide experience in such diverse and demanding industries,Xenon Photonic Systems have become the solution of choice based on established quality and reliability.Their strategic partnerships with key industrial and educational groups have helped bring Vitamin D enhancement in Mushrooms to light.
DR.SAAD AHMED MR.ROGER WILLIAMS MR.LOUIS PANICO MR.G SCHILDKRAUT
Xenon Corp 37 Upton drive, Wilmington MA 01887 USA
国际会议
The 7th International Medicinal Mushroom Congerence(第七届国际药用菌大会(IMMC7)
北京
英文
309-316
2013-08-26（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）