...Increase the Shelf-Life of Fruits and Veggies “THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GUAVA LEAVES EXTRACT AS A NATURAL PRESERVATIVEFOR VEGETABLES AND FRUITS” Acknowledgment The researcher would like to extend his sincere thanks and appreciation tothe following people who have contributed, in one way or another, to therealization of this study.Mr. Paul T. Tejero, for the assistance and valuable suggestions,conceptualization, editing the study, helping the researcher for the study, andfor the invaluable tips to improve the quality of the research study;Mrs. Josephine Impe, research adviser, for the encouragement andsupport to the completion of the study. Also, for the assistance and valuablesuggestions and for the invaluable tips to improve the quality of the researchstudy;To-ong and Tejero families, the wind beneath my wings as I reach mygoals in life, for the unconditional love and prayers, for understanding, andmoral support, despite of the challenges that come along;Most of all, to Almighty God, for giving the researcher the courage,knowledge, guidance, love and blessings.Stephen T. To-ong Table of Contents PageTitle PageAcknowledgmentChapter1 Problem & Background of the Study ………………………………… Introduction……………………………………………………………… Statement of the Problem ……………………………………………. Hypothesis…………………………………………….…………………… Objectives of the Study ……………………………………………. Scope and Limitations……………………………………………. Definition of Terms ……………………………………………. Significance...
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...of soap out of guava leaf extract, which was made by Dragonknight15 and fellow peers for their 3rd year chemistry class. This guava-infused soap actually helps clear up acne. You'll need sodium hydroxide, guava leaves, containers, and lavender scent. ------------------------------------------------- Benefits of Guava for Skin Care and Other Medicinal Purposes Guavas are plants in the myrtle family which contains about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees. They are native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. Guavas are now cultivated and naturalized throughout the tropics and subtropics in Southeast Asia, Hawaii, the Caribbean, Florida and Africa. When it comes to skin care, the astringents of guava enhance the skin texture and tighten loosened skin. Guava works more effectively than any other skin nourishing lotions in the market. Decoction of immature leaves and fruits can be applied on the skin for tightening and toning purposes. Additionally, guava has high contents of Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Potassium, which are characterized by their antioxidant functions. These nutrients carry out detoxification processes and keep the skin healthy and wrinkle-free. Guava is loaded with antioxidants. Since the 1950s, guavas – particularly the leaves – have been the subject for diverse research on their constituents, pharmacological properties and history in folk medicine. Most research, however, has been conducted on apple guava (P. guajava), with...
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...T MAHENDRAN : QUALITY OF INSTANT GUAVA DRINK POWDER PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS OF DEHYDRATED GUAVA CONCENTRATE: EFFECT OF DRYING METHOD AND MALTODEXTRIN CONCENTRATION T Mahendran Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Chenkalady Accepted: 20th May 2010 ABSTRACT Dehydration of guava juice into powdered particles gives a considerable reduction in volume and is an effective method of prolonging the shelf life. Therefore, a research study was conducted to determine the effect of different drying methods and the addition of drying aids on the physico-chemical properties and sensory characteristics of dehydrated guava concentrate. Instant guava-drink-powder samples were obtained by dehydrating the concentrated guava juice using freeze drying, spray drying and tunnel drying techniques. Guava juice at 10.5°Brix was used to prepare the fruit powders. A significant reduction (p<0.05) in titratable acidity of 0.22% as citric acid and an increase in pH of 0.44 after drying of guava juice indicated that some acids were lost during the drying process. The oxidative loss of ascorbic acid was considerably lower in freeze drying (18.8%) compared to tunnel drying (32.2%). Spray dried powders were obtained from the guava juice with different maltodextrin concentrations as drying aids. When 30% maltodextrin was added to guava juice, the solubility of powder was 95% whereas, adding 60% maltodextrin decreased the...
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...Chapter 1 In the Himalayan foothills, in the small north Indian town of Shahkot, during a very hot summer, many proposals are made to induce the monsoon. By September the situation is so bad that famine relief camps have to be set up. This is the year Sampath Chawla is born. His mother, Kulfi, is only twenty-one and just married to Mr. Chawla. She gets bigger and hungrier as the drought gets worse, but none of the relief planes coming with supplies reach them. Kulfi is so hungry, she obsesses about food and sells everything in the house. Finally, she draws pictures of food on the walls, and when there is no more wall space, Sampath is born. It is the day the monsoon rains finally come. In the storm, Kulfi gives birth, and Sampath has a brown birthmark on his cheek. As if by miracle, a Swedish relief plane drops a crate in front of the Chawla house with food in it. Kulfi thinks her baby looks like he came from another planet. The baby is named Sampath, Good Fortune. Chapter 2 Twenty years have passed. Sampath has grown into a thin and oversensitive young man, unable to sleep with the noisy breathing of his family around him, all sharing the one ceiling fan: father, mother, grandmother Ammaji, and sister Pinky. He rushes to the roof of the house where it is just as hot. He sings and walks back and forth all night, wishing he had somewhere else to go; he feels suffocated in his life. When morning comes and the town begins to wake up, he sees his father come out with a yoga mat...
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...and Costa Rican. The Heritage tool is used to obtain the Health maintenance, promotion and restoration of families whose culture is reflected in everyday life. The Heritage assessment tool also helps to evaluate family support and relationships, therefore helping to assess if outside support is needed to achieve wellness with physical, emotional, and the spiritual aspects of their care. Filipino The Filipino culture is one of healthful food, such as chicken, vegetables, fruits and meats. Excellent hygiene is a priority for the Filipino culture. When not feeling well some chicken soup is just what the doctor ordered. Painful joints have a traditional ginger, coconut oil and guava leaf massage. If there is a wound, a guava leaf is boiled and the fluid is ingested to prevent infection. The guava leaves are also ground and applied to the wound for the same purpose. Herbal...
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...*THE WISE OLD MAN* A wealthy man requested an old scholar to wean his son away from his bad habits. The scholar took the youth for a stroll through a garden. Stopping suddenly he asked the boy to pull out a tiny plant growing there. The youth held the plant between his thumb and forefinger and pulled it out. The old man then asked him to pull out a slightly bigger plant. The youth pulled hard and the plant came out, roots and all. "Now pull out that one," said the old man pointing to a bush. The boy had to use all his strength to pull it out. "Now take this one out," said the old man, indicating a guava tree. The youth grasped the trunk and tried to pull it out. But it would not budge. "I – It's impossible," said the boy, panting with the effort. "So it is with bad habits," said the sage. "When they are young it is easy to pull them out but when they take hold they cannot be uprooted." The session with the old man changed the boy's life. Truly Inspiring Real Life Incident… Shila Ghosh : a lady 83 years old who lives at pali in West Bengal. Every evening she comes from Pali to kolkata to sell the fries.The pedestrians out of respect buy the fries from her. After lung cancer took away her only son from her 5 years back,to make ends meet she works.Her nephew aged 30 works as a mover on meagre wages in pali. . When asked if she has a problem in travelling,she weakly smile ans says “No,the bus gets...
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...HERBAL PLANTS Bayabas or Guava Scientific name: Psidium guajava Uses: • Antiseptic, astringent & anthelminthic • Kills bacteria, fungi and amoeba • Used to treat diarrhea in children • For Hypertension, diabetes and Asthma • Promotes menstruation Preparation: • Boil one cup of Bayabas leaves in three cups of water for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool. • To use as mouthwash, gargle. • To use as wound disinfectant, wash affected areas 2 to 3 times a day. • For toothaches, chew the leaves in your mouth. Oregano Scientific name: Origanum vulgare Benefits: • Good for cough relief • Helps prevent degenerative arthritis • Has Anti-aging properties • Help relieve osteoarthritis • Healing wounds, insect bites & stings • Ease asthma attacks • Relieves upset stomach • Treatment of urinary tract problems Preparation of Oregano Leaves: • Boil one cup of fresh leaves in 3 cups of water for 10 to 15 minutes. Drink half a cup three times a day for colds. • For the prevention of degenerative arthritis and general good health drink oregano decoction daily. • For Insect bites, wounds and stings, apply the leaves as a poultice or a compress directly on the afflicted area Submitted by Jeremiah R. Magpantay Bonieve M. Pagcaliwangan Pansit-Pansitan, Ulasimang-Bato ...
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...Title of the product: ARCHERPRENEUR (TM) Guava Leaf Extract with Aloe Vera Short Description: Made of powerful ingredients: * GUAVE LEAF EXTRACT that can heal stomach pain faster. * MENTHOL AND EUCALYPTUS that gives cold feeling because of menthol and eucalyptus that soothes muscle pain and other discomfort. * ALOE VERA that moisten and softens the skin. * This product can heal pains and discomfort without the usual ointment smell. * 100 % natural. FORM: TECHNOLOGY: 1. Packaging: (Green) HDPE (High density polyethylene) with ARCHERPRENEURTM design 2. Ingredients: a. Young guava leaf extract, Stabilized aloe vera gel, methyl salicylate, menthol, eucalyptol, and candle wax 3. Procedures: b. Gather some young guava leaves then wash it with water and chop it into pieces. c. Heat some oil in a metal pan then place the leaves and let it boil for five minutes or more. d. Strain the leaf residue with a metal sift put aside the liquid. e. Re-heat the liquid you got in another metal pan then mix in your chopped... f. Let all the wax melt while stirring continuously then turn off the heat and quickly put the stabilized aloe vera gel, methyl salicylate, menthol, and eucalyptol then transfer the mixture in a container you prefer... g. Let the mixture cool and solidify. BENEFITS: * May help soothe skin injured by burns, irritations, cuts and insect bites. * Reliefs stomach pain...
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...cause being the clogged drains, unsanitary canals, and polluted surroundings. In these environments, the insect spreading dengue, Aedes aegypti, thrives. The researchers decided to focus on the root cause of the disease. The researchers would like to find an alternative, more economical method of exterminating them in their breeding places other than commercial insecticides. And in this pursuit to find a substitute, the researchers came across the guava fruit (psidium guajava), which had promising properties. (insert stuff about why we chose guava blahblah about properties….. use RRL for info.) The guava fruit was collected, osterized, soaked in ethyl alcohol, concentrated and evaporated to obtain a semi-solid extract. There were six blocks for replicates, five groups with 100mL water and different guava extract concentrations each – 3%, 5%, 8%, 12.5%, and 15% - and commercialized larvicide as positive control and one setup with dechlorinated water with 1mL ethanol. The commercial larvicide proved to be the most effective, but the guava extracts also have a positive effect on the larvae, though minimal. The study should be able to aid in the reduction of health problems brought about by Aedes aegypti. It may also help the community in controlling the mosquito population at an early stage by means of an eco-friendly larvicide. Not only will it be eco-friendly, it will also be affordable and easily accessed. This study would be a big help too to the country’s economy, specifically...
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...acids. In general raw fruits contain more acids but on ripening, the quantity of acid in them decrease and the amount of sugar increase. Fruits contain fructose, certain acids, vitamins, starch, proteins and cellulose. Fruits that are sweet are, watermelon, guavas, and apples. The fruits that are sour are, lemon, raw mango, and limes. How does the ripening of a fruit affect the process of seed dispersal? Fruit development and ripening are very unique to plants. They represent an important component of human and animal’s diets. Analyses of fruit –ripening mutants and ripening –related gene expression suggest higher levels of a development that remains to be defined. A fruit not only protects the seeds inside it, but also may aid in dispersing those seeds away from the parent plant. The dispersal of seeds is important because it reduces competition for sunlight, soil, and water between the parent plants. The role of sunlight signaling in fruit carotenoid may be examined by the way they represent a target for practical manipulation. Fruit pigmentation and nutrients may change over a period of time. A fruit provides protection and aids in seed dispersal, the 2 Anthophyta division contains all species of plants. Some fruits may have the structural adaptations that help disperse the seed by wind or water. How do humans interfere in this...
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...Name: Darrien Georgia Lab day: Tuesday Exercise 9 Plant Adaptations Lamberton conservatory Introduction Plants have many different types of adaptations which allow them to survive in many different ecosystems including ones which get less than 25 cm of rain a year and ones which get over 4.5 m of rain a year! Plants must be adapted to be able to gather the materials needed for photosynthesis- CO2, water and sunlight. There are many different ways that plants have solved these problems. The Lamberton Conservatory, located in the Highland Park area of Rochester, houses a variety of seasonal plants, and plants adapted for special environments. Epiphytes, orchids, ferns, and exotic plants grow in the SW room of the actual greenhouse. The tropical forest room and the desert environment room display plants which have specialized for these climatic areas. We won’t see every habitat of the world, but we will see a variety of plants that are from a variety of ecosystems. We will be given a 30 - 45 min. tour of the conservatory then you will be allowed to spend 30 - 45 minutes browsing through the rooms in order to answer the questions on this worksheet. You may have to research the answers to some of the questions. Purpose 1. To introduce students to the beauty and fascination of plants in their "natural" environment. 2. To help develop more highly refined observation skills 3. To experience the joy of learning about the most abundant biological organisms...
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...consumption are sunlight, temperature, precipitation, water, and soil. Sunlight and temperature are both contributions to energy consumption. By using the sunlight and the temperature we can use other renewable resources for sources of light and energy instead of using the nonrenewable resources we currently use. Water and soil are affected by sunlight and temperature already. Living factors that may contribute or be affected by energy consumption are herbivores (animals that only eat plants), carnivores (Animals that feed on other animals or material of animal origin), and omnivores (Animals that feed on material of both plant and animal origin). When the plants are affected by energy consumption that means that there are less of them for the herbivores to eat and stay alive. If these herbivores don’t have food to eat and stay healthy they will die and the carnivores which feed off of them may get sick and pass on themselves. Omnivores are affected because they may also get sick from eating plants and other animals which are unhealthy due to lack of...
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...the most diverse ecological community and habitats found in the state. The Shut-In Mountain Fens preserve features of more than 15 types of fen communities ("Missouri Shut-In Fens", 2010). It is located in the Ozark Mountains in the southern central part of the state. In 2010, researchers found the rare carnivorous palnt called the Small Bladderwort growing here. The plant is an aquatic plant species that floats on the ponds, lakes and marshes with almost no root system. This animal eating plant feeds off of aquatic invertebrates, such as mosquito larvae, protozoans and tiny crustaceans. That is not the only thing that has been found in the plants traps though. Small tadpoles and newly hatched fish have also been found to fall prey to this carnivorous plant. The Small Bladderwort is Missouri’s only carnivorous plant. A plant eating animals is a rare quality, so to find one around where you live is an exciting thing. The plant does not really have an intrinsic value. It is mainly just about what they are and what they are about. It is not thought that this plant has any beneficial use to humans, other than the plant is hughly unique. The Shut-In Mountain fen is also the only home to the Current River Saddled Darter. This fish species is only founf here, in the Current River watershed. This fish is a federally endangered species due to it only having one place in the world that it can be found. This fish is not really unique, only that it is only fooun here. I do not think that it...
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...SPECIES DESCRIPTION SIZE €PRICE(PER TREE) Bare Rooted Our trees are quoted for bare rooted unless otherwise stated. Alders Common Alder Quick growing up to 20m, for shelter. Grows well in heavy or wet soils. Wind resistant. Suitable for costal locations. 1-2ft 5ft 10ft 10ft €1-2 €8 €30 €50 (potted) (Alnus glutinosa) Italian Alder Quick growing up to 20m. More decorative than other alders; tolerating drier and limey soil, wind resistant; For shelter and avenue planting. (Alnus cordata). 1-2ft 5ft 10-14ft 10-14ft 15-20ft - €1-2 €10 €25 €40-50 (potted) €75-125 Red Alder Initially very quick growing up to 20m; withstands wind and coastal conditions; for shelter belts, copses etc. (Alnus rubra) 9ft 9ft 15-20ft 15-20ft - €18 €30 (potted) €75 €130-140 (potted) Ashes Common Ash Grows up to 30m, on most soils even limey; vigorous root system, withstands wind and coastal conditions. 2-3ft 3-5ft 9ft 10-14ft 10-14ft €2-3 €6 €18 €30 €40-50 (potted) (Fraxinus excelsior) Fine Leaved Ash Grows quickly up to 25m. Decorative foliage, wind resistant, grows anywhere. 12ft+ 12ft+ €30 €40-50 (potted) (Fraxinus angustifolia) Manna Ash Grows up to 15m in most soils; decorative, snowy white flowers in May. 8-9ft €30 (Fraxinus ornus) Beeches Copper Beech Up to 30m. Very decorative, needs some shelter; good growing, used as specimen and hedging. . 3ft €3 3ft €8-9 (potted) 5ft €15 5ft €20 (potted) 8ft €20-25 8ft €30-35 (potted) 9ft €25-30 9ft €35-40...
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...many steps and stages to achieving a true friendship. However, one can think building a friendship is like planting a garden. For many people, planting a garden represents devotion and leisure. It takes patience to grow a garden, frustrations and hardships are also involved in the process. Firstly the seed is planted. The seed builds the foundation of a strong and stable plant. It has to be taken care of and watered daily. Then the shoots start sprouting, the plant is finally flourishing. One can see day by day the garden maturing. Then one day the garden starts to wilt, its dying. One has to tend to it and have the patience and determination to bring it back to life. It frustrates one to see the insects and predators preying on the beautiful garden that once existed. But hard work and devotion regains the gardens beauty and gives it life again. Soon a shoots blossom and bloom into beautiful flowers. The charm and divine beauty of the garden is a wonderful enlightening sight. Building a friendship has similar characteristics. One meets a person and plants the seed of friendship. The friendship builds and continues to grow stronger. It requires devotion of time and patience to achieve peak communication between the two companions. The struggle to keep a solid friendship includes many obstacles and hardships. But compromising, devotion and the willingness to endure are bound to payoff in the end. As Bernard Wolf quotes ^It takes a long time to...
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