Nutritional Quality Characteristics of Different Types of Guangdong-Style Mooncakes

Abstract

This study was designed to clarify nutritional characteristics of Guangdong-style mooncakes. Proximate composition, fatty acid profile, and the cholesterol content of Guangdong-style mooncake types (DYLP, SYLP, LP, BP, FF, and FK) were analyzed and their energy was calculated. Guangdong-style mooncakes contained 15.96∼19.16% moisture, 32.06∼43.12% total reducing sugar, 5.35∼ 9.06% protein, and 3.72∼18.74% crude fat and could provide 930.52∼1403.30 kJ/100 g of energy excluding starch. FK mooncake had the lowest moisture, and LP, BP, and FF mooncakes contained high levels of reducing sugar. The main soluble sugars in Guangdongstyle mooncakes were sucrose, glucose, and fructose. The fat content order was as follows: DYLP > SYLP > FK > BP > LP > FF, where DYLP contained 18.74% fat while FF only contained 3.72%. Dominating fatty acids in Guangdong-style mooncakes were C 18:1 and C 18:2 . Cholesterol was mainly found in yolk-type mooncakes. FK mooncake had the highest protein content (9.06%). Guangdong-style mooncakes are high in moisture and sugar, but not always high in fat.

Chinese Herbal Formula Feilin Vaginal Gel Prevents the Cervicitis in Mouse Model

“…FVG is a vaginal gel, the gel base of which is the mixture of carbopol 941 and xanthan gum [12]. In recent years, many commercial vaginal gel preparations of Chinese herbal formula have been used to treat the cervicitis [21].…”

“…FVG consists of the following herbal medicines: Gentianae radix et rhizoma, Stemonae radix, Fraxini cortex, Paeoniae radix rubra, Dictamni cortex, and Glycyrrhizae radix et rhizome. According to the theory of TCM: FVG can be used to treat the accumulation of dampness and toxic materials induced abnormal vaginal discharge, such as profuse, fetid and yellowish leukorrhea, itching, and pain around the external genitalia [12]. The extraction, preparation, and quality control of FVG had been studied.…”

“…The extraction, preparation, and quality control of FVG had been studied. The concentrations of gentiopicroside and paeoniflorin in FVG were analyzed to be approximately 5.90 mg/g and 8.96 mg/g, respectively [12].…”