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Growing Loquats
Loquats are an edible exotic in many countries. If you are fortunate to have a sunny south-facing wall, a sheltered courtyard or a greenhouse then […]
A Ketone Ester Sport Supplement Promises To Give The ‘Edge’ To Sportspeople
It isn’t every day that claims of a ‘game-changer’ are made, but a new sports supplement based on ketone esters for tired sports people may […]
Resistant Starch And Gut Health
Starch is possibly the most important source of energy for feeding the world’s population. There isn’t a culture that developed to any extent without the […]
Freezing And Thawing Issues In Shrimp And Prawns
Shrimps and prawns are essential ingredients of the gourmet kitchen but for many of us, fresh seafood is often hard to come by. So what […]
Pacific White Shrimps Rule Supreme
Pacific white shrimps are now the most widely grown cultivated shrimp in the world and with good reason. On a recent trip to the west […]
Sourdough – A Rising Phoenix Of The Bread World
If you can imagine a bread heaven it might just be the smell of freshly baked sourdough that epitomises all that is great and good. […]
A Summary Of The Western Blotting Technique For Protein Analysis
Western blotting or immune blotting as it might often be known is a real workhorse of the protein analysis world. It is probably the principal […]
Dementia Might Actually Be Reduced By Drinking Alcohol In Middle Age
Every so often a piece of research is reported comes along which sets tongues wagging because it flies in the face of accepted wisdom. The […]
Pea Flavour
Flavour in legumes is highly subjective but it is fair to say that most of the volatile compounds in peas (Pisum sativum) as in any […]
Dietary Fibre From Fruit Pomace
One of the wasted by-products from fruit processing is the pomace. The pomace is made up of the skins, seeds and other small pieces of […]
What Is Dietary Fibre (Dietary Fiber) All About ?
Dietary fiber is one of the most important nutritional features of food. Its importance has risen over the years for a number of reasons:- Disorders […]
Bitter Masking Techniques
Bitterness is one of those taste sensations which can either make a food seem highly sophisticated or so repulsive in flavour it is uneatable. This […]
What Is Solid-Phase Microextraction ?
Solid-Phase Microextraction or SPME is a sampling technique designed to absorb molecules prior to analysis by techniques such as gas chromatography or high performance liquid […]
What Are Saponins?
The saponins are compounds found in plants which are defined as either surface-active triterpene glycosides or as steroid glycosides in nature. In some cases thay […]
Lipoxygenases
Lipoxygenases (linoleate:oxygen oxidoreductase, EC 1.13.11.12) are found throughout animal and plant species. You might see the enzyme referenced as lipoxidase and ‘carotene oxidase’. It is […]
Theophylline
A compound that sometimes gets mentioned in the same breath as theobromine and caffeine is theophylline. It is chemically known as 1,3-dimethylxanthine and is a […]
Electrospun Fibres For Food
Encapsulation for the food and pharmaceutical industries has been with us for many years – new immobilization methods, new carrier materials and different methods for […]
The Benefits Of Red Peppers
The red pepper known as paprika (Capsicum annuum L.) is a very colourful vegetable which rivals the tomato for vividness and hue in its red colour. […]
Eucommia ulmoides (Du Zhong)
Du Zhong (Eucommia ulmoides Oliver) is an important medicinal plant found in China. It is the only member of the genus Eucommia and is found […]
The Differences Between Archaea And Bacteria
In microbiology, even in food microbiology it is important to know the differences between certain classes of microorganisms. One important grouping concerns the prokaryotes which […]