Quinoa – A New ‘Ancient’ Food
The Incas, many moons ago ate quinoa as a staple. To them this was the ‘mother grain’ or the ‘gold of the gods‘ as they […]
Month: May 2014
Preserving Sauces
I often see requests for ways and methods of preserving sauces and pickles. Essentially it’s about creating hurdles to stop microbial contamination and then fermentation, especially […]
Antioxidant Methods And Measures
The measurement of antioxidant capacity is one of the key analytical measures in the assessment of food ingredients with potential health benefits. Many methods are available […]
Commercial Means To Delay Fruit Ripening: Use Of 1-methylcyclopropene
Unwanted fruit ripening is a major issue in the supply chain when delivering fruit to the perfect ripeness to the consumer. An agent that has […]
Mikania micrantha (Bitter Vine, Climbing Hemp, American Rope, Mile-A-Minute Vine)
The Bitter Vine is a tropical plant (Mikania micrantha: Family: Asteraceae) that grows vigorously in very high humidty, generally light or poor soils in all […]
Ivy Gourd (Coccinia grandis)
The Ivy Gourd (C. grandis L. Voigt; Family: Curcurbitaceae) – is a tropical climbing vine that has been used for many years in both Africa […]
Cellulose Nanofibres: An Important Recent Development In Nanomaterials
Cellulose is a natural carbohydrate polymer found in all plants and in algae, tunicates and even some bacteria (Henrisson and Berglund, 2007). As well as […]