Microbiological Specifications
Food safety is of paramount importance and managing microbiological risks is a key feature. The safety of a food material is nowadays ensured by a […]
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Steam Cooking is So Versatile
Steam cooking comes in many guises. As one of the top thermo-mechanical processes open to us is steam jet-cooking which has been used in a […]
The Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
If you are fortunate enough to be offered a russett looking pear in Asia, it will no doubt me a sign of honour to the […]
Glasshouse Red Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae)
The Glasshouse red Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae) is a common sap-feeding pest that affects many plants grown in the greenhouse and indeed the garden generally. […]
Blossom End Rot
From time to time the gardener is blighted by dark brown patches appearing at the end of certain soft fruit. Tomatoes, peppers and aubergines all […]
Determining Moisture Content In Foods
Knowing how much moisture or water in a food is a critical value with ramifications for food testing, preservation and safety, and quality. Moisture content […]
Deadly Slimming Pills And Diet Drugs Containing 2,4-Dinitrophenol Continue To Claim Lives
Regularly do we read of people dying needlessly because they take slimming pills and diet aids containing a chemical called 2,4-dinitrophenol. It is surely one […]
How to Prepare Pizza Margherita
Pizzas are wonderful vehicles for a great range of flavours and none more so than the no nonsense pizza Margherita. When you look at the […]
A Tax On Sweet Snacks Could Mean Greater Reductions In Sugar Consumption Than On Sweet Beverages
If governments must apply a sugar tax, how could they make it more effective in reducing sugar consumption? The latest research on the impact of […]
Aristolochic Acids In Some Herbal Medicines Capable Of Causing Liver Cancers As Well As Kidney Cancers
Not all Chinese medicinal herbs are safe. One group in particular causes serious kidney diseases and cancers due to a series of compounds found in […]
New study indicates that foods like potatoes help you eat less
Research at the Human Appetite Research Unit which is part of the University of Leeds looked at what people were eating and how full they […]
The Value of Pulsed Electric Field Processing
Pulsed Electric Field Processing (PEF) is no longer an ’emerging technology’, it has emerged! The technology is used for a number of purposes. Primarily, the […]
Brucellosis
Brucellosis is a disease which affects mainly domestic animals especially cattle although there are cases of human forms of the disease. It is caused by […]
If you want to get pregnant, eat more fruit !
Eating more fruit has been shown in a study to improve conception. In the study published in Human Reproduction, the researchers looked at the dietary […]
The Menopause May Come Earlier To Women Who Eat More Refined Carbohydrates Like Pasta And Rice But Much later If They eat Oily Fish And Legumes
A recent piece of research from the UK in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health suggests that a diet rich in oily fish and […]
What is Arthritis?
Arthritis is a medical term for joint inflammation. It is a derived from the Greek words, “artho” and “itis,” which means joint and inflammation, respectively. […]
Kaempferol
Kaempferol (3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one) is an important natural flavonol. It is one of those compounds in the family of flavonoids which is sourced from fruits and vegetables […]
The Rose Apple (Syzygium jambos)
The Rose Apple, Syzygium jambos is a plant in the Myrtaceae family – the Myrtles. The plant which used to be known scientifically as Eugenia […]
The Nutritional Benefits Of Peaches
Peach, like any fruit is healthy for all of us. Recent work shows that peaches contain three anthocyanins and 14 non-coloured phenolics. All these compounds […]