What Is Chlorphenesin ?
Chlorphenesin is commonly found in cosmetics, especially face creams and moisteurizers as a preservative. It is also a muscle relaxant taken in the form chlorphenesin […]
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What Is Shea Butter ?
Shea butter is derived from the nut of an African trea, Butyrospermum parkii (Vitellaria paradoxa) and is one of the most ubiquitous ingredients in skin […]
The Use Of Silicones In Skin Creams
Very often you will read an ingredient list on a skin cream or lotion and see it has some extremely complex and often scary language. […]
What Is Propolis And What Can It be Used For?
Propolis is a natural resinous substance collected by bees from parts of plants, their buds, and other exudates as they pollinate them (Ghisalberti 1979). This […]
The Use of QuEChERS
QuEChERS is a method now commonly used for pesticide residue analysis. It is an acronym for:- Quick Easy Cheap Effective Rugged Safe Traditional Multiresidue methods […]
The Safety Issues With Tyramine
Tyramine is the most commonly found in biogenic amine in food. It is produced by microorganisms in a range of foods by the decarboxylation of […]
Alternatives To Phosphates In Meat
Alternatives to phosphates are constantly being sought. Consumers are all too aware of clean-label food products and the demand is ever increasing. For many years, […]
Microbial Risk Assessment
Microbial risk assessment (MRA) is a scientific method of analysis of the safety risks posed by pathogens in a complex food system. It determines the […]
The Power Of Apple Seed Oil
Apple seed oil is a fixed oil extracted from apple seeds. It is used for the medical and cosmetic purposes. Apple seeds have high concentrations of protein and oil. […]
Food Sustainability: The Drive To A Plant-Based Diet
Food sustainability is probably the buzz term of the food industry and certainly gets fair exposure on news bulletins. We look at some of the […]
Childhood Obesity Is The Time Bomb Of The 21st Century
When it comes to losing weight, most people find it extremely taxing to manage their diet and see real results in a significant amount of […]
The Foodservice Show And The Professional Kitchen Show At The NEC Comes Alive In 2019
The Foodservice Show and The Professional Kitchen Show on the 22nd/23rd January at the NEC in Birmingham UK was by all accounts a great success. […]
The Benefits Of Hops
The benefits of hops have long been recognised for centuries. As a plant you may have seen it trailing and snaking over telegraph wires or […]
The Goji Berry Is Here To Stay
Goji berries or even Gou Qi Zi (Lycium barbarum L.; Family: Solanaceae) in China have been used for many years in traditional Chinese herbal medicine to improve […]
Regulatory Considerations For Vegan Or Vegetarian Food Offerings
The vegan or vegetarian food diet is enjoying considerable sway in the public’s minds as environmental concerns about meat consumption impinge on our conscious. It […]
The Flexitarian Diet Revolution
Adopting a flexitarian diet which is essentially plant based but also involves some meat, dairy and seafood is worth following. A flexitarian diet might not […]
Can choosing junk food also help you pick something healthier?
Can choosing junk food also help you pick something healthier? It seems an unusual assertion to make, but the title of a study in Psychological […]
Pea Protein Isolates – A Rising Pod In Product Development Circles
Pea protein is the rising star for product developers seeking alternatives to dairy and cereal proteins. This article examines some of that potential. Peas (Pisum sativum) have been known […]