The Manufacture of Biscuits
The manufacture of biscuits is a complex and highly variable business with lots of different styles and methods. This short post covers the essentials.
Food Engineering
The Process Of Jet Milling
Jet milling is a highly effective particle size reduction technique used across various industries, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food processing, and materials science. It offers a […]
Preventing Powder Dispersion During Handling and Processing
Preventing powder dispersion during handling and processing is crucial for ensuring product quality, maintaining workplace safety, and minimizing loss. 🌪️ 1. Airflow Managing airflow is […]
Air Frying of Foods
Air frying is a cooking method that uses hot air circulation to cook food, replicating the crispiness of deep-fried dishes with minimal or no oil. […]
Vacuum Impregnation of Food: Overview, Benefits, Drawbacks, and Comparison
Introduction Vacuum impregnation (VI) is a food processing technique designed to enhance the texture, flavor, and overall quality of food products. It involves the infusion […]
The Science of Bread Baking
Bread baking is both an art and a science, involving a series of chemical and physical changes that transform simple ingredients into a flavourful, aromatic […]
Vacuum Baking And Partial Vacuum Baking
Vacuum baking and partial vacuum baking are advanced techniques in the culinary and food processing industries that involve baking food under reduced atmospheric pressure. These […]
Calcium Phosphate Formation in the Dairy Industry
Calcium phosphate (Ca₃(PO₄)₂) is a common compound in the dairy manufacturing industry, where it naturally occurs due to the high concentrations of calcium and phosphate […]
The use of Bayesian Optimization in Product Design
Bayesian Optimization is a technique used in optimization and machine learning to find the optimal set of parameters for a given objective function. It works […]
Spray Drying
Spray drying is a widely used industrial process for transforming liquid feedstock into dried particulate forms, commonly powders. It involves atomizing a liquid into droplets, […]
Freezing Foods
Freezing is a popular and effective method of food preservation that has been used for centuries. The process also extends storage time and thus the […]
The Workings of The Conventional Baking Oven
The conventional baking oven is a staple piece of equipment in kitchens worldwide, essential for baking a wide variety of foods, from bread and cakes […]
The Six Principles of Green Extraction
Green extraction refers to the development of environmentally friendly and sustainable methods for extracting natural compounds from various sources, such as plants, herbs, fruits, and […]
Costing A Fermentation: What A Typical Report Needs To Contain.
Cost analysis of a fermentation process involves assessing the expenses incurred during the production of a product using fermentation. Fermentation is a biological process in […]
What is the Partial Rank Correlation Coefficient?
The Partial Rank Correlation Coefficient (PRCC) is a statistical measure used in sensitivity analysis to assess the correlation between an input parameter and the output […]
Is Reciprocal Agitation better than Rotational Agitation in food processing technology?
Agitation is a process that is commonly used in food processing technology to mix, blend, or homogenize different ingredients or components of a product. There […]
Food Nanotechnology And Its Regulation
Nanotechnology and nanomaterials offer great opportunities in innovation and industrial growth. The whole field offers remarkable potential in tackling current and future challenges. We can […]
Baijiu – the Spirit of China
Many many years ago, when I was a student, I celebrated a Chinese New Year with some of my Chinese lab colleagues. Handed round was […]
Removal of Anthocyanins
The removal of anthocyanins is a useful process in the commercial preparation of decolourised juices for further development. Anthocyanins are water-soluble pigments found in plants […]
Intelligent Sensing in Filtration Systems
Manufacturing systems of all hues are becoming ever more increasingly complex because of the number and sophistication of the operations in the production chain. This […]