All posts related to food and consumer goods manufacture.
Making The Classic Fruit Leather
The fruit leather is an easy way to turn fruit puree into a stable product which appeals to children and adults alike. In the Middle […]
Food Processing
Is Parboiled Rice Best Of All?
Rice is one of the key staples of the global population accounting for at least a fifth of all the carbohydrate consumed. It is especially […]
Extending The Shelf-Life Of Croissants
Croissants are one of the great breakfast treats especially of the continental kind ! It belongs to the Viennoiserie group of baked goods, distinguished by […]
Your Choice: The Electric Rice Cooker
Rice is one of the world’s great staples. Without it much of the population throughout the world would be food poor because it is one […]
Aqueous Extraction Processing for recovery of protein and oils.
Aqueous extraction processing (AEP) is a relatively benign and ecologically friendly method for the simultaneous recovery of both proteins and oils from oily food residues. […]
Osmotic Dehydration
Osmotic dehydration is the removal of water by immersing a food in a solution of sugars or salt which exert a very high osmotic pressure. […]
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 […]
Electrochemical Leavening: An Innovative Approach to Dough Leavening
Leavening is a crucial process in baking that involves the production of gases within dough, causing it to expand and resulting in the light, airy […]
Coffee Decaffeination
Coffee beans are full of caffeine but not everyone wants this particular bioactive in their brew. It is linked to a number of health issues […]
Dietary Fibre From Fruit Pomace
One of the wasted by-products from fruit processing is the pomace. This fruit pomace is made up of the skins, seeds and other small pieces […]
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 […]
Beany Notes And Off-Flavours In Pulses
Beany notes and green off-flavours are a major turn-off for many who want to adopt a more vegetarian diet. Pulses (legumes), especially peas and beans […]
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 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 […]
Making Chewing Gum
Of all the confectionary products, chewing gum rivals chocolate and candies as one of the most consumed products in the world. Chewing gum is a […]
The Degradation Of Chlorophyll Caused By Processing Of Green Fruits And Vegetables
The demand for higher quality foods, especially fruits and vegetables has meant increased interest in preserving as many of the qualities of these foods as […]
Blanching Fruit And Vegetables
Blanching is an important aspect of cooking, especially when vegetables are to be used for further processing or storage. It is a pretreatment essential to […]
Why Would You Crust Freeze Your Food Products ?
Crust freezing is a process of creating a hard surface on a food. It involves creating a very thin frozen layer on the outer surface. […]
Managing Dusty Environments In The Food And Pharmaceutical Industry
Introduction On Basic Air Quality In A Food and Pharmaceutical Environment Air quality is of paramount importance to the food, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. This […]
The Process of Manufacture of Fish Oil
Fish oil is a valuable dietary supplement known for its rich omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential for human health. The manufacturing process of food-grade […]