What Are Aflatoxins?
Aflatoxins (AFs) are potent mycotoxins produced by mostly several types of aspergillus moulds. The main species are Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus parasiticus and Aspergillus nomius. These fungal […]
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
What Is Histamine ?
Histamine is found in many food products especially, cheese, fish, some fermented vegetables, fermented sausages and salamis, and some alcoholic beverages. It appears to accummulate […]
Beta-Ionone
When carotenoids breakdown they produce a range of degradation products but none is perhaps more important than beta-ionone. It is the principal breakdown product and […]
What Are Polyphenol Oxidases?
Polyphenol oxidases (PPOs) are widely distributed in both plants and animals. They are a major cause of enzymic browning in fruits and vegetables. Browning reactions […]
The Colour of Dark Meat in Chicken
The color of dark meat in chicken [or indeed poultry in general,] such as that found in the legs and thighs, is influenced by several […]
Citreoviridin
Citreoviridin (CIT) is a highly toxic mycotoxin produced by the mould Penicillium citreoviridin (PCV) [ Penicillium citreonigrum]. The mould itself is a very common contaminant of a number […]
Mycotoxins Are Bad!
Mycotoxins are ubiquitous toxic metabolites produced by fungi via secondary metabolism. Many of them are contaminants, often finding their way into food, beverages and water. […]
Apigenin
Apigenin might not be a word on everyone’s lips, but this compound has plenty to recommend it. The compound is a flavonoid found in a […]
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 […]
Pacific White Shrimps Rule Supreme
Pacific white shrimps are now the most widely grown cultivated shrimp in the world and with good reason. On a recent trip to the west […]
A Summary of the Western Blotting Technique For Protein Analysis
Western blotting or immune blotting as it might often be known is a real workhorse of the protein analysis world. It is probably the principal […]
Sustainability and Green Issues with Baking
Baking, while a cherished culinary art, presents several sustainability challenges. Addressing these issues can significantly reduce the environmental footprint of both home and commercial baking. […]
Best Practices In The Safe Transportation Of Foods: The Sanitary Transportation Rule
Safe and sanitary transport of food is one of the cornerstones of any food supply chain and of food safety. It sometimes In the USA […]
The Limonoids And Their Role In Health
The limonoids are extremely important secondary metabolites in citrus fruit because of their impact on bitterness in juices. This class of compounds are all highly […]
What Do We Know About Pea Flavour
Flavour in legumes is highly subjective but it is fair to say that most of the volatile compounds in peas (Pisum sativum) as in any […]
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 […]
Bitter Masking Techniques
Bitterness is one of those taste sensations which can either make a food seem highly sophisticated or so repulsive in flavour it is uneatable. This […]
What Is Solid-Phase Microextraction?
Solid-Phase Microextraction or SPME is a sampling technique designed to absorb molecules prior to analysis by techniques such as gas chromatography or high performance liquid […]