Food Safety With Fruit And Vegetables
When it comes to food safety, handling fruits and vegetables properly is probably as important as handling meat products. We’re all familiar with food poisoning […]
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Yakiniku Set To Be The Japanese Trend For The Summer
Smoking barbecues sizzling with skewered beef, chicken nuggets, sardines wrapped in foil and baps fill the summer air with smoky, mouth-watering smells. Not a scene […]
Short Bites – The Top Ten Protein Sources In The United Kingdom
Globally, there has been a steady rise in the amount of animal based protein we eat. Sans and Combris (2015) recently published a review which […]
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. […]
Saving the Planet with Food Packaging Sustainability
Food product packaging, indeed any kind of packaging does not lend itself well to environmental sustainability. The issue for many users with food packaging sustainability […]
Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC)
Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) is one of the cellulose derivatives which makes for an ideal edible packaging. HPMC is used in the food industry and has many roles […]
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 […]
A Few Notes About The Glycemic Index
The glycemic index (GI)is a measure of how quickly carbohydrates from foods are released into the body and appear in the bloodstream. It is an […]
What Is Guar Gum?
Guar gum is obtained from the seed of the guar plant, Cyanaposis tetragonolobus, in the Leguminosae family, and has the general structure of galactomannans. The […]
Ochratoxin A
Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin. It is a well-known nephrotoxic agent and has been associated with fatal human kidney disease, referred to as Balkan Endemic […]
The Benefits Of Dry Ice
Dry ice is carbon dioxide in a solid form. It is used rather like ice from water to rapidly cool all sorts of materials including […]
Natural Doesn’t Always Mean Healthy, Just look At The Perception Of Contaminants
Foods from not natural sources are not always healthy even though we will often perceive them to be so. Indeed, our perception of a healthy […]
The Many Uses And Benefits Of Lemon Oil
Lemon Oil is regarded as one of the essential oils for cleansing the skin, giving a lift to drinks and adding that refreshing sharpness to […]
Umami Gyoza Dumplings
Umami Gyoza Dumplings are a new ready serve frozen product that provides a bit of the oriental when you just need it. Gyoza dumplings might […]
Hilary’s Millet Medleys
Millet is an ancient grain that is suited to growing in semi-arid regions of the world. Unlike wheat it can be used to create a wealth of gluten-free […]
Barbecue: Top Tips For Cooking Food Safely
The UK’s Food Standard’s Authority (FSA) has published guide lines on its web-site for all those using the barbecue on the Bank Holiday Monday. Frankly, […]
A Simple View On Nitrogen Measurement Using The Kjeldahl Method
The International and standard method for the determination of organic nitrogen in all foods and beverages has been the Kjeldahl method, since 1883. The […]
Pulse Ingredients For Product Developers And Recipe Creation
Product developers are always seeking new ingredients that will offer the consumer something delicious, nutritious and exciting. Pulses come to mind when finding suitable protein […]