Water Activity In Food
Water is a fundamental component in food, both in terms of maintaining food quality, its preservation and minimizing microbial spoilage. Water activity (aw) is a […]
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An Overview Of Industrial Membrane Processes
Overview Of Membrane Processes Membrane processes are commonly used in the food processing industry and there are a vast range of applications in the biological […]
The Emergence Of High Pressure Processing
Of all the emerging technologies to have entered the field of food processing in a major way, high pressure processing (HPP) is perhaps the one […]
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 […]
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 […]
Canning Vegetables: What Quality Parameters To Consider When Processing
Canned vegetables are probably one of those grocery goods which always seem second best to raw, fresh produce. Nowadays, we are doing more home preservation […]
The Manufacture Of Peanut Butter
If you’ve ever wondered how peanut butter is made then this article describes how and frankly it’s quite straightforward (Woodroof, 1983). It’s quite a common […]
Sweet potatoes hold key to improving vitamin A intake in children
Sweet potatoes have a remarkably vivid orange flesh which is rich in carotenes, especially vitamin A precursors. It could be the answer to resolving vitamin […]
The Fundamentals Of Extrusion
Extrusion is a relatively modern food processing technology but has found traction in a number of food manufacturing operations, mainly snacks. It is essentially a […]
The Effectiveness Of Ohmic Heating Especially In Destroying Spores
Not being able to destroy bacterial spores has been one of the major issues for food processing. If they remain in the processed food and conditions […]