Raw fruit and vegetable juices are high in nutritive value but at the same time very sensitive with high possibility of bacterial contamination, making it risky for consumption. They have very less shelf life, which restricts the consumer from being able to store and enjoy the drink for a prolonged ...
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The grinding of  products,  whose  dusts are potentially explosive, places particularly high demands on the technology used and the design of a grinding plant with regard to safety, for both machines and their operators. The pressure shock resistant design of the complete grinding system up to an explosion overpressure of ...
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Formed meat products are big business. Burgers and chicken nuggets dominate the market, but tastes are changing. One of the challenges for food manufacturers is the increased consumer demand for a variety of clean label products, as well as fish and vegetarian options, and all at prices that consumers consider ...
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*Anand TS, Hamna Vahab, Ipseeta Nanda, Lalrohlui and S. Talukder 1. Introduction Meat quality is the most concerned aspect of today’s nonvegetarian consumers. Domestically and internationally the safety of meat and meat products has attract the attention from consumers and government bodies. Many a serious food poisoning incidents attributable to ...
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In a globally unique project, called CONNECT, nine well-known companies of the confectionery industry have come together and developed an industrial production process for real 3D jellies. Now it is possible to design gummy bears and jelly babies with a beautiful backside. That’s revolutionary! We know fruit gums and jellies ...
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Steam peeling of vegetables is a technology that has been around for almost 50 years. Recent developments have served to underline the hygienic, quality and cost benefits. Ian Healey talked to Eamonn Cullen, steam peeling expert with TOMRA Food, based at the R&D center in Dublin, Ireland. TOMRA Food was ...
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Key  Technology,  a  member  of   the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces Zephyr™, the next-generation horizontal-motion conveyor. Featuring a patented direct drive with a counterbalance system, Zephyr’s unique motion profile gently moves product with no segregation or stratification and at higher capacities than can be achieved with other horizontal motion ...
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Dr. Pratima Awasthi* & Ankita Dobhal** Introduction Many chemicals (natural or man-made) mimic or interfere with the body’s hormones. They are called endocrine disruptors. These chemicals are linked with developmental, reproductive, brain, immune, and other problems. They are found in many everyday products, including some plastic bottles and containers, liners ...
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* Priyanka, Dr. K Narsaiah, Dr. Bhupinder Ghodki, Chitranayak Sinha & Prashant Minz Introduction Frying is the most convenient, easy and effective method of food preparation employed all over the world for various traditional cousines. It is a process of cooking food in vegetable/animal fat at a high temperature ranging ...
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Packaging cheese blocks vacuum-wrapped in film represents a major challenge for process automation. With the help of Piab’s piGRIP® configurable suction cups and high-performance Smart solutions for the automated worldTM vacuum ejectors, the machine and plant manufacturer TGW Robotics GmbH has developed a gripper that ensures a stable process. When ...
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