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Food safety is a significant issue that has an impact on everyone in the world. The term "food safety" refers to all procedures used to keep our food safe. These procedures include handling, storing, and...
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Since its invention, plastic has been the most prevalent packaging material in the food industry. Plastic has better mechanical properties like flexibility, weight, and mechanical resistance than other packaging materials like glass and wood. Milk...
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The Food industry aims to preserve the composition of food under undesirable conditions, prevent physical, chemical, and microbiological deteriorations that lead to food-based diseases, and extend the products’ shelf life. Packaging serves to play a...
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Millets were among the first crops cultivated as a food source, documented in 3000 BC, during the Indus Valley civilization [1]. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 'millets' is a collective term referring...
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Protein-rich diets are gaining importance since they are considered healthier, with an emphasis on the source of protein. However, with increasing concerns about health, environment and animal welfare, many consumers are interested in plant-based proteins....
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The food consumed every day must be processed so that they are fit for consumption. Various processing techniques are implemented to develop food product , like cooking, boiling, filtering and frying. These techniques have been...
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Fish oil is derived from fatty fish like sardine, herring and salmon and is rich in Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs). There are three categories of PUFAs: oleic acid, linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) [1]....
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Raw sugar is one of the products formed from sugarcane. It is made when the juice extracted from sugarcane is extracted, heated, clarified and then crystallized once. The crystallized sugar is centrifuged, giving rise to...
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Colour plays a vital role in the perception of food, and food scientists note that it is more important than the texture and flavour of food. That is why food formulation scientists often add food...
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Salmon has been one of the most consumed fishes since historic times. The pale pink flesh is their trademark feature. The aquatic beings are found extensively along the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Based on availability,...