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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N. Sai Prasanna* In our  modern fast paced eating lifestyle,  customers are constantly looking for frequent snacking alternatives that can replace their traditional pattern of the daily  breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals in a day. This made consumers  choose food bars as quick snack options that can satisfy different hunger ...
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Ayon Tarafdar*,  Ranjna Sirohi**,  Anurag Kushwaha*** Nature has imparted multitude of colours to different food commodities which helps to distinguish one product from another. Due to this natural phenomenon, mere visual inspection allows us to separate superior quality fruits, vegetables, and, dairy and meat products, both in raw and cooked ...
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The Incredibly Gentle Journey Of A Strawberry Into A Yoghurt   Strawberries are among the Germans’ favorite fruits. Statistically, every German consumes 3.4 kilos of the delicious fruits every year. By no means only fresh from the field: strawberries are also a pleasure to eat deep-frozen, as jelly or jello, as ...
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By Muhammad Salman Chukkan* & Ria Bhadra**Sensory Evaluation is a commonly used term in the food industry and even for those who aspire to enter this industry. Yet, sometimes it is misunderstood by the professionals who are in this field of study. This misunderstanding essentially comes due to the lack ...
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