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 I have for a long time worried and talked about waste and the attention it deserves when considering nutrition in Africa. In the past I focussed on the food which could have been available for the poor and malnourished if it hadn’t been lost and on reusing for other purposed if it couldn’t be used [...] Another in the series which simply links to the websites of Food Processing Companies in Africa. It is hoped that the industry can benefit from a knowledge of who’s doing what – either through the establishment of new businesses or through trading. Coast Coconut producers a “virgin” coconut oil by using small scale [...] Another in the series which simply links to the websites of Food Processing Companies in Africa. It is hoped that the industry can benefit from a knowledge of who’s doing what – either through the establishment of new businesses or through trading. Mongozo is African based in the materials it uses to produce [...] Trans Fats are one of the newer health threats that have arisen out of new technology introduced to the Food Processing Industry. In the 60s we seemed to see that saturated fats were the cause of health problems – especially the emotive heart attach. There was therefore a move away from animal fats and in [...] We had the carbon footprint, but now its the water footprint that is threatening to constrain how we make food.
from: Worldwatch (click image for full story online)
The water footprint concept is introduced because of the overall shortage of water that is expected as a result of the growing population and [...] This manual is a publication of Agromisa and covers the preservation of fruit and vegetables. It is available as a free pdf for online download and in print at a cost of 8.49 Euro from Agromisa.
from: Agromisa (click image to download)
The images below are clips from the manual and presented [...] For those users who are interested in the scientific basis of food science and food safety as a background to food processing there is a lot of useful and interesting information available online at no cost. In this series I will identify information and sources. This review of fermented foods is of particular interest to [...] The video is shows the juice pressing process used by Woods Cider Mill in the apple cider process. What I find interesting and worthy of thought are: the potential to use the liquid extraction process on other separations – eg cashew apples, spent grain from brewing, cassava pressing in washing process the simplicity of the [...] This article which is part of the UK ciderwiki which is a free resource aimed at promoting real apple cider. It describes in detail how to make a apple juice press using wood, cloth and a hydraulic jack.
from: Ray’s homemade cider press (click image for full story online)
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