There’s not much to add to this image. The format (type writer on printed letterhead), price and menu items all indicate something from a long time ago.
I guess thinking about it its the price that shows the biggest difference over the 47 years – grilled sirloin steak at R1.15!
This journal started in 2009 has already published four editions in 2010. Although editorial staff is international there does appear to be an operation focus on Indian accademics.
The first five editions appear to have quite a strong focus on West African studies, mainly in the analytical area (chemical and microbial) and often focussed on local produce.
The fourth edition of this leading textbook presents the engineering concepts and unit operations used in food processing in a classroom-proven and unique blend of principles with applications. Describing the application of a particu (more…)
You have probably read of the recall of 550 million eggs in the USA because of a risk that they could carry salmonella. The article explains in some detail how it happens that eggs, which appear to be well packaged in a pretty impervious shell, come to contain salmonella.
Seems the salmonella either comes through the chicken, which is not affected by being infected, or enter through the shell from a dirty environment after they have been laid.
Well cooked or pasteurised eggs are safe, while foods that use raw eggs such as mayonnaise and eggnog are a potential danger.
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Reviews of the Second Edition: “Interesting, logical and concise. A good introduction for students of nutrition, food science and technology, catering or agriculture.” —Food Manufacture”… a well-written and authoritative r (more…)
The finding of this study reported on in Science Daily raises the question of how well the food manufacturers are, or want to educate the consumer to understand what their products contain and how this compares to other products.
So the consumer has understood correctly that the antioxidants (mainly polyphenols) in tea are good for them. Wanting tastier and more convenient sources of polyhenols they try and start to use bottled tea based beverages.
But what health benefit are the processors giving them – as always that depends, but a recent study by Shiming Li, a natural product chemist at WellGen Inc showed that bottled teas have polyphenols as low as 5% of a brewed cup of tea. This means that the antioxidant benefit of 1 cup of tea would be equivalent to 20 bottles of this tea.
Besides missing the health benefits bottled teas contain sugar, additives which means that drinking the large volumes to get the antioxidants can have other negative effects on the diet.
How many other products reflect a similar situation where the consumer is not really aware of what they are getting. Many fruit juice blend proclaim “100 % pure juice” not clearly noting the addition of water. Amarula Cream leads consumers to think it is produced from fruit collected in the community but in fact only a small fraction of the alcohol is. The actual quantity of sugar in carbonated beverages is not well understood. Organic, free range, corn fed and other similar terms related to “new age” foods are also not well understood and the certification of compliance is completely unclear to the consumer.
Think about it and email me your examples which I will publish!
This stunning photograph illustrates a new technique used in this study of the pouring of champagne.
A dynamic-tracking technique using IR thermography was used to visualize the cloud of gaseous CO₂ released when pouring champagne.
The findings of the research, illustrated by the graph above, were not that surprising – pouring gently along the wall like beer and chilling the champagne reduced the “loss” of CO₂.
The real question is what is left in the champagne and what level should that be?
This has no Food Processing but focusses in detail on the small scale management of cereals giving details information on spoilage, treatment, storage equipment and storage practices.
It is a well illustrated book that is aimed at the extension worker.
High Anti Oxidant Foods - wikipedia.org
An AOk Drinks survey reveals a growing understanding of antioxidants and identifies knowledge gaps for the industry to tackle.
The majority of people who purchase drinks such as AOk know that antioxidants are good for us, that we need to consume plenty of them to gain any health benefits, and that they fight free radicals, according to a survey by AOk Drinks.
Stuart Roberts, MD, founder and nutritionist at AOk Drinks, says: “We’re not surprised that people generally understand that antioxidants are good for us, but we were surprised at the level of understanding, which is higher than anticipated. Two-thirds understand that antioxidants fight free radicals and 65% know that they defend the body (cells) against oxidative stress.”
Red grape, cranberry, pomegranate and green tea are cited as leading natural ingredients that are packed with antioxidants by more than half of respondents. Kidney beans are a good source of antioxidants but this isn’t widely known (15%), as producers in this sector haven’t pushed this message during recent years, unlike in the juice sector.
“Word of mouth marketing by leading antioxidant drinks brands has worked wonders for the industry, but it’s the consumers’ desire to regain control of their health and well-being that’s driving this awareness,” says Roberts. “I’m frequently asked to explain how antioxidants work, what free radicals do and how they can benefit different conditions.”
The consumer survey of 102 British adults was conducted independently online by AOk Drinks in June and July 2010 ahead of the August rebrand.
Source: AOk Drinks
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This is the title of a petition launched by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FA0).
I totally agree with this – it’s particularly disturbing if you think of how we “over consume” and waste food. So I have signed the petition and am suggesting you to do the same by visiting www.1billionhungry.org/digivuza/ – log in, enter a few details and click the send button (you don’t even have to watch the video) its that easy.
You are NOT going to have 20 years of bad luck if you don’t do this nor get rich if you do! Just give it a thought and do what you think is right. FAO will present the petition to governments who will hopefully take note and action!
If you are interested in some of the background on the “waste and over consumption” I refer to, have a look at some of the stuff I have posted on the issue below.
Once you sign, you will be given a personal link that you can share with friends and family, and a personal impact map that shows how your message spreads around the globe. Share your personal link with as many people as possible. Come back often to check your personal impact map and witness the power of your social network. Thanks very much for joining me in this. It’s time we let politicians know that the status quo — 1 billion hungry people — is unacceptable.
