Fish waste is a rich source of proteins, fats and minerals. Fish protein hydrolysate is produced by enzymatic treatment of fish waste. Protein hydrolysate can be used to prevent the protein degradation of fish during freezing. Keratin and collagen present…
Meat by-products are claimed to have many essential nutrients. These can be used as food and medicines, as they are comprised of several nutrients including essential amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, hormones and minerals. Some common examples of edible…
In many countries like India, Japan and China, animal organs and glands have been widely used for different medicinal purposes. The endocrine glands secrete the hormones which regulates the body metabolism. These glands include lungs, liver, thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, corpus…
Beetroot was first cultivated by the Romans. By the 19th century it held great commercial value when it was discovered that beets could be converted into sugar. Belonging to the same family as chard and spinach, both the leaves and root…
High pressure processing is already used commercially to enhance the microbiological quality of certain food products. A number of potential applications have also been reported in the scientific literature and there is a significant amount of ongoing research…
Many fruit juices are extracted, concentrated by vacuum evaporation, and the concentrate frozen on one site, near the growing area. The frozen concentrate is then shipped to several other sites where it is diluted, packaged and sold as chilled fruit…
The wastes from food industry, after recovery and further processing, can be used for different purposes: the recovered materials can either be recycled, or be used to recover energy by incineration or anaerobic digestion. Recycling not only reduces the…
Dehydration, in food processing, means by which many types of food can be preserved for indefinite periods by extracting the moisture, thereby inhibiting the growth of microorganisms. Dehydration is one of the oldest methods of food preservation and was used by prehistoric peoples in sun-drying seeds. The…
In a hybrid solar dryer, solar energy with a conventional or some auxiliary source of energy such as electricity, bio-mass, etc. can be used in combined or single mode. It combines both the actions, direct solar radiation heating as well…
Oats, known scientifically as Avena sativa, are a hardy cereal grain able to withstand poor soil conditions in which other crops are unable to thrive. Oats gain part of their distinctive flavor from the roasting process that they undergo after…
