Fungal Intoxication in Food: Mycotoxin (Aflatoxin) Poisoning
Mycotoxins are poisonous fungal metabolites of which, aflatoxins are the most prominent. They are produced when someone ingests fungal-infested food a…
Category: Quality Management
Protein Content Determination: Kjeldahl Process
Kjeldahl process of protein content determination involves digestion of the sample in a Kjeldahl digester in the presence of concentrated sulfuric aci…
20 Serious Butter Defects & Their Solutions
Before releasing the butter to the market for sale, a team of competent judges conducts a series of tests to grade it. They carry out organoleptic tes…
Lactose Intolerance & How to Determine Lactose Content in Milk & Milk Products
The problem of lacatse enzyme deficiency is referred to as hypolactasia. This is when the body cannot produce enough lactase enzyme to digest lacto…
Ice Cream Plant Sanitation & Quality Control Parameters
Quality should be the first thing you think about whenever you set out to make any food product. Ensuring ice cream sanitation during ice cream manufa…
Bacterial Spoilage in Milk: Proteolysis, Gas Production & Ropiness
Any form of bacterial spoilage in milk is very significant because dairy products have a relatively limited keeping time and very high perishability. …
Chemical Test Procedures for Quality Assurance in Dairy Products
Listed here are the conventional chemical test procedures that are carried out on dairy products to assure quality of the products. You will realize t…
Standardizing Chemicals for Dairy Quality Assurance Tests
Quality management begins at the farm. The condition of the animal affects the quality of milk produced for processing. The animal must be very health…
Microbiological Testing Procedures in Dairy Quality Assurance
Microbiological testing is a crucial part of the quality assurance process because it anchors the safety of the food product. Every product that passe…
Starter Cultures, Culture Media Preparation & Effect of Growth Inhibitors
Agar imparts unique physical characteristics to the culture media, which makes it suitable for its purpose. For instance, agar enables the media to me…