Research in brief
Frozen guinea pigs wanted: The Food Refrigeration and Process Engineering Research Centre (FRPERC) at Bristol University is looking for food companies to test out its ColdRoom computer program. This aims to improve the safety, quality, and economics of chilled and frozen food storage by closer control of food temperatures in cold rooms. FRPERC has developed a mathematical model of cold room food storage under a DEFRA-Link project and is now looking for feed-back from industry before it launches the final product. The bait is a copy of the final software at a reduced price.
Contact: l.ketteringham@bristol.ac.uk
Berries and birch leaves beat burgundy: Studies into the antioxidant properties of over 100 plant materials at Helsinki University in Finland have shown that the flavanoids in blackcurrants and pine needles are more effective antioxidants than red wine. And carrot peelings are almost as good. The work, headed by Professor Marina Heinonen, looked at everything from cereals, vegetables, medicinal plants and herbs to vegetable peelings, as well as a range of berries and 'tree materials', such as birch leaves. Dark berries were the best anti-oxidants, producing up to 83% inhibition of LDL, or 'bad cholesterol', oxidation.
Contact: http://honeybee.helsinki.fi
Marks & Spencer's technical manager Simon Allison has claimed 2009 will be "the year for automation" in Britain's food and drink industry. Do you agree?
- 08 July, 2009
Healthy Middle Years - 09 - 10 July, 2009
Convenience foods - 14 July, 2009
Understanding Kosher - 03 September, 2009
Food Contaminants Conference & Exhibition - 06 - 08 September, 2009
Speciality & Fine Food Fair (SFFF09) - 14 - 19 September, 2009
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