Food & Beverage

French fries typically soak up a lot of oil while they're in the deep-fat fryer. But U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist Zhongli Pan and his colleagues have shown that prepping the raw fries for three minutes with infrared (IR) heat, before the fries are dunked in the fryer, can reduce oil uptake by about one-third, as compared to raw fries not treated with IR.
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Food manufacturers are playing a vital role in fighting food insecurity by adapting their current manufacturing practices to incorporate longer shelf life demands while maintaining high quality products that consumers enjoy. Find out about one method labs can use to maintain that high food quality.
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You may never have heard of a twin screw extruder, but here’s a hint: You can make your own Cheetos with one.
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Thermo: Capillary Ion Chromatography Speeds Separation of Anions and Cations in Carbonated Beverages
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