Fresh Packaged Food Soon To Be Tested By Laser
Minced meat, bread, fruit juice and many other foods are packaged in a protective gas which extends their shelf life. There is currently no good method to check whether the packaging has the correct gas content. However, researchers in Atomic Physics and Packaging Logistics have developed a new laser instrument which could solve the problem…
October 23, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: correct, fruit-juice, good-method, new-laser, oncalldiets, other-foods, shelf, the-packaging
Extending Tomato Shelf Life Could Lead To Tomatoes That Taste Better And Are More Nutritious
Tomatoes spend so much time on shelves and in refrigerators that an estimated 20 percent are lost to spoilage, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
February 18, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agricultural, agriculture, much-time, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, purdue-university, research-service, shelf, shelf-life, time-on-shelves
Nanoparticle Gives Antimicrobial Ability To Fight Listeria Longer
A Purdue University research team developed a nanoparticle that can hold and release an antimicrobial agent as needed for extending the shelf life of foods susceptible to Listeria monocytogenes…
December 8, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agent-as-needed, diet, extending-the-shelf, foods-susceptible, listeria, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, purdue, purdue-university, research-team, shelf, shelf-life
