POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGY

It’s time for civet coffee for Lampung farmers

2010-08-23T22:04:00.000-07:00

Oyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung | Thu, 08/12/2010 8:52 AMCashing in on the rising popularity of civet coffee is hard for coffee farmers in West Lampung regency, Lampung, to resist.Farmer Wahyu Anggoro in Lampung district said 1 kilogram of luwak or civet coffee beans could fetch between Rp 250,000 [US$28] and Rp 750,000, while regular dried coffee beans were sold at Rp 15,000 a

Are You Allergic to Cow's Milk?

2010-08-19T23:33:00.000-07:00

It is commonly known that cow's milk is one of the food allergies that children have issues with. The reason why is probably the first foreign protein they come across. While cow's milk allergies in babies is gradually becoming common, a majority of allergic children outgrow them before their seventh birthday. Unfortunately, lactose intolerance is rarely outgrown and normally becomes worse from

Three Excellent Essential Oils For Relieving Stress

2010-08-18T03:11:00.000-07:00

Essential oils have been around basically since the beginning of time, and utilized to relieve stress. Over the years, stress is increasingly becoming a problem for many. As technology continues to advance in our society, it seems that anxiety and stress go right along with it.Regardless of why you or anyone in particular experiences high stress levels, whether it's work, people, events, or just

Why Biofuels Are A Sustainable Solution

2010-08-15T21:05:00.000-07:00

As the name implies, biofuels are fuels derived from organic material. Since they can be made in many ways, they are classified as 1st generation, 2nd generation, and 3rd generation.First generation bio-fuels are the more common fuels that are produced from food crops and animal fats. Some examples include bio-diesel, vegetable oil, and bio-gas.Second generation bio-fuels are made from waste

Why Organic?

2010-08-12T01:24:00.000-07:00

Organic Food is More Nutritious Organic foods, especially raw or non-processed, contain higher levels of beta carotene, vitamins C, D and E, health-promoting polyphenols, cancer-fighting antioxidants, flavonoids that help ward off heart disease, essential fatty acids, and essential minerals.Organic Food is More Nutritious - On average, organic is 25% more nutritious in terms of vitamins and

Sustainable agriculture - Introduction

2010-08-10T21:28:00.000-07:00

Image Source : www.instructables.comWikipedia.com-Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals: environmental stewardship, farm profitability, and prosperous farming communities. These goals have been defined by a variety of disciplines and may be looked at from the vantage point of the farmer or the consumer.DescriptionSustainable agriculture refers to the ability of a farm to produce

Top 7 Tips To Go Organic

2010-08-08T21:23:00.000-07:00

Image Source :http://thehui.wordpress.com/In the light of these studies, it is surprising that few studies have compared the health consequences of eating organic and conventionally grown produce. Any fruits and vegetables are better than none. In a study, those who ate the fewest plant foods had the highest cancer rates, and those who ate the most produce had the least cancer. Most pesticides

Preserving Food: Using Boiling Water Canners

2010-02-04T19:27:00.000-08:00

Most boiling water canners are made of aluminum or porcelain-covered steel. Theyhave fitted lids and removable racks that are either perforated or shaped wire racks.The canner must be deep enough so that at least one inch of briskly boiling water will be over the tops of jars during processing. Some boiling water canners do not have completely flat bottoms. A flat bottom must be used on an

Easy Ways to Keep Food Fresh

2010-02-03T20:05:00.000-08:00

There are countless benefits to eating fresh, unprocessed foods, not the least of which is to help maintain a healthy diet, but the down side is that these foods are basically free of preservatives, leading to faster food spoilage. Luckily, there are many natural ways to keep food fresh, especially fish, fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, cheese, bread, eggs and milk. While some of these methods

The Organic and Healthy Food Market

2009-09-14T20:54:00.000-07:00

Recent research by market analysts nVision suggests four in ten adults now choose organic options on a regular basis. Organic supermarkets in England are booming and Europes biggest organic event, the Biofach exhibition in Germany in getting bigger every year.Unfortunately, at the moment retailers are charging artificially high prices. I was in Tesco last week which is a rare occurrence as I shop

Hazardous Of Black Plastic Bag to Health

2009-09-10T23:35:00.000-07:00

Plastic bag crackle color, especially black, is the most recycled product. Therefore, consumers are expected to be careful and do not use plastic bags to enclose the crackle of food."In the recycling process, a history of previously unknown, whether the former pesticide containers, hospital waste, animal or human waste, heavy metal wastes, and others," said Head of the Food and Drug

Starch Definition

2009-06-04T20:48:00.000-07:00

Starch in the plant network has a form of granule (grains) that is different. Microscope with the type of starch may be due to have a shape, size, location hilum is unique, and also the nature birefringent. When added to raw starch in cold water, starch ganule will absorb water and swell. However, the amount of water and be merged swelling limited. Be merged in the water only reaches 30% water

A GENERAL SUMMARY OF ACETIC ACID

2009-05-28T02:29:00.000-07:00

A General Summary Of Acetic Acid by Jo AlelstoFermentation is good thing. Wines are due to fermentation of sugar in fruit juices to ethanol. Prolonged fermentation on the other hand by a certain species of bacterium leads to a chemical change of ethanol to ethanoic acid which also known as acetic acid. Home vinegar is five percent by mass acetic acid.Dilute acetic acid in the form of vinegar

GELATINIZATION OF STARCH

2009-05-26T19:55:00.000-07:00

Starch in the plant network has a form of granula (grains) that is different. Amilosa show molecular shape heliks (spiral) that can trap molecules-molecules such as in other acid-fatty acid and other forms of hydrocarbons. Granula starch is generally not soluble in cold water but cold water can absorb between 9.1% to 22.7%. Increasing the volume of starch granula going in the water at a

USING PORTION CONTROL WHEN DIETING

2009-05-25T20:39:00.000-07:00

Using Portion Control When Dieting by Ed PennerFood is not the main problem when we are dieting. The enemy is our inability to properly proportion the foods we eat. Far too often we fail to balance our intake of protein, carbohyrate, and fat. All three are needed by our bodies,but we have to exercise portion control for the diet to be successful.Eating smaller portions:With todays "all you can

SPECTROSCOPY

2009-05-24T18:52:00.000-07:00

How to identify organic compounds from the synergistic Information of spectroscopy:1.Mass Spectrometry (MS)2.Infra Red (IR)3.Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)4.Ultraviolet/Visible SpectroscopyElectromagnetic SpectrumMass Spectrometry (MS)- An analytical technique for measuring the mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) of ions, most commonly positive ions, in the gas phase- Mass spectrometry is the most

TECHNIQUES FOR STARCH MODIFICATION

2009-05-21T21:17:00.000-07:00

TECHNIQUES FOR STARCH MODIFICATION- Acid conversion.- Amylopectin > amylose. Hot concentrated pastes. Gel formation on cooling. Gum candies. Decreased hot paste - viscosity.Decreased gel strength. Increased gelatinization temperature Hydroxyethyl straches.- Reduced gelatinization temperature. Increased rate of swelling. Lower tendency of pastes and gels to retrograde - Hydroxy propyl

INTRODUCTION TO PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY OF PLANT FOOD DERIVED

2009-05-19T19:07:00.000-07:00

The food industry today1. extend period during which a food remains wholesome (shelf life), by preservation techniques which inhibit m.o. or biochemical changes --- allow time for distribution, sales and home storage2. increase variety in the diet3. provide the nutrients required for health4. generate income for the companyFOOD HANDLING1. A matter of life or death-Whether it’s a raw materials

MILK OF SOYBEAN

2009-05-18T23:10:00.000-07:00

Milk of soybean is a soybean extract with the way the seeds of soybeans in hot or cool water (Hermana, 1985). Milk including soy beverages are old in age, derived from the Chinese in the tenth century BC-2 and then developed in Japan and after the war to the world-II to begin developing countries of ASEAN. Akan development in Indonesia, but less so brisk, the drink "softdrink" a low nutritious

INJURY IN FOOD

2009-05-07T20:33:00.000-07:00

Chilling injury: -Symptoms include-surface discoloration, dull or smokey colour, -subepidermal tissues reveal dark-brown streaks, -failure to ripen, -flesh browning. Chilling injury results from exposing bananas to temperatures below 13°C (56°F) for a few hours to a few days, depending on cultivar, maturity, and temperatureMechanical injury :A disorder caused by mechanical impact applied to the

CARBOHYDRATE

2009-05-05T01:08:00.000-07:00

REFERENCES : Handout Food Analysis Departemen Of Postharvest Technology Lampung University by : Dr.Ir Subeki

SPICE TECHNOLOGY

2009-05-03T23:56:00.000-07:00

Spices - is an ingredient of agricultural products that have economic value is very high. Indonesia has long been known as spices - the main ingredient of the world. Spices - spices have chemical and mineral contents are different from other agricultural products, so that the spices - spice export the product to be very attractive by all countries. Spices - spices can be exported in processed

TOXIC COMPOUND IN FOOD PROCESSING

2009-05-03T23:42:00.000-07:00

The main purpose food processing is to improve the quality of food, so worthy to be eaten. However, some processing would encourage a new compound that is toksik dangerous for people. Many of the new compound form due to interactions between food components and endogenus or eksogenus or semyawa-turunannya compound, or between the compound-compound with the component from the outside, such as

AGROINDUSTRIAL BIOMASS UTILIZATION

2009-04-21T23:38:00.000-07:00

AGROINDUSTRY IN INDONESIA AGROINDUSTRY IN INDONESIA• Agro-industry in Indonesia has comparative and competitive advantages• The main product of agro-industry is only about 20% or less• Byproducts and Environmental management are more importantThe strategy of agro-industry development:• prevent the environmental pollution through the implementation of zero emission concepts• producing some

TECHNOLOGY OF FERMENTATION FRUITS PRODUCT

2009-04-10T20:06:00.000-07:00

In general, the fruit will only occur after pollination and fertilization of flowers. However the form may also have tanpan pollination and fertilization. Current terbentuknya fruit that is called: partenokarpi (parthenocarpy). The occurrence of fruit in this way does not usually contain the seeds, or if there bijinya, does not contain the seeds of the institution, so can not be bijinya

POSTHARVEST HANDLING

2009-04-08T02:04:00.000-07:00

For all fresh produce, variety selection, climatic conditions and growing practices will greatly affect the quality at harvest. Successful marketing of fresh fruits and vegetables depends on maintaining the quality harvested.Ten Important Guidelines for Postharvest Handling:1. MATURITY. Harvest the product at the correct stage of maturity.2. REDUCE INJURIES. Reduce

SOYBEAN AND ITS DIVERSIFICATION

2009-04-05T21:40:00.000-07:00

A. SOYBEAN BENEFITSIn the life of our society, soybean has long been known as one of the plant source of vegetable protein with the actual 39% - 41% are processed into food, beverage and food taste penyedap, for example, which is already very popular tempe, soy sauce, bean sprouts and tauco . Even in modern processed into milk and soy beverages sari which is packed in special cartons or bottles.

WASTE WATER TREATMENT PROCESS IN AGROINDUSTRY

2009-04-05T21:29:00.000-07:00

1. Waste Water Treatment Process in Palm Oil IndustryWaste water treatment process in palm oil industry usually use conventional biological treatment. Generally, we can separate to two type of treatment system in palm oil industry; a) biological treatment with land application, and b) biological treatment without land application. In biological treatment with land application, the waste water or

EXTRACTION OF CASSAVA STARCH (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

2009-04-05T20:49:00.000-07:00

Processing technology tubers into flour is very simple and cheap. With the technology, small scale business is able to produce medium-quality flour that is not quite good compared to wheat flour produced large companies. Cassava enough potential to be developed because cassava is a plant that has been highly recognized by farmers and can be planted easily. Cassava is a plant that is also very

TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION OF SKIN CACAO PECTIN (Theobroma Cacao.L)

2009-02-17T00:51:00.000-08:00

Cocoa is one of the commodity crops that are important enough role for the national economy, especially as a provider of employment, income sources and income countries. Besides cocoa also play a role in the development of the region and encourage the development of agro-industry. Production of cocoa in the world at this time more than 3 million tons per year. More than 70% of production is

THE UTILIZATION LIQUID WASTE CACAO SEED (Theobroma cacao L.) FOR DEVELOPMENT NATA DE CACAO

2009-02-15T19:20:00.000-08:00

Background Cocoa is one of the commodity crops that are important enough role for the national economy, especially as a provider of employment, income sources and income countries. Besides cocoa also play a role in the development of the region and encourage the development of agro-industry. Production of cocoa in the world at this time more than 3 million tons per year. More than 70% of