The term “roughage” is an umbrella term for the different types of fiber, one of which is cellulose. Fiber is found in plant foods only, and different types of plant foods contain different types of fiber. An adequate fiber intake confers many health benefits, and is also a useful weapon in the weight-loss arsenal. […]
Dietary Fiber
As indigestible complex carbohydrates, dietary fibers perform important biological functions, though they supply no calories or nutrients and are resistant to digestive enzymes. Dietary fiber comes from the walls of plant cells and includes cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, pectin, mucilage and gum. Many food products list total fiber content in grams, which includes both […]
Emulsions in food are mixtures of oil and water. These normally do not mix and will separate if left without an emulsifier. Roll over the photograph of the mayonnaise to see the effects when the emulsifier is not added.
Mayonnaise contains oil and water. The emulsifier keeps these mixed and without it the oil and […]
Some of the most powerful medicines on the planet are masquerading around as foods and spices. While they do not lend themselves to being patented, nor will multi-billion dollar human clinical trials ever be funded to prove them efficacious, they have been used since time immemorial to both nourish our bodies, and to prevent and treat […]
AES Laboratories had put up a stall in the recently concluded AAHAR 2016. Â The event was a grand success and saw a lot of visitors visiting our stall. Â The exhibition provided us with a platform to interact with many of our customers and also showcase our analytical capabilities to the various other stakeholders in […]
FSSAI has launched a new mobile app. Â This app will allow the consumers in India to raise their food safety related concerns. Whether it is a Packaged Food or a Food Service Establishment, now consumers are empowered to know about the Food Business Operators and get informed about the Food Safety information. The app […]
Accelerated Shelf life
This is an indirect method and attempts to predict the shelf life of a product without running a full length real time storage study. This kind of study is useful especially for new products and products having a long shelf life. The method involves storing the product under accelerated storage conditions like […]
AES Laboratories is a recognized learning centre for IGNOU courses in Post-Graduate Diploma in Food Safety and Quality Management (PGDFSQM) since 2010 and every year provides counseling to students for this course. AES Laboratories is currently the only study center located at Noida.
The current batch has completed its Theory counseling sessions & is now […]
Food packaging is primarily intended to protect the food contained in the packaging from temperature and atmospheric changes, oxygen, dust and moisture, as well as increase its shelf life, or the maximum length of time a particular food remains fresh and safe for consumption.
Food products are protected from alterations or external impacts by their […]
Absorption Measurements & their Application to Quantitative Analysis
A study of the interaction of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) with matter is an important and versatile tool for the chemist. Indeed, much of our knowledge of chemical substances comes from their specific absorption or emission of light. In this experiment, we are interested in analytical […]