by admin | Dec 13, 2022 | Laboratory Testing
What is mineral oil? Mineral oil is obtained from the distillation of crude petroleum oil, which is a transparent, odorless, oily liquid at room temperature. It has a mixture of higher alkanes with a saturated and aromatic hydrocarbon carbon number that varies from...
by admin | Nov 5, 2022 | Laboratory Testing
Be it cooking or its use in Ayurvedic medicine, desi ghee has been used in India for centuries. It not only adds to the taste but is used as a cure for numerous ailments in India. Almost everyone uses ghee. However, there are very few people who are aware of its...
by admin | Nov 3, 2022 | Laboratory Testing
The constant improvement in our lifestyle is pushing the demand for various off-season fruits and fresh vegetables. But processing these products is adversely affecting the yield and quality. Insecticides and pesticides are generally used in the agricultural...
by admin | Oct 31, 2022 | Laboratory Testing
Why is water most preferred as an adulterant in many food products? “No doubt, everything has merit or demerit. It depends on the purpose of usage, as drinking water is not an exceptional case. Water for life and life for water resemble each other, but they...
by admin | Sep 12, 2022 | Laboratory Testing
Adulteration is the addition of intentionally or unintentionally any resemble cheap ingredients to main food and food products or removing valuable ingredients like essential oil from spices to alter the quality of food and make illegal profit even if it may cause...
by admin | Aug 22, 2022 | Informational, Laboratory Testing
More than 200 diseases are caused by the consumption of contaminated foods or beverages1. Contaminants could either be biotic or abiotic. Biotic contaminants include bacteria, viruses, parasites, protozoans, fungus, or any other organisms or their parts whereas...
