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What is the novel food status of chia seeds in the EU?
Chia is authorised and listed in the Union novel food list under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, with conditions of use that…
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What is the aflatoxin risk in spices?
Aflatoxins form when storage moulds grow on inadequately dried or badly stored material. Maximum levels are set in EU law and no…
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Frozen or dried mushrooms: which should I buy?
Frozen for texture and colour in wet applications; dried for shelf stability, transport economy and dry mixes. Compare on delivered cost per…
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What is coriander essential oil used for?
Distilled from the seed, it goes into flavour houses, fragrance, and pharmaceutical and cosmetic formulations. The seed type determines whether distillation is…
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How are dried herbs graded?
On four axes at once: cut size, colour, leaf-to-stem ratio and volatile oil. Trade grade names are conventions, so the specification has…
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What are the moisture limits for dried mushrooms?
There is no EU commodity limit. Trade practice is around 10 to 13 per cent depending on species, with water activity around…
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What is essential oil content in dried herbs?
The volatile aromatic fraction, measured by hydrodistillation and reported in millilitres per 100 g on a dry basis. It is what the…
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Is IQF or block frozen fruit cheaper?
Block is cheaper per kilogram at the factory gate. Whether it is cheaper in your process depends on how you use it.
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What is the difference between acid value and peroxide value in sunflower oil?
They measure two entirely different kinds of damage, and a buyer who treats them as interchangeable freshness indicators will eventually accept a…