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herbs-spices-processing
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Herb Harvesting
Herb harvesting is the cutting of aromatic plants at the growth stage when essential oil content is highest, typically just before or…
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ASTA Colour Value
ASTA colour value is a spectrophotometric measure of the carotenoid pigment intensity in paprika and related spices, expressed on a scale defined…
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Herb Washing
Herb washing is the step in fresh herb processing where cut material is rinsed with clean water to remove soil, dust, insects…
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Scoville Heat Units
Scoville heat units are a measurement scale for the pungency of chilli and pepper products based on capsaicinoid concentration, now determined analytically…
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Freeze-Dried Herbs
Freeze-dried herbs are herbs processed by sublimating frozen water under vacuum, preserving cell structure, colour and volatile aroma compounds far more effectively…
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Herb Cutting
Herb cutting is the mechanical reduction of dried herbs to defined particle sizes, ranging from whole leaf to cut, rubbed or fine-flake…
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Ground Spices
Ground spices are whole spices milled to a fine powder that releases flavour rapidly but loses aroma faster than whole forms, making…
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Spice Grinding
Spice grinding is the mechanical milling of whole or dried spices into powder using hammer, pin or plate mills, where mill speed,…
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Cryogenic Grinding
Cryogenic grinding is a milling process in which spices are cooled with liquid nitrogen before and during size reduction, preserving volatile oils,…