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Ash Content Testing
Ash content testing determines the mineral residue remaining after incinerating a sample at high temperature. In flours, sugars and fruit products it…
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What does the diastase number tell you about honey?
Diastase is an amylase enzyme that bees add to nectar, and the diastase number is a measure of how much of that…
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What is HMF in honey?
Hydroxymethylfurfural, universally shortened to HMF, is a compound that forms in honey when sugars break down in acidic conditions. It is not…
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What is water activity?
A measure of how available the water in a food is to microorganisms and reactions, expressed on a scale from zero to…
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How is Brix used in fruit and honey specifications?
Brix measures soluble solids as degrees on a refractometer, and in fruit it mostly reflects sugars, so it is used as a…