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Quality Parameters
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What is the difference between shelf life and a best before date?
Shelf life is a technical property established by the producer. The best before date is the labelled consequence of it, minus the…
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How to Write an RFQ for Frozen Food That Gets Comparable Quotes
A request for quotation that omits the grade, the Incoterm, the packaging or the delivery schedule will produce answers that cannot be…
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Ukrainian vs Polish vs Serbian Raspberry: Variety, Season, Price and Lead Time
Ukrainian vs Polish vs Serbian raspberry: variety, season, colour, firmness and lead time, and when to choose Serbia, Poland or Ukraine.
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What is the difference between acid value and peroxide value in sunflower oil?
Acid value and peroxide value in sunflower oil measure two kinds of damage: hydrolysis and oxidation. What each reveals and how to…
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How do you read a grain quality certificate?
To read a grain quality certificate, start with who took the sample, how and when, then the method, the lab’s accreditation and…
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What is high oleic sunflower oil?
High oleic sunflower oil comes from varieties bred so oleic acid dominates. Why it resists oxidation, how it is specified and how…
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Sunflower Oil: Specifications, Refining and How the Trade Works
A technical buyer’s guide to sunflower oil. The refining sequence and what each step controls, acid value against peroxide value, Lovibond colour…
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What moisture limits apply to grain for export?
There is no single legal moisture limit for grain. Moisture is a contract parameter, set by grade and destination. How it is…
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Ukrainian Honey: Varieties, Quality Parameters and the Export Route
A buyer’s guide to Ukrainian honey. The four commercial monoflorals and how they differ, the composition criteria in Directive 2001/110/EC and what…