Pinoy food technologies, resources, news and reviews. Includes food safety and health issues
Last Wednesday, 2 pm, sister-in-law suddenly called me. My youngest brother was shouting in pain. His stomach was in severe pain. He could still walk but cannot stand straight. He was asking us to take him to hospital immediately cause he cannot stand the pain. I hurriedly grabbed the key and started my owner-type-jeep. Brother [...]
I was a Quality Control Staff in a food company somewhere in Trece Martires City. As a QC staff, one of my responsibility is the delivery of goods at Nestle Quezon City. The delivery man should be in-charge of the job but a Quality Assurance staff was always needed during delivery operations. I needed to [...]
Life is getting tougher as the years pass by. Prices of goods and other commodities are getting higher and higher. Manufacturers need to cut the cost of production to keep their product still affordable. Some of the changes that I noticed are: 1) Tin cans are thinner 2) Weight of goods are lighter 3) Solo [...]
Its a beverage bottle but I often see people using it for container of vinegar, 2T motor oil and gas fuel. There is no harm using it for vinegar, juice, fish sauce and other food commodities. But using it as container for gas fuel and other dangerous substance is another story. Someone might mistaken it [...]
fizzy / soda / seltzer / carbonated water Why do we love sodas? Because it bubbles and its not luscious enough to drink it when bubbling ceases. The bubbles seems carry the flavors, it loss gradually as the bubbling progress. In simple explanation. Carbonated water is made by forcing carbon dioxide in water and sealing [...]
Notice the two food additives written below. Citric acid and Sodium Citrate. The whole ingredient list came from canned soft drink. Citric acid is a natural food preservative. It act by lowering the food pH making most microorganisms unable to grow in medium. But it doesn’t apply to yeast and other acid loving fungi. It [...]
Do you know why Pido Dido is so slim? Maybe he is drinking Diet 7-UP®. Diet means, it will not add up to your daily calorie intake. It will not make you fat unless you eat every yummy food you see relentlessly. Instead of using sugar, the manufacturer uses aspartame and acesulfame potassium, the two [...]
