For long the researches and food technologist have been working for recipe , chemicals, packaging or technology to increase the shelf life of bread so that there could be control on food waste in which stale breads are major contributor
In normal condition the bread shelf in not more than 4-5 days for which the manufacturers have added preservatives and anti oxidant which definitely have some adverse impact on human body . The molds and fungus gets appearing from the 5th or 6 th day in storage thus making it stale .The packaging material which becomes moist while keeping the bread under wrap contributes to fungal growth . Food technologist have been trying to devise recipes or alternative packaging material which could kill these microbes for better shelf life thus reducing food waste in many countries .
To tackle this short shelf issue scientist s and researches at Micro zap have invented a new microwave technology to kill spores and molds for higher shelf which could be as long as 60 days .
A report
In normal conditions bread will go mouldy in around 10 days.
But an American company called Microzap says they have developed a technique that will keep the bread mould free for two months.At their laboratory on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, chief executive Don Stull showed off the long, metallic microwave device that resembles an industrial production line. Originally designed to kill bacteria such as MRSA and salmonella, the researchers discovered it could kill the mould spores in bread in around 10 seconds."We treated a slice of bread in the device, we then checked the mould that was in that bread over time against a control,” he explained."And at 60 days it had the same mould content as it had when it came out of the oven."
Micro zap rep also claims that this technology would not affect the taste ,texture and bread would be as fresh as it was on the day of production .The technology they are putting up is called cold pasteurization and as microwave employs pulsed power and multiple radio-frequency sources which will ensure energy is transmitted to the food in an even way.
source
thedailystar.net
visit microzap website :http://microzap.net
In normal condition the bread shelf in not more than 4-5 days for which the manufacturers have added preservatives and anti oxidant which definitely have some adverse impact on human body . The molds and fungus gets appearing from the 5th or 6 th day in storage thus making it stale .The packaging material which becomes moist while keeping the bread under wrap contributes to fungal growth . Food technologist have been trying to devise recipes or alternative packaging material which could kill these microbes for better shelf life thus reducing food waste in many countries .
To tackle this short shelf issue scientist s and researches at Micro zap have invented a new microwave technology to kill spores and molds for higher shelf which could be as long as 60 days .
A report
In normal conditions bread will go mouldy in around 10 days.
But an American company called Microzap says they have developed a technique that will keep the bread mould free for two months.At their laboratory on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, chief executive Don Stull showed off the long, metallic microwave device that resembles an industrial production line. Originally designed to kill bacteria such as MRSA and salmonella, the researchers discovered it could kill the mould spores in bread in around 10 seconds."We treated a slice of bread in the device, we then checked the mould that was in that bread over time against a control,” he explained."And at 60 days it had the same mould content as it had when it came out of the oven."
Micro zap rep also claims that this technology would not affect the taste ,texture and bread would be as fresh as it was on the day of production .The technology they are putting up is called cold pasteurization and as microwave employs pulsed power and multiple radio-frequency sources which will ensure energy is transmitted to the food in an even way.
source
thedailystar.net
visit microzap website :http://microzap.net