Anthocyanins for improving eye function. The anthocyanins and bioflavinoids present in many blue and purple coloured berries, such as bilberries and blackberries, are known to have beneficial effects in improving night vision by stimulating the production of rhodopsine, which increases blood circulation in capillary vessels.

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Ingredients
Ingredients
As a leading supplier of animal fats, UNIMELT produces versatile fats of high quality which can be used in many different ways for a wide range of products. Animal fats in baked foods have been shown to lead to a very special taste experience and different fats can give different functionalities in end-product applications. Natural beef fat gives a special quality to rolls, stollens and puff pastries. Lard enhances the taste of doughnuts, for example, as a deep fat.The beloved German yeast “snail” pastries are just one of the baked goods made with goose fat. Analysis with beef fat in rolls shows that by adding beef fat instead of baking margarine or butter, a higher yield can be reached with a lower fat quantity than with butter and baking margarine respectively, while the rolls remain nice and crispy.
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cocoa powder taste
A breakthrough in dark cocoa powder taste has been made with the introduction by Cargill of its innovative DB82 10- 12% Gerkens cocoa powder. Until now dark powders provided the much valued intense colour for a range of applications, but with such intensity of colour there can be an off-taste, sometimes associated with bitterness. In addressing this issue, Cargill’s specialised application centre in Baupte, France, has made a breakthrough that has produced a unique dark powder with a round, pleasant and smooth chocolaty flavour. Cocoa powder is used in coatings and spreads, bakery and dairy applications, with Cargill offering the widest range of powders in the industry. Produced at Cargill’s Gerkens cocoa plant near Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, DB82 has a relatively high pH, but tests across a range of applications have shown that this does not have a negative effect on taste, stability or processing parameters.
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Four-ply aseptic bags
The new four-ply aseptic bag solves the issue of flex cracking, a very frequent problem causing de-lamination, de-metallisation and eventually breaking the bag. This happens frequently and can jeopardise product preservation, caused by the continuous movement of the bag content during handling and transport, which leads to erosion of the bag structure. The use of superior resin recipes and the addition of a fourth inner ply, has created an aseptic bag with an extremely flexible structure, which maintains the usual barrier and mechanical properties, but performs exceptionally well against flex cracking. The new 22OI bag is available in the standard and extra-high barrier (with aluminium foil) versions and it is particularly suitable for low-viscosity products such as citrus fruit concentrates, juices, apple juice, purees and diced tomato.
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Automated high throughput LC-MS solution
An innovative LC-MS system with high resolution and accurate mass, the EQuan MAX enables new screening and quantitative capabilities that provide enhanced system flexibility and productivity. The instrument uses the power of the Exactive LC-MS, a high resolution benchtop LC-MS system powered by Oribtrap technology, designed for high throughput. In addition, the EQuan MAX can be used with the company’s full range of TSQ series triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometers, providing a comprehensive solution for the analysis of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, endocrine disruptors and perfluorinated compounds in environmental water, drinking water and beverages. Samples are directly injected for LC/MS analysis, eliminating the need for off-line sample preconcentration. The unique online sample preparation technique reduces analysis time from days to minutes. The large injection volume (1-20mL) improves detection limits over conventional LC-MS analysis. In addition, the EQuan MAX supports injection volumes as low as 1µL. Switching between injection volumes can be automated for overnight operation and increased productivity, without the need to manually change plumbing configurations.

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