{"id":11337,"date":"2023-04-12T11:15:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T10:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/?p=11337"},"modified":"2023-04-12T11:15:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T10:15:55","slug":"liquam-project-uses-high-power-ultrasound-to-delay-honey-crystallisation-without-compromising-nutraceutical-elements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/liquam-project-uses-high-power-ultrasound-to-delay-honey-crystallisation-without-compromising-nutraceutical-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"LIQUAM project uses high-power ultrasound to delay honey crystallisation without compromising nutraceutical elements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling   container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-11337'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\"><div id=\"ads-slider-28\" class=\"custom-slider ads-slider-1070870623 ads-slider\"><ul><li><!--Begin ClixTrac.com Banner Code -->\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/goto\/?308404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/308404.jpg\" alt=\"Free from food\" title=\"Free from food\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\r\n<!--End ClixTrac.com Banner Code --><\/li><li><!--Begin ClixTrac.com Banner Code -->\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/click.php?banner=302805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/302805.jpg\" alt=\"LUBRIPLATE\" title=\"LUBRIPLATE\" border=\"0\" width=\"120\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a>\r\n<!--End ClixTrac.com Banner Code --><\/li><li><div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"ads-237983165\"><!--Begin ClixTrac.com Banner Code -->\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/click.php?banner=297426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/297426.jpg\" alt=\"Click here for more information!\" title=\"Click here for more information!\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\r\n<!--End ClixTrac.com Banner Code --><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $adsslider1070870623 = jQuery( \".ads-slider-1070870623\" );$adsslider1070870623.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$adsslider1070870623.unslider({ delay:5000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$adsslider1070870623.on(\"mouseover\", function(){$adsslider1070870623.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$adsslider1070870623.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h1 class=\"post-title entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">LIQUAM project uses high-power ultrasound to delay honey crystallisation without compromising nutraceutical elements<\/h1><span class=\"post-meta-infos\">\/ <span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/category\/e-news\/\" rel=\"tag\">E-News<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Honey contains natural vitamins, minerals and enzymes that give it anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. It is considered a good anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory, which promotes digestive health, stabilises blood sugar, strengthens immunity and protects against respiratory diseases.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When extracted from honeycombs, honey is a semi-transparent viscous fluid, but within a few weeks its natural sugars, alongside air bubbles, cause it to crystallise \u2013 putting off consumers and risking fermentation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/fei-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/04\/shutterstock_708176371-scaled-e1681294546511.jpg' alt='' title='Glass,Jar,Full,Of,Honey,And,Dipper,Isolated,On,White' height=\"986\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201cPretreatment pasteurisation can delay crystallisation up to 12 months post-processing, but its extreme heat degrades the honey,\u201d notes Estela Pacheco, LIQUAM project coordinator and cofounder of Sonicat Systems [1], the project host. The project team had already developed a patented technology (LIQUAM) for honey processing, and developed a minimum viable product (MVP) using high-power ultrasound (HPU). EU funding helped them to further optimise their innovation into a prototype \u2013 LIQUAM450.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLIQUAM delays crystallisation, but because the process never exceeds 55 \u00b0C, honey\u2019s liquid state is extended without compromising quality or nutraceutical attributes,\u201d explains Iratxe Perales, Sonicat Systems co-founder.<\/p>\n<p>Honey pasteurisation usually heats honey to around 80 \u00baC for 2-3 minutes, which melts sugar microcrystals. The honey is then flash-cooled to 45-50 \u00b0C. Being heat-sensitive, this process degrades quality, freshness and nutraceutical attributes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, the antioxidant capacity of raw honey is degraded by around one third,\u201d says Perales. LIQUAM\u2019s high-power ultrasounds alternate between low-pressure and high-pressure waves, forming millions of small vacuum bubbles which grow until they violently collapse, transforming the shock waves into mechanical effects which break down sugar crystals. This phenomenon, called acoustic cavitation [2], can be used at ambient temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>The team installed an upscaled version of their LIQUAM450 prototype over five months in the industrial plant facilities of Adam Foods, Girona.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMicroscopic imaging confirmed that LIQUAM achieves crystallisation levels similar to pasteurisation, reducing it to 0.01 %. But crucially this did not significantly impact moisture, hydroxymethylfurfural and enzymes. These last two are important indicators of freshness,\u201d notes Perales.<\/p>\n<p>Pollen particles, used to identify honey\u2019s botanical origin, were also not damaged, and the honey remained liquid for a time comparable to pasteurised honey. While the LIQUAM project enabled the team to further optimise their product \u2013 scaling up to industrial treatment rates, alongside testing and CE certifying their LIQUAM450 prototype \u2013 problems with sourcing components in the EU meant that a final assembly could not be completed on time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur initial prototype processed 100 kilo-grammes per hour for \u20ac70,000, LIQUAM450 achieves this for \u20ac50,000. But increased material and component costs have driven up our commercial price. Also, LIQUAM450 needs three times more energy than our previous MVP did,\u201d says Perales.\u00a0 The team did however launch a product called Honey.AI [3] comprising a digital microscope, and using computer vision and machine learning to automatically analyse honey. This includes detecting different pollen types to accurately authenticate floral sources, providing results in under an hour. \u201cWe plan to offer this solution to the honey industry, creating potential leads for LIQUAM. We will also expand Honey.AI into an automatised pollen-analysis application,\u201d says Pacheco.<\/p>\n<p>LIQUAM helps stimulate sustainable food consumption, while promoting affordable healthy food. It also helps preserve and restore European ecosystems and biodiversity, bearing in mind that bees are responsible for about one third of crop production [4].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLIQUAM also offers European beekeepers a means to add high value to their honey, differentiating it from low-priced imported foreign honey,\u201d Perales adds.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>References<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n1. <a href=\"https:\/\/sonicat-systems.com\/liquam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/sonicat-systems.com\/liquam<\/a><br \/>\n2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1350417710002312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1350417710002312<\/a><br \/>\n3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.honey-ai.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.honey-ai.com\/<\/a><br \/>\n4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2021\/08\/how-essential-are-pollinators-for-global-food-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2021\/08\/how-essential-are-pollinators-for-global-food-security<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-minimal '><div class='av-share-box'><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share this<\/h5><ul class='av-share-box-list noLightbox'><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/liquam-project-uses-high-power-ultrasound-to-delay-honey-crystallisation-without-compromising-nutraceutical-elements\/&#038;t=LIQUAM%20project%20uses%20high-power%20ultrasound%20to%20delay%20honey%20crystallisation%20without%20compromising%20nutraceutical%20elements' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f3' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Facebook' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-twitter' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=LIQUAM%20project%20uses%20high-power%20ultrasound%20to%20delay%20honey%20crystallisation%20without%20compromising%20nutraceutical%20elements&#038;url=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/?p=11337' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f1' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Twitter' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-whatsapp' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on WhatsApp\" href='https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/liquam-project-uses-high-power-ultrasound-to-delay-honey-crystallisation-without-compromising-nutraceutical-elements\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\uf232' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on WhatsApp' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on WhatsApp<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-linkedin' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" href='https:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;title=LIQUAM%20project%20uses%20high-power%20ultrasound%20to%20delay%20honey%20crystallisation%20without%20compromising%20nutraceutical%20elements&#038;url=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/liquam-project-uses-high-power-ultrasound-to-delay-honey-crystallisation-without-compromising-nutraceutical-elements\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on LinkedIn' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-mail' ><a  aria-label=\"Share by Mail\" href='mailto:?subject=LIQUAM%20project%20uses%20high-power%20ultrasound%20to%20delay%20honey%20crystallisation%20without%20compromising%20nutraceutical%20elements&#038;body=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/liquam-project-uses-high-power-ultrasound-to-delay-honey-crystallisation-without-compromising-nutraceutical-elements\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share by Mail'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share by Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; 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