Now a days, probiotic enriched functional food has a growing attention due to its health benefits. Probiotics are healthy live microorganisms that are readily available in human gut system in minor quantity. Intake of adequate amount of probiotics provides beneficial effect on the human health. Even though probiotic products are commonly marketed in the form …

Recent developments of non-dairy based probiotics – A mini reviewRead More

Food and beverage are the main requirements of humans and animals. The more significant population of the world leads to an increase in the necessity of food and beverage. The food industry has a high responsibility to fulfil and satisfy the customer needs and wants with achieving nutrition properties of foods, food security, and safety. …

Development of automated systems for the implementation of foodRead More

In recent decades the demand for processed meat-based products like sausages has been gradually enhanced. But most traditional meat sausages available in the local market may lead to a lot of non-communicable diseases due to high-fat content. Curing agents (nitrates and nitrite), which are used to impart cured meat color & preservation purposes, are considered …

Development of immune-boosting vegan sausage utilizing baby jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) by replacing carcinogenic curing salts with natural pigment sourceRead More

Bilimbi is evergreen tree with various potentials. The scientific name of bilimbi is Averrhoa bilimbi and it belongs to the oxalidaceae family. Bilimbi is perennial plant. Bilimbi tree is shown in Figure 1 [1]. Bilimbi is a seasonal fruit. Bilimbi fruits are appears as the trunk and bar stem. The fruit has juicy and firm …

Preparation and Quality Evaluation of Bilimbi PickleRead More

Avocado is one of the popular fruit crops consumed in Sri Lanka which is commonly grown fruit in home gardens of the wet zone of the country. Although first introduction of avocado into Sri Lanka is not well documented, some evidence suggests that it could have been originally domesticated over 200 years ago. However, the …

Avocado Instant Juice CubeRead More