Handbook of Herbs and Spices - Volume 3

Ta ble I.1 Effective bio agents for the control of major diseases in spice crops Crops Major diseases Causal organisms Bio contr ...

Ta ble I.2 (a) Nutrient composition of selected organic cakes and (b) recommended quantity of organic manure for various spice c ...

(b) Name of spice Dose of irradiation Purpose Minimum Maximum Onion 0.03 0.09 Sprout inhibition Shallots (small onion) 0.03 0.15 ...

absorption of moisture may result in caking, discolouration, hydrolytic rancidity, mould growth and insect infestation. As spice ...

I.2 Herbs and spices as sources of natural colours and flavours The food sector is now experiencing a trend back towards natural ...

The ingredients of paprika colour are paprika oleoresin and refined vegetable oil. Stability is as follows: Heat good pH (colour ...

Ta ble I.6 Important flavour compounds in spices Spice Important flavour compounds Allspice Eugenol, b-caryophyllene Anise (E)-a ...

Ta ble I.7 Recovery of essential oil and oleoresin from spices and the major aromatic principle Spice Essential oil (%) Aromatic ...

xxviii Introduction This volume is the third in the series Handbook of herbs and spices and has two parts. The first part deals ...

Detecting and controlling mycotoxin contamination of herbs and spices 1 Part I Improving the safety of herbs and spices ...

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Detecting and controlling mycotoxin contamination of herbs and spices 3 1.1 Introduction Spices have been used in foods, mainly ...

4Handbook of herbs and spices Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a wide spread toxin found in crops in Europe and appears frequently in bread ...

Detecting and controlling mycotoxin contamination of herbs and spices 5 ochratoxin in tropical climates (Heenan et al., 1998; Pi ...

6Handbook of herbs and spices Ta b le 1.1 Mycotoxins in spices and herbs Spice Property/country Methods Incidence Mycotoxins ( m ...

Detecting and controlling mycotoxin contamination of herbs and spices 7 Paprika (a) Tu rk ey TLC + fluorescence 28/31 Max 28.5 A ...

8Handbook of herbs and spices Black pepper Samples collected LC 1/2 33 Selim et al., 1996 from Egypt,analysed in USA Black peppe ...

Detecting and controlling mycotoxin contamination of herbs and spices 9 Ginger Mouldy HPLC 17/20 Mycophenolic acid Overy and Fri ...

10 Handbook of herbs and spices White pepper Grain/imported HPLC with 7/10 0.09–1.1 Aflatoxin B 1 Ferreira et al., 2004 from Ind ...

Detecting and controlling mycotoxin contamination of herbs and spices 11 1.2.2 Black pepper and white pepper Black pepper was co ...