Recycled PET packaging: olfactive quality evaluated by sensory analysis
The use of human sensory panel is the historical way to evaluate the olfactive quality of specific products but, despite a rigorous training, the response of the individual to a […]
Chocolate analytical testing
Chocolate can be described as a suspension consisting of non-fat particles (sugar and cocoa solids and, eventually, milk powder particles) dispersed in cocoa butter as a continuous phase. The textural […]
Sensory benchmarking of chocolate hazelnut spreads with e-nose
Sensory analysis is an efficient tool to compare competitors’ products to the target leaders’ one in the market, to develop a new product or to improve a current one. In […]
Dissolution rate in food industry
The food industry is one of the most regulated industries in the world, as the mishandling of food products can have detrimental side effects. To achieve desired product performance and […]
There’s always time for a coffee break!
Italians love coffee. Drinking coffee is a kind of ritual for us: hurried or unhurried, there’s always time for a coffee break! Since coffee-drinking is so important to us, understanding how […]
Graphene: the thinnest and strongest material ever created!
Graphene is a single-atomic-layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. The unprecedented features of graphene make it the thinnest and strongest material ever created. Graphene is the basic […]
Zinc Oxide: an additive widely used in different industries
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is an inorganic white powder, insoluble in water and used as an additive in numerous materials and products including cosmetics, food, rubbers, plastics, ceramics, glass, cement, lubricants, paints, […]
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) for a wide range of applications in the biomedical field
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is the major component, and an essential ingredient, of normal bone and teeth. The synthetic and natural HA differ in terms of physical microstructure, crystal size, and porosity, but […]
An introduction to Silicon dioxide (silica) forms and applications
Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula SiO2. In many parts of the world, silica is the major constituent of sand. Silica is one of the most complex and most abundant […]
Calcium carbonate: one of the most useful and versatile material known to man!
Calcium carbonate is one of the most useful and versatile materials known to man. One simple example of calcium carbonate is chalk that has been used as a writing tool […]