Caryota urens is a native tree in tropical Asian continent and it is grown in wet and intermediate wet zone of Sri Lanka. This palm is capable of storing large volumes of Carbohydrates, which is converted to sugars. Tapping ...

Gotukola (Centella asiatica) is an ancient ayurvedic remedy, which is used in the present as a useful tonic and cleaning herb for skin problems and digestive disorders. It is used to treat a variety of disorders, including ...

In the modem world of globalization era food processing industry is achieved procedures to produce safety product. The control of physical, chemical, and biological hazards is the primary concern. Hazard Analysis Critical ...

Childhood undernutrition is a major health problem in Sri Lanka. The mothers should be given a thorough knowledge regarding the factors that could lead to undernutrition o f their children and the ways o f preventing ...

Withering is the one of the basic step in manufacturing process of tea. To obtain good quality tea the withering rate should be maintained at the optimum rate. A study was carried out to find out the effect of withering ...

Liquid glucose is an essential ingredient used in confectionery and other food preparation industries mainly to prevent crystallization of sugar and consequence hardening. Over 3, 000 Mt of liquid glucose are imported to ...

Mozzarella Cheese is a soft, plastic cheese typical of Italy and of notable economic relevance because of the steady rise in its production and consumption. It is mainly produced from Buffalo milk, and a higher amount of ...

Soft drinks are the carbonated non-alcoholic beverages, which contain water and carbon dioxide as major ingredients. Sugar, colors, flavors, acids, liquid heading, essence and preservatives are also used as ingredients. Soft ...

Fresh milk has a very limited shelf life and is easily spoiled. Therefore milk preserves manufacturing different products, which have a significant shelf life. Concentrated milk products are obtained through partial water ...

Blister blight, a leaf disease caused by the fungus Exobasidium vexans Massee, is an economically important disease in tea lands. This disease cause heavy crop losses in the cultivation of tea. Tea Research Institute ...