A Food Industry Reference Resource

Where’s the beef cut come from?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ever wonder where your T-Bone Steak or the juicy sirloin tips you had for dinner the other night come from? While most meat eaters know that both a filet mignon and a burger come from a cow, the majority don't give too much thought to where each meat cut comes from [...]

2023-11-22T10:25:52-05:00December , 2018|

GRAS Resources

GRAS is an acronym for Generally Recognized as Safe. This is a designation made by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that means the food additives added to a food product are considered to be safe and exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance [...]

2019-06-24T19:55:59-04:00November , 2018|

What is Tumeric used for?

As a food product turmeric is best known for being the main ingredient in curry and a key spice used in Indian and other Asian food recipes. Turmeric, or Curcuma longa, belongs to the ginger family and naturally occurs in Southern Asia and India. The spice that is used in cooking and [...]

2019-11-27T11:42:11-05:00September , 2018|

So where does that beef cut come from anyway?

Ever wonder where your T-Bone Steak or the juicy sirloin tips you had for dinner the other night come from? While most meat eaters know that both a filet mignon and a burger come from a cow, the majority don't give too much thought to where each meat cut comes from the [...]

2023-11-22T10:25:53-05:00February , 2018|

Clarence Birdseye – the father of the frozen food industry

Clarence Birdseye, the inventor of frozen vegetables, revolutionized the way we think about and consume fresh produce. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1886, Birdseye was a naturalist and explorer at heart, who spent much of his life observing and experimenting with the natural world. Birdseye's interest in freezing food began in [...]

2023-01-16T20:17:17-05:00January , 2018|

What are ‘Frankenchickens’ and why are they washed with chlorine?

A minor detail in 2017 trade talks between the US and the UK seems to have grabbed the media's attention. The controversy revolves around safety concerns about chlorine-washed chicken being sold in Britain as part of a potential UK/US trade deal after Brexit. It is expected that the US farming industry will push [...]

2023-11-22T10:25:53-05:00December , 2017|
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