Food Adulteration is the major problem related to food faced by all the countries all over the world. Not only the developing countries like India, all the developed countries are facing the problem of Food Adulteration. As a result of this the people who consume the adulterated food are badly affected and sometimes even may resulting to food poisoning. Sometimes the results of consumption of adulterated food are immediate. In other cases the affect may be delayed and the delayed affect may be more dangerous even which may lead to cancer. The best example of this delayed effect is consumption of metal contaminated food. Metals enter into the food through air, water, soil or by industrial pollution and contaminate the food. Metallic components of arsenic oxides, Barium carbonates may accidentally make their way into the foods. Packaging material, containers, metal machinery that is used during food processing and distribution are the other sources of contamination. Metals are naturally present in foods and even mere changes in the dietary uptake it leads to toxic effects. Some of the metals like lead, tin cadmium, mercury, arsenic, zinc, copper, aluminum, cobalt and chromium when consumed in large quantities are toxic. Studies conducted by scientists at Industrial Toxicology Research centre, Lucknow found that silver foil used for sweets and in pan masala contain nickel, lead, chromium, and cadmium. These metals when accumulated slowly in the body become carcinogenic and may result in cancer. Silver foil with a purity of 99% can be used in edible form. A survey conducted by the Indian Council of Medical research (ICMR) also found high levels of pesticide residues in bovine milk and metals like arsenic, cadmium and lead in infant canned products and turmeric. Nickel, a trace metal that could cause cancer is present in Indian chocolates, water, and hydrogenated vegetable oil and even in milk. These types of Adulterants which are incidentally which enters the food products are called as Incidental Adulterants or Unintentional Adulterants.
The Incidental adulterants pass sequentially through the food chian in the following way: Contamination begins when farmers use pesticides to protect crops. The Health department sprays pesticides to control malaria-causing mosquitoes. Residues remain long after spraying .Cattle, fodder and chicken feed are affected, and ground water, meat, fish, milk and egg get toxic. More spraying done to prevent fungus and rodents from attacking stored grain. Further increases the residue levels in foodstuffs. Sellers dip vegetables in pesticides to make them look fresh as well as to preserve them. Oils and sweets are adulterated with prohibited substances. Even after cooking toxic residues are not destroyed and when ingested pesticides are absorbed by small intestine. Fatty tissues present in the body store these pesticides which can lead to the damage of heart, Brain, kidney and liver. Strict control on various sources of contamination, established control of quality control by authorities, strict follow up with the accepted standards and food labeling will avoid the excessive contamination of food with metals. These standards and rules include Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954(PFA 1954), PFA Rules 1955, Standard weights and measures Act 1976, AGMARK, Bureau of Indian Standards (ISI) , Food Safety and Standard Act 2006( FSSA 2006 ).
The incidental poisoning can be prevented by doing the following things:
–>Regular market surveys to warn people dangerous build-up of toxins in food.
–>Stepping up the integrated pest-management programme to teach farmers to use pesticides judiciously. No spraying should be done a week, before harvest.
–>Taking up on a war footing the control of pests using their natural predators.
–>Using safer pesticides like synthetic pyrethroids or Malathion.
–>By washing vegetables thoroughly before cooking.
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Carp baits made from milk protein ingredients are without doubt some of the most successful carp baits ever! *
Most importantly, they are extremely high in high quality proteins. They provide for carps’ dietary essential amino acids requirements. And these amino acids combined with the taste, smell and flavour of these ingredients, make them irresistible to carp! Even scientists testing carp feeding responses to different chemicals use the milk derivative casein as a ‘control’ food, because carp love eating it for it’s beneficial effects.
-Milk proteins’ are extracts of whole milk by using various processes. Some use acids or charcoal, others use physical means like grading screens. Each extraction process retains certain nutritional qualities that are better for individual bait purposes, and offer different qualities and properties of milk protein ingredients in a bait.
The milk derivatives called caseins are exceptionally high in protein. As such, they have been highly favored for use in protein carp baits in homemade and commercially produced baits.
Caseins are measured in -mesh grades,’ and vary widely in quality solubility and digestibility. -Acid’ and -rennet’ type extraction caseins are often used. These often represent the highest quality whole food protein in a -balanced nutritional value’ carp bait.
They are recommended to be used together as part of a bait as a 50 % / 50 % mixture, and offer 90 % and 95 % nutritional protein.
They are less soluble than many other milk protein extracts. Lower quality caseins are utilized in industry, for example in plastics and glues. It has often been recommended to use the highest -food consumption’ grade quality and freshness caseins in carp baits.
These can expensive to buy so and lower quality grades of caseins have been used in baits. Individuals and bait companies have still used -industrial grade’ caseins to produce good catches!
Caseins, caseinates and fish meals have become a very successful basic nutritional combination over the years.
-Lactalbumin’ is a more soluble extract, and has 88 % protein. It is actually composed of lactalbumin and lactoglobulins. It has elements which are not soluble; but it’s one of the very best sources of quality protein available in carp bait making. Carp also love its creamy taste.
Sodium caseinate is a renowned, highly nutritional carp attractor in its own right. It is lighter than calcium caseinate, binds well with other ingredients, and is 96 % protein. Carp love its taste and smell. It is highly water soluble.
Along with calcium caseinate (similar), and casein, these are used predominantly as the quality protein ingredients in an extremely wide range of baits, and form part of carp fishing -folklore’. It is very water soluble and digestible, but its limitation in bait use, is its high buoyancy!
Used in high levels, Sodium caseinate is often the main protein ingredient of semi-buoyant boilies. Rates of around 50 % inclusion in the dry powders -base mix’ are used for floating boilies or so called -pop-ups.’ Sodium caseinate is very highly recommended in pastes too!
To make baits softer and more soluble, whole milk powder and tinned -baby milks’ can be used. Calf milk replacers are used in the same way. There are many milk replacers that have proven their worth in carp baits, providing different qualities to the baits.
Even the tinned evaporated milk is a proven favorite additive. Rates of use for most individual milk derivatives in powder form average up to 25 % of a total pound mix for example. (Or 4 ounces per pound of a dry mix.
* Milk protein recipes:
One of the most successful baits of the -1970’s to early 1980’s era, in the UK, was what was termed -the four milks.’ This consisted of equal amounts of casein, lactalbumin, sodium caseinate and an ingredient referred to as -FinnStim’, which contains purified crystalline betaine, and was best optimized with added amino acids.
Apparently, this was one of the kinds of bait that made top international carp angler, Kevin Maddox, famous.
With a slight change, Rod Hutchinson gave me this formula; it produced very well when I began taking carp fishing more seriously around 1980:
* 4 Ounces of casein. * 4 Ounces of sodium caseinate. * 4 Ounces of lactalbumin. * 4 Ounces of soya isolate. * 15 Milliliters of amino acids compound. * 3 To 5 milliliters of -scopex’ flavour. * 1 Teaspoon of a sweet -appetite stimulator’ powder. * Four large eggs.
Although expensive, this bait was really excellent, and I still recommend it today.
Other recipes followed in which it was recommended to combine different nutritional base mixes and flavours together. For example, by combining a milk protein base mix with perhaps an amino acid compound based mix. Or with a spray dried fruit juices based mix, or a sugars base mix, or with a spicy yeast base mix.
Here is an effective milk protein bait with mixed spices and herbs added:
* 4 Ounces of casein. * 4 Ounces of sodium caseinate. * 4 Ounces of lactalbumin. * 4 Ounces of soya isolate. * 1 Tablespoon of mixed spices and herbs. * 15 Milliters (or more,) of amino acids compound. * 3 To 5 milliliters of -ultraspice’ flavour. * 1 Teaspoon of sweet -appetite stimulator’ powder. * Four large eggs. * 1 Tablespoon of sweet molasses.
With these as -control’ baits, you can safely experiment with other ingredients, like body building protein powders, herbs, animal feeds, extracts, and so on, and continue catching carp with confidence!
The author has many more fishing and bait -edges’ up his sleeve. Every single one can have a huge impact on catches. (Warning: This article is protected by copyright.)
By Tim Richardson. -The thinking man’s fishing author’ and bait guru.
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Tim Richardson is a leading big fish angler with many incredible catches to his name. He is also a nationally recognised carp and catfish bait guru in the UK. His best selling bait making and bait enhancing books / ebooks help beginners and experienced anglers alike to improve and enhance their baits achieving far greater catches of big fish. *His books are even used by members of the elite -British Carp Study Group- for expert reference. * If you feel your catches could gain from more expert bait experience, insights and fishing information and techniques, take a look at Tim’s dedicated website. Contact:
We`re all familiar with the idea of taking your tea or coffee to work in a thermos, but did you know that you can keep food warm in that handy container, as well? It`s nice to have a hot meal ready to go, even if you`ve been hard at work all morning and your thermos can help you do just that.
1. Soup. This one is pretty obvious, since it`s liquid. However, it`s worth mentioning because you can literally have a different soup every day for a month and never repeat! From minestrone to chicken noodle and cheddar chowder, you can enjoy delicious hot meals poured right out of your thermos.
2. Pasta. If you`ve ever had a hankering for ravioli at your noon break, this is a great way to satisfy it. You`ll find that this works best with a wide mouth thermos, as do most foods. When you cook your pasta, make sure you cook it to just over half done. That means, if you bite a piece of spaghetti in half, it should still have a white center. Other pastas should still be chewy. Pour the drained pasta into your thermos, add your favorite topping or sauce and seal it up.
3. Veggies. Cold, boiled vegetables are just nasty in most cases, but it doesn`t have to be that way. Pour them into your thermos, add a dab of butter and some salt and let them stay there until you`re ready to eat your steaming hot, delicious vegetables.
4. Pudding. If you don`t relish the thought of having lukewarm pudding in your Tupperware at noon, then try putting the cold pudding into your thermos in the morning. It will stay nice and cool until you`re ready to treat yourself.
5. Chili. Not technically a soup, this dish tends to taste best when hot, so put it in your thermos and pack a few slices of cornbread to enjoy with it. Your chili will still be piping hot when you`re ready to sit down to lunch at the office.
You can make it easier on yourself by purchasing a wide mouth thermos that will let you easily put food in and dump it back out. A long handled spoon is also very useful for getting the last bits of food out of the bottom of the thermos. And with that, you`re ready to start eating great, healthy meals at work.
Nowadays spicy food has become the top menu in many of the restaurants. It can surprise you to the extreme to know that even though this savory known as spicy food causes heart burns, it is still liked by people. By logging to your internet service provider like XFINITY internet, you will find that most of the delicious spicy dishes have their origin from India, Japan, China and Malaysian. The culture of these places involves consuming spicy food as a part of their daily diet.
Besides stimulating the cardiovascular system and good aphrodisiac, it makes you feel hot and causes a pain. The pain that is caused by the fiery spices secretes endorphins which can make you feel high. According to the ancient history involving spicy food, our ancestors discovered the spicy advantage around 7000 BC and often used it in food and religious rituals. Nowadays, spices are used in preserving food, cosmetics, and perfume.
Spicy food has become almost a part and parcel of our life that the people celebrate various festivals for it. The love of spicy food has lead to the establishment of various festivals like the International Spicy Food and the National Fiery Food show in the USA. Now let us look into the merits and demerits of the spicy food and how it affects the human body
Merits
The basic and most common merits of consuming spicy food are the following
Weight Loss
One of the best and unique methods to reduce weight is consuming spicy food. Many researches have shown that the main compound in chili and pepper, namely capsaicin has a stimulating effect which causes the body to burn calories while chewing food for twenty minutes. That is why fat people would rather eat sweets than eating spicy food.
Stress Buster
This can shock you that spicy food is a good source of stress buster. Consuming spicy food increases the production of the hormones that gives a sense of fun like endorphins and serotonin. This helps in relieving pain and gives the feeling of comfort and relaxation.
Preventing Flu and other contagious diseases
It is believed that spicy food is a good medication for preventing flu and cold. Capsaicin one of the basic ingredients in capsicums and jalapeno helps to increase transpiration and relieves flu-symptoms that interfere with and eliminate the disturbing symptoms of flu. Spicy foods will also help to open airways, reduces sinusitis and other flu-like symptoms that can disrupt your health.
Cancer Prevention
Many studies and researches have shown that regular consumption of spicy food will reduce the risk of cancer. The capsaicin slows the growth of cancer cells and in many cases kills the cancer cells without harming the surrounding healthy cells.
Demerits
The above were the basic advantages of spicy food and like an old English proverb that says with something good comes along with it a bad, excessive spicy food can cause the following things
Excessive Diarrhea
Spicy food can lead to excessive diarrhea. This is because spicy food speeds up the movement in the intestine that leads to diarrhea. When the food is up in the colon, the irritating effects of the food will be directly felt and the body will send more water into the bowel to relieve the symptoms of the irritation.
Insomnia
Do you know that spicy food can cause insomnia? The human body should be in a relaxed state when you go to sleep especially in the first cycle towards sleep. Spicy food can increase body temperature and triggers heart beat faster. So that is why you should avoid spicy food in the hours before bedtime.
Inflammation of the Stomach
Sometimes consumption of spicy food can cause the gastric surfaces to become brittle and vulnerable. That is often called as gastritis or inflammation of the stomach. Spicy food has the properties that can cause a dangerous inflammation of the lining of the stomach.
Reduces the sensitivity of the tongue
Have you felt that your tongue is not able to sense the taste of food? Well it could be because your sensitivity is gradually wearing out. Consuming spicy food, could lead to the fatal disaster where your tongue can no longer function optimally which could lead to the lack of awareness of the portion of spicy food that can be tolerated by the stomach.
Now to conclude, it can be hard to avoid a diet that does not have spices in it. Seriously, the aroma and the taste which spicy food gives can make your mouth water. Whether it is the Indian or Chinese dish, the spicy flavor will just hook you up to have more.