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I'm interested to see where that goes, as I can see that actually being a selling point rather than something to hide.
I'm adding that to my food safety/purification/sterilisation methods list.
And your olive oil might not be olive oil. Our daughter is allergic to sunflower oil which is commonly used to adulterate the olive oil. Chips supposedly made with olive oil will sometimes give her a rash. For bottled olive oil we try to buy local California olive oil...,
I read somewhere that the distinction of Kalamata olive oil is reserved only for oil that comes from Kalamata, Greece. It's high end, but honestly the flavour is absolutely worth it. Furthermore, higher end products are usually less likely to be tampered with in a race to the bottom.
Every time i'm reading something like this, i'm wondering where my f-ing Tricorder from Star Trek is. What would it take to get the equivalent of mass spectrometry into a miniaturized clip on module for a smartphone which you could point at anything for a few seconds, and get the results on your app just from the backscatter? I don't care about the means, just the results. Oh, and not as something exotic but massprod…
They do exist, they are just expensive. probably the price would come down if there were more demand. It's Probably on its way to a smartphone in 20 years or so if demand justifies it. https://www.spectro.com/products/xrf-spectrometer/xsort-xrf-...
I got these when i did that with a borrowed gammascout maybe 10 to 15 years ago, even with the beeping disabled.
Panic, Panic! Don't do that here! What do you think the customers think? Don't come back here! Go, go, out, away!
Well, what do I as customer think if that's forbidden?
And your olive oil might not be olive oil. Our daughter is allergic to sunflower oil which is commonly used to adulterate the olive oil. Chips supposedly made with olive oil will sometimes give her a rash. For bottled olive oil we try to buy local California olive oil...,
The romans had an intricate system that prevented oil fraud, they could track and amphora back to the farm it originated in, and every step along the way. We should be able to do the same with modern technology and severely penalize individuals who commit fraud.
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From what I read before Costco does independent testing and their olive oil is unadulterated. Might be something to look into if you have Costco nearby.
"Costco does independent testing and their olive oil is unadulterated" One of the interesting things I learned from the honey article was that fraudsters have figured out how to work their way around tests, at least for honey. I wouldn't be surprised if they could do the same for olive oil and other food products. It seems like a cat and mouse game. Something not mentioned in the article is that testing labs themselv…
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One example: https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/food-safety/tesco-honey-test-not...
I suppose the key there was that it was withdrawn after this was found out (and own brand supermarket stuff is often the cheapest variant if a product with all the corner cutting that implies)
I only buy honey that has crystallized a bit. AFAIK only natural honey does this. It's insane that people don't like this, so sellers are heating the honey to stop the crystallization.
It comes in a wide-mouth jar so it's at least easy to scoop out.
I only buy honey that has crystallized a bit. AFAIK only natural honey does this. It's insane that people don't like this, so sellers are heating the honey to stop the crystallization.
I have a jar of honey that stays a soft solid around room temp, sort of like coconut oil does. I assume that's crystallized honey? Or maybe it was just adulterated with coconut oil. It comes in a wide-mouth jar so it's at least easy to scoop out.
A honey lacking maltose will crystallize into large hard crystals that have to be melted .
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I have a jar of honey that stays a soft solid around room temp, sort of like coconut oil does. I assume that's crystallized honey? Or maybe it was just adulterated with coconut oil. It comes in a wide-mouth jar so it's at least easy to scoop out.
honey can have natural source maltose and that will make a honey crystallize like you describe. these are often sold as creamed or whipped honey, and are often stirred to promote crystallization. A honey lacking maltose will crystallize into large hard crystals that have to be melted .