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FREEZER BURN [3 records]

Record 1 2018-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Preservation and Canning
  • Cold Storage
DEF

[The] light-colored spots developed in frozen foods as a result of surface evaporation and drying when inadequately wrapped or packaged.

CONT

Moisture loss by evaporation from the surface of a product leads to freezer burn, an unsightly white color that can be mistaken for mold but is resolved on rehydration during cooking unless it is severe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
  • Entreposage frigorifique
CONT

Une brûlure de congélation est causée par la perte d'humidité sur la surface des aliments. La viande brûlée par congélation a une surface sèche et décolorée, et lorsqu'elle est cuite, elle est dure et insipide.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Conservación de los alimentos y elaboración de conservas
  • Almacenaje frigorífico
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Record 2 2007-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
  • Packaging in Paper
  • Food Industries
CONT

Freezer paper is coated on one side with plastic or wax. The paper provides a moisture and vapor-proof barrier between the meat and surrounding cold air. In essence, the package becomes air-tight and freezer burn is prevented.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
  • Emballages en papier
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

Le [...] «papier à congélation» est du papier glacé d'emballage alimentaire [qui] est paraffiné et [qui] équivaut au papier d'emballage de charcuterie et fromage.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
CONT

"Survival of the cells is more critical in certain applications, however. If we take an artificial tissue out of the freezer, thaw it, and half of it is gone, that's a problem. If a patient comes in with a burn injury, we don’t have time to wait for the cells to grow back. "As a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Karlsson was interested in research at Harvard Medical School to develop an artificial liver. He was intrigued to learn that, even if the project were successful, existing technology could not preserve the organ for shipping or storage before transplantation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
CONT

Formation du tissu artificiel : Les structures cellulaires des biopolymères servent d'échafaudage sur lesquels les cellules peuvent s'organiser pour, une fois l'ensemble implanté dans l'organisme, regénérer un tissu ou un organe, ou assurer ses fonctions. Elle peuvent accueillir des cellules mais aussi des facteurs de croissance, comme les protéines de morphogenèse de l'os (BMP). Biodégradable, le biopolymère se résorbe au fur et à mesure de la croissance tissulaire et laisse finalement place à un tissu fonctionnel.

CONT

Guère étonnant, donc, si le marché potentiel des «tissus artificiels», atteint des sommes rondelettes, 80 milliards de dollars par an selon le «Pittsburg Tissue Engineering Initiative», lancé en 1994 par l'université de Pittsburgh, aux États-Unis.

Spanish

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