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SULFITAGE [4 records]

Record 1 2006-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Food Additives
CONT

Reducing agents play a role in the prevention of enzymatic browning either by reducing o-quinones to colourless diphenols, or by reacting irreversibly with o-quinones to form stable colourless products. Reducing compounds are very effective in the control of browning. Sulphiting agents are the most widely applied reagents for the control of browing in the food industry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Additifs alimentaires

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

The adding of sulphur to grape juice or wine in order to delay or prevent fermentation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

[...] opération qui consiste à incorporer aux vins une quantité déterminée d'anhydride sulfureux en vue d'assurer leur conservation, en prévenant ou en guérissant certaines maladies.

OBS

Vedette et définition tirées de la source NAVIN, 1947, p. 91, qui est maintenant introuvable.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
OBS

for frozen apple slices

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
OBS

dessiccation des fruits

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
DEF

the process of sulfiting.

OBS

sulfite: to treat with sulfur dioxide, sulfurous acid, or a sulfite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
DEF

Action de sulfiter.

OBS

sulfiter : Soumettre (un produit) à l'action de l'anhydride sulfureux.

Spanish

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