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7 Food & Bev Highlights: Flavor, Cookies, Caffeine & More

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Catch up on all the tastiest news and developments in the Food & Beverage Community over the past month

6 Feb 2019
Emily Adam
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Have you missed our latest Food and Beverage newswire? Discover our January highlights from the SelectScience Food and Beverage community, including webinars, articles and your chance to vote for the Best New Separations and Spectroscopy Products of 2018.

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Webinar: A Solution for Real-Time Analysis in the Food and Flavor Industry

Join us for this live webinar where we will introduce the SIFT-MS technique and present a variety of food and flavor applications. Register Now.

Article: Can Science Really Help Make the Best Cookies?

Ever wondered why some cookie recipes are better than others? In this article, discover the impact moisture content can have on taste, shelf-life & more - and how to monitor it effectively. Read article.

Special Feature: Discover the Food Quality Special Feature

Visit our Food Quality Special Feature to discover the latest advancements in food safety and quality technologies, with interviews and free downloads. Read article.

Scientists’ Choice Awards: Vote for the Best New General Lab, Spectrocopy and Separations Products of 2018

You can now vote for your favorite new product of 2018! View the shortlist, nominated by scientists, and vote for your winner today – by taking part you’ll also have the chance to win a $500 Amazon.com Gift Card. Vote today.

Application Note: Quantitative Measurement of Caffeine and Acetic Acid

Find out how to quantitatively measure caffeine concentrations and the advantages of low stray light and high potometric repeatability in this application note form Shimadzu. Download Method.

Article: How Scientists Keep Our Food Safe: 5 Essential Lab Products to Detect Food Contaminants

We take a look at some of the most common sources of food contaminants and how to detect them simply, accurately and effectively, using technologies ranging from ICP-OES to image cytometry.
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Reviews: Become a SelectScience Reviewer Today for Your Chance to Win a $400 Amazon.com Gift Card

Each month, scientists around the world share their opinions about the laboratory technology they use to help their peers find the best equipment, consumables and kits for their research. Take a few minutes to write your own review today and you’ll also be entered into a prize drawing for the chance to win a $400 Amazon.com Gift Card, plus read the latest reviews on SelectScience, like this one from Singdeep Singh of Coriell Institute for Medical Research, in our product directory. Write a review.

5 star review of rxi-624 GC column by Thomas Cina from Nestle

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