Shallot Holmes and the food detectives
Welcome to the "Shallot Holmes and the Food Detectives" blog
Shallot Holmes developed a name for himself already in his pre-teen years thanks to his sharp mind and investigative nature. He was the shallot that could most frequently discover who had just cut up another member of the onion community by carefully performing tears trace analysis on sleeping chefs. Shallot Holmes was inspired to officially pursue a career as a food detective when overhearing his parents discussing a notorious case of food fraud, mainly the addition of horse meat to lasagna that was supposed to contain ground beef only. Shallot Holmes is well educated in all methods used in food analytics.
Shallot Holmes post overview
The detectives battle it out over NIR vs IR spectroscopy
Lieutenant Cornlumbo and Nancy Beef clash in a battle of the wits, each trying to prove NIR or IR spectroscopy is the superior technique. In a workshop like no other, the food detectives learn the basics of NIR and IR spectroscopy, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the methods.
No time to cry: the detectives analyze infant formula
The detectives are so impressed by the cuteness of a newborn, that they immediately take on a case on quality and safety assurance in infant formula.
NIR for quality control of sugar confectionary saves the holiday season
There’s a real emergency at the sugar confectionary factory. The analyzer used for monitoring of quality of ingredients and the final products has broken down and production of sweets has been brought to a halt.
The detectives fatten up their knowledge on fat extraction
The detectives are treated to an office Christmas party in true food detective fashion. Miss Mapple starts off the special day with a workshop on fat extraction, covering the overall process, different types of fat extraction techniques and a look into parameters that influence the method.
