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 milk their method for protein determination in milk for all it’s worth
The detectives get a bloody good case this Halloween when a client asks them for help with protein determination in milk. Lieutenant Cornlumbo leads the team in using the Kjedahl technique to measure casein content in two different milk samples.
The detectives bake up an NIR plan for quality control of raw material in flour milling
The detectives feed their appetite for a new case by investigating how to analyse raw material quality in flour milling. Nancy Beef takes on the case and suggests using the NIR method on-line to achieve reliable real-time results.
The detectives get wrapped up in extraction of BPA and mineral oil hydrocarbons from food packaging
The detectives get into a heated argument over the safety of food packaging. Can Shallot Holmes convince Eggcule Poirot that cardboard packaging and canned food packaging do not leak harmful substances such as bisphenol A (BPA) or mineral oil hydrocarbons into the actual food?
The detectives refuse to get hung over protein determination in beer
An interesting case falls on the detectives’ table at an unlikely place, the beer garden. A client approaches them asking for help on how to perform compliant protein determination in beer.
