Neil Mermelstein

Neil H. Mermelstein

IFT’s 2014 Food Expo featured numerous exhibits related to food safety and quality.
Quality Tests

Emport and Biomedal’s OleoTestEmport LLC (www.emportllc.com) and Biomedal Diagnostics (www.biomedal.com) both exhibited Biomedal’s food-testing kits. OleoTest is a rapid test for the presence of polar compounds in frying oil. The device monitors the changes that oils undergo as they are exposed to heat, light, moisture, and oxygen, which can create polar compounds such as monoglycerides and diglycerides that affect the composition of oils and the taste and quality of deep-fried foods. The 5-in-1Water Test…

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IFT Fellow
Editor Emeritus of Food Technology
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Neil Mermelstein
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