Studies from Japan showed that there is a strong possibility that the edible mushroom Flammulina velutipes prolongs shelf life of tuna meat.   An extract from the edible mushroom.

According to study results, mushroom extract not only prolong shelf life of the tuna but also stabilise the color of the product. If compare with untreated tuna meat, mushroom extract treated has 6 days more shelf life during cold storage.
The loss of the color, texture and taste is due to oxidation. Due to oxidative spoilage cause discoloration, mushroom extract stabilise the color of the fish.

Specialist think that the industry will prefer mushroom extract as a preservative instead of artificial substances like BHA and BHT.

Sudans are red dyes and used in oils, beeswax, petrol, shoes and floor polish to colorize them. It is forbidden to use them in food as a coloring agent.

Sudan dyes are found in chili, paprika powder and palm oil imported from India and United Kingdom from 2003 to 2005. At the same time sudans are found in the products that included imported chili and paprika powder.
Sudan Red 1 is a chemical azo dye and defined as carcinogenic by Cancer Research Center. Products are strictly controlled if they contain Sudan Red I, II, III and IV  in most of the countries.

From July,2003 for exporting red  chili and paprika products, The certificate shows that product does not contain sudan dyes must be taken for each lot. To analyse the products, the sample must be taken from bulk randomly.

Pepino’s (Solanum Muricatum) homeland is South America. It includes high amount of potassium, calcium,  and A, B, C, K vitamins. Solanum Muricatum gets attention due to its delicious taste like melon, banana and ananas.

Due to its high amount of potassium content Solanum Muricatum decreases blood sugar and due to its high amount of vitamins A, B, C content it prevents against cancer and hearth attack.

What Are The Benefits Of  Solanum Muricatum?

• Increasing Buddy resistance
• Being anti-inflammatory for wound and teeth
• Amplifying blood vessel
• Decreasing cholesterol
• Decreasing aches
• Curing anemia
• Being aphrodisiac
• Regulating sleep
• Regulating menses
• Decreasing psychological problems during menopause period
• Making easy blood clotting and preventing hemophilia
• Curing arthralgia
• Causing bone development of children
• Anti-agent effect

How to Keep Pepino

Pepino is very sensitive to cold. +5 °C  (fridge temperature) demages its body and in 0 °C it fully dry.
So, It has to be kept in warm conditions, above +5 °C

Nutritional Facts Of  Solanum Muricatum

• 1 kg Pepino includes:
• 56 g water soluble dry material
• 57 g water soluble sugar
• 1 g protein
• 480 mg vitamin C
• 1150 mg potassium
• 107 mg phosphor