This essentially treats the food with sulfur dioxide [sulfite] and is the
traditional process for drying fruits to prevent molding, browning etc.
during dehydration
Jerry
ANRESCO
-----Original Message-----
From: Fernando Garcia Carreño [mailto:fgarcia@cibnor.mx]
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 7:11 AM
To: seafood; Raul Castillo
Subject: hello
Does somebody know about the use of fumes from burned sulfur to process
food? Word says that it is used to bleach plant products. Besides fungicide,
is that possible? I would appreciate any information about the subject.
have a Gday
Fernando Luis García-Carreño.
PhD. ITC. SNI2. AMC
PO Box 128, La Paz, BCS, México. 23000
Tel +52 (612) 125 3633; Fax 1254710
E-mail <fgarcia@cibnor.mx>
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