Scientists from NTU Singapore have developed a sustainable and more effective technique for making lactic acid by using discarded jackfruit seeds. Lactic acid plays an indispensable part in the industrial production and preservation of nearly all the food we consume, being used in various stages of the manufacturing of food staples such as bread, yogurt, cheese, kimchi, sauerkraut, and pickles. In 2022, approximately 1.5 million metric tons of lactic acid were manufactured worldwide.
Lactic acid is added to dairy products for a tangy taste, controls acidity in jams and canned fruits, and extends the shelf life of packaged meat products. In baking, lactic acid conditions dough for better texture and volume. Additionally, lactic acid helps in emulsification of dressings and sauces and maintains vibrant colors in fruits and vegetables.
Developed by Professor William Chen, Director of NTU's Food Science and Technology (FST) program, the method is cheaper and more sustainable than existing industrial methods as it requires fewer chemicals and processes, produces negligible amounts of by-products, and reduces food waste by using unwanted jackfruit seeds.
Current industrial methods to produce lactic acid are costly as they typically involve fermenting raw materials such as sugarcane, corn starch and beetroot sugar, which have become more expensive due to the increasing scarcity of farmland, natural disasters, and rising inflation.
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This low-carb Keto Chicken Salad with Basil, Cucumbers, Jack Fruit, and Bell Peppers is ideal for those following a keto diet. It has a delicious tangy dressing and is packed with fresh, healthy ingredients.
Jack: Is it cheating on your wife if you kiss a fish, Phil?
Phil: Depends? Like, on the mouth? Or like-
Jack: What on EARTH does that mean???
Kristin:
Jack: COMPLETELY reasonable, Kristin. That is such a reasonable thing. [...] If you were to ask me off the top of my head, "Hey, if you could kiss any fish, which fish would it be?" I feel- I'm gonna s- I'm gonna hazard 75% of people are sayin' that fish [Lola from Shark Tale] and I'm saying the res- the remaining 25 are saying that one with the scar from Finding Nemo.
Jason smiled at his family; it was Valentine's Day, and he got a gift from his girlfriend.
Dick:" And what did you get?"
Jason:" Look here!!" And shows a raw cocoa fruit. "She gave me that!"
Dick:" Okay..."
Jason just opened the fruit to eat it. And he seems to think there is nothing wrong with it.
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Jazz was just happy that her boyfriend liked the fruit. Maybe Cassie and Danny were right. The fruit is what you give people; like her mom and dad did it always.
So blame it on me making food-themed dragons, and failing to draw a full-body of the Ennead in the Class Pulls a Tiamat Aus. So Why not combine them- along with a hint of Ghosts are Dragons.
See, most, if not every, person in Amity Park, and even it’s surrounding areas, know better than to use the W word. It is borderline taboo to use the ‘wish’ word. But somebody got drunk, said a thing they shouldn’t have, and now there’s a bit of an issue.
Which honestly, they could have dealt with! Easily even! If not for the fact that erm, realms beings can get summoned. Meaning Desiree is well, gone. Gone long enough for the twenty-four hour mark to pass. And they can’t exactly punish a ghost for doing what’s in their nature and part of their very Core.
So.
It seems everyone is food themed now. Every ghost and liminal- though at least Amity was already weird and pretty hidden from the Outside nowadays- and even a few undead.
Honestly, Fright Knight should not look so terrifying with his new coloration and criss-cross patterns across his back. But well, he pulls it off, burnt-looking limbs and all. (Seriously, his flames look more like whip-cream now and he’s still somehow pulling it off- Dash wants to know his secret!
At least the nine of them haven’t gotten it too bad, probably. And Lunch Lady is pleased, so there’s that, but still. Jazz looks like a dragon sushi roll for Realm’s sake, and- okay that’s kind of funny. Vlad you can’t hide your new fruit-based appearance!
Hah!
Oh Realms there’ll need to be so much paperwork for th- Oh thank fuck someone is summoning them now. Alright, showtime! Time to be Heir of the Infinite, big scary nine headed dragon! Ignore the food-theme-ish guys!
Jack Alston, Lord Hawthorn, from A Power Unbound by Freya Marske @fahye
Alan looked at his hand engulfed in Jack’s. He said, coming to the realisation along the way, like a sentence that only revealed itself word by word as he wrote it down: “You’re still the kind of arse who’ll pick two fights before breakfast, but you’ve been desperate for someone else to look after, haven’t you?”