Propolis: A New Feed Additive

Propolis is use resin collected by worker bees from the buds of plants or injury parts of trunk, mixed with secretions of the maxillary gland of worker bees and beeswax and be processed into a type of solid jelly with fragrance.

1. The Chemical Composition of Propolis

The composition of propolis is related to the plant species it was taken. The main components of propolis are flavonoids, phenols, lactones, coumarin, aldehydes and ketones, since the class of compounds, and small amounts of iron, calcium, silicon, manganese, lead, nickel, aluminum, copper, zinc and other trace elements and vitamin B, vitamin A, and a variety of amino acids, enzymes, polysaccharides and rich arsanilic acid.

2. Propolis Biological Activity.

Propolis possess functions of antibacterial, anti-mildew, toxicity resistance and possess functions of promote immunity of the organism, and promote tissue regeneration.

3. Applications of Propolis as a Feed Additive.

Use propolis produce feed additive and add it to diet of poultry and domestic animals, can promote their growth and gain weights, the same time can increase their resistance to disease, then increase economic efficiency effectively.

There are tests have approved that adding 5% propolis solution to the diet of pigs, can result 12.% weight gain for pigs taking the diet, and saving feeds by 18% ~ 28%; adding 5% propolis solution to the diet of spring chicken, and feed them 75 days, can result 12% weight gain compared with standard feeding chicken; adding 5% propolis solution to the diet of layer chicken, can increase the egg production rate by 16% and lower feed consumption by 14%, and the same time reduce mortality by 22%.

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Does Flavoring Agent also Obesity Agent?

According to report by "Science Daily" recently, a research issued by the U.S. North Carolina University - Chapel Hill branch and published on the” Obese” magazine showed that with same physical activity and total calorie intake, people using sodium glutamate (namely MSG) as a flavoring agent added to daily diet were more likely to become overweight or obese than people who do not eat MSG.

The researchers said that in recent years, there are many animal experiments have shown that MSG maybe related to weight gain, and this is the first study show that the human body weight has relations with of MSG.



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UK FSA welcome Public Guidance on Shelf Life of Frozen Food

March 25, 2010 news, the UK Food Safety Authority (FSA) said they welcomed the guidance from the public to help the cooperation between British Retail Consortium (BRC), Frozen Food Association (CFA) and the Food Standards Agency, and eventually to decide the shelf period of frozen food.

This guidance is designed to help companies, whether small grocer stores or big scale food manufacturers to figure out the best deposit period of frozen food before their consumption, at the same time is also aimed to help companies to conform to the limits on bacteria required by the EU sanitary terms, such as Listeria monocytogenes, which is the focus of the guidance, too.

In order to develop this guidance, the British Retail Consortium called on the Union Organization, which includes Frozen Food Association, Environmental Health Association, LACORS and the Food Standards Agency, and the related UK National Laboratories of Food Microbiology participated this activity as an observer. The Official said, this guidance can help people to understand conditions of frozen food better, and CIEH and FSA hope to find additional information on food safety and provide appropriate scope, thus to establish the shelf life of frozen food.

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Citrus could be used as feed additives

Citrus skin and core are nutritious, and could be used be good feed additives.

In the citrus skin and core, which contains much crude protein, crude fat and cellulose, also contains iron, manganese, zinc and other trace elements.

Citrus skin and core have the function of detoxification and anti-bacterial.

Therefore, citrus skin and nuclear should be collected, dried and crushed into powder, can be added to animal feed additives. Feed chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, pigs and other livestock.

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Citrus could be used as feed additives

Citrus skin and core are nutritious, and could be used be good feed additives.

In the citrus skin and core, which contains much crude protein, crude fat and cellulose, also contains iron, manganese, zinc and other trace elements.

Citrus skin and core have the function of detoxification and anti-bacterial.

Therefore, citrus skin and nuclear should be collected, dried and crushed into powder, can be added to animal feed additives. Feed chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, pigs and other livestock.

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Ningbo Port to destroy Japan expired food additives

Recently, Ningbo Inspection and Quarantine department found that a number of Japan food additives' retention period has expired. According to the provisions of relevant laws and regulations, inspection and quarantine department destroied the food additives.

It is reported that the Japanese food additives are imported by a Shaoxing company. The specific name is vitamin E, for the dehydration drying Pleurotus production and processing.

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