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Leo NolletBelgium
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Send me questions on the analysis and detection methods of food ingredients. How to analyze or detect food compounds or residues. Analysis methods of amino acids, peptides, proteins, sugars, organic acids, fats, etc... | |
Carl HoseneyAvailable
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Properties and structure of cereal grains. Milling of grains and their processing into food or feed. The chemistry of cereal grains and what happens as grains are processed. |
Sharon, Rancidity is the decomposition of the lipids that are naturally found in all cereals. It produces an off odor and also an off taste. The taste is often described as paint-like or varnish-like
Dear Sharon, It sound like you have a good granola. I see no reason why the the granola would go bad (lose nutritional value or make you sick) with a reasonable storage time of a few months.
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