The aim of this work is to study some physical and mechanical properties of oaks wood in Galicia. Several physical (shrinkage, wood moisture and hardness) and mechanical parameters (static bending strength, elasticity ...

Galician closure industry in general, and saw industries in particular, present several competitive disadvantages in the present market with low competitiveness. The factors that justify this situation are the availability ...

The surveys of work conditions allow us to have a better knowledge of the worker’s risks. The European Union carried out its first surveys in 1990, repeating it every five years. In Spain, the National Institute of Security ...

As a result of the deep social changes occurred in our society in the last decades, the necessity to consume food ready to eat was generated. Although a great majority of the Spanish population assures not to still buy ...

A methodology is proposed for the selection of the most suitable drying equipment for the dehydration of tropical fruits and vegetables through the use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The choice of drying equipment ...

Oleoresins that are obtained from chili peppers are classified according to their components; those obtained from pimiento are of great interest due to their high-content of carotenoids. In this work, oleoresins were ...

Based on the data from 2007 Analysis of the European Dairy Farmers, the state of labour productivity (efficiency), measured in kilograms of milk per hour of work, are in Spain at 120, while the average for the countries ...

Capsaicinoids, in some chili varieties (Capsicum annuum), are the compounds responsible for their “hot flavor” or pungency, they are industrially used in pharmacy, food and cosmetics. In Mexico, the industrial processes ...

Food additives are substances not usually ingested as regular food but which are added to food so as to improve the nutritional quality, preservation, properties, manufacturing process, etc. In the agro--alimentary industry, ...

Due to the deep economical crisis which involves the estuary-fishing sector nowadays, new technical solutions has been searched and developed in order to reduce the manpower aboard in fishing manoeuvres. The Research Group ...