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Pre-meeting Workshop
Vanilla 2004 Europe
September 29, 2004
Majestic Barriere, Cannes, France
The
Pre-meeting workshop will take place on September 29, 2004.
For registration information click here
or go to the registration section.
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Prior to
August 29, 2004 |
After
August 29, 2004 |
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PART I
Vanilla QC |
$ 500.00 |
$ 550.00 |
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PART II
Vanilla Post Harvest |
$ 500.00 |
$ 550.00 |
PART I. Quality Control of
Cured Vanilla Beans
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Instructor |
Dr.
Daphna Havkin-Frenkel
Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA.
Dr. Arvind S. Ranadive
Premier Vanilla, Inc,
USA |
Times
8:30 AM -
12:00 PM
Topics
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Grading.
Standardization of grading as practiced in different growing
regions.
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Adulteration. Detection for mercury, glycerol, poly ethylene
glycol, ethyl vanillin, organic acids.
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Sensory
evaluation. Evaluation of quality and distinguishing of beans from
different geographic origins.
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Parameters and Definition of quality in cured vanilla beans.
Moisture content, content of vanillin and
other flavor constituents.
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PART II. Harvest and Post
harvest of Vanilla
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Instructors |
Dr.
Chaim Frenkel
Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
Juan
Hernandes Hernandes
Engineer, Experimental Station, Vera Cruz, Mexico |
Times
1:30 PM -
5:00 PM
Topics
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Time of
Harvest.
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One time
vs. multiple picking.
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Sorting.
Dealing with differences in size and weight of harvested beans.
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Problem
with time period between picking and killing (for curing).
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Reduction of molding by natural means and General Manufacturing
Procedure (GMP).
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Storage
of properly cured vanilla beans (Cold storage, Sealed boxed,
Packaging in plastics,
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Vacuum
seal ( Active packaging).
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