bagasse
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bagasse The residues from sugar‐cane milling, consisting of the crushed stalks from which the juice has been expressed; it consists of 50%
cellulose, 25%
hemicelluloses, and 25%
lignin. It is used as a fuel, for cattle feed, and in the manufacture of paper and fibre board. The name is sometimes also applied to the residues of other plants, such as beet, which is sometimes incorporated into foods as a source of
dietary fibre.
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Raftiline[R] and Raftilose[R] Defined as Dietary Fibre in the UK.(Brief Article)
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Fiber-rich, thick yogurts.(Ingredients)
Magazine article from: Food Trade Review; 2/1/2008; 172 words
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Cholesterol reduction.(ingredients)(Brief Article)
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Claim combinations key to added value.(INFORMALIA)(Survey)
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bagassosis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
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Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
...three of the four founders, the company was reorganized and renamed Kimberly-Clark Company. In 1914 researchers working with bagasse, a pulp byproduct of processed sugar cane, produced creped cellulose wadding, or tissue. During World War I (1914 –...
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SIC 2611 Pulp Mills
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...such as oak, or from other sources that include recovered paper, rags, or agricultural products such as cotton linters, kenaf, bagasse, or straw. In the early 2000s most pulp was used in integrated pulp and paper mills, which means that the pulp mill and the...
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Fiberboard
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...materials for fiberboard. However, with recycling and environmental issues becoming the norm, waste paper, corn silk, and even bagasse (fibers from sugarcane) are being used as well. Other materials are being recycled into MDF as well. One company is using dry...
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Tissue with Lotion
Book article from: How Products Are Made
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