Abstract: Method for processing and packaging garlic, comprising selecting a garlic bulb comprising at least one clove, wherein the clove is contained within a membranous tunic, and has a stem end and a root end; removing the tunic from the glove thereon, to obtain a peeled garlic clove; cutting off a small fragment of the stem end of the clove; washing the peeled clove; surface-sterilizing the peeled clove; packaging the peeled clove in a plastic bag; and sealing the bag under vacuum. Also disclosed are an improved method for storing and transporting the processed garlic cloves, as well as the processed garlic cloves.

Abstract: A method of measuring a characteristic of a flowing fluid comprising measuring said characteristic by means of two or more sensors which have differing responses to a variable affecting said measurement, and combining the outputs (as herein defined) of the sensors, so that the differences in the responses thereof cancel each other and the combined output is substantially independent of said variable.