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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Description of the contractual payment terms of the loan receivable including whether principal and interest is payable at a level or varying amount over the life of the loan, the amount of any balloon payment required at maturity, and any prepayment penalties.

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Amount of large payment to be received at final maturity date of mortgage loans.

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Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss).

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Bank Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
Bank Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 01, 2017
Bank Debt (Textual)
Long-term debt, percentage bearing fixed interest, percentage rate			4.25%
Derivatives interest rate swap payments					$ 58,346	$ 32,515
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax					26,354	(26,925)
Proceeds from notes payable			$ 600,000
Debt issuance costs	$ 46,734	$ 34,125		$ 26,489	46,734	$ 34,125
Subsequent Event [Member]
Bank Debt (Textual)
Line of credit							$ 500,000
TD Bank NA [Member]
Bank Debt (Textual)
Line of credit	$ 4,500,000
TD Bank NA [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Bank Debt (Textual)
Line of credit								$ 6,500,000
TD Bank NA [Member] \| Construction Loan One [Member]
Bank Debt (Textual)
Line of credit facility, Description	The first instrument is comprised of a construction loan of up to $2.5 million and not to exceed 80% of the cost of equipment installed in the to-be-constructed commercial-scale Nisin production facility for Mast Out®. Effective March 1, 2017, this loan amount was increased by $1.44 million to $3.94 million. As amended, interest only will be payable at a variable rate equal to the one-month LIBOR plus a margin of 2.25% through July 2018, at which time the loan converts to a seven-year term loan facility at the same variable interest rate with monthly principal and interest payments due based on a seven-year amortization schedule.
TD Bank NA [Member] \| Construction Loan One [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Bank Debt (Textual)
Loan amount								1,440,000
TD Bank NA [Member] \| Construction Loan One [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Bank Debt (Textual)
Loan amount								3,940,000
TD Bank NA [Member] \| Construction Loan Two [Member]
Bank Debt (Textual)
Line of credit facility, Description	The second instrument is comprised of a construction loan of up to $2.0 million and not to exceed 80% (75% prior to the March 1, 2017 amendment) of the appraised value of the to-be-constructed commercial-scale Nisin production facility in Portland, Maine. Effective March 1, 2017, this loan amount was increased by $560,000 to $2.56 million. As amended, interest only will be payable at a variable rate equal to the one-month LIBOR plus a margin of 2.25% through January 2018, at which time the loan converts to a nine-year term loan facility at the same variable interest rate with monthly principal and interest payments due based on a twenty-year amortization schedule with a balloon principal payment of approximately $1.654 million due in January 2027.
TD Bank NA [Member] \| Construction Loan Two [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Bank Debt (Textual)
Loan amount								$ 560,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Bank Debt (Textual)
Long-term debt, percentage bearing fixed interest, percentage rate		4.38%		6.04%
Derivative notional amount		$ 2,500,000		$ 1,000,000	$ 3,090,709
LIBOR, Description					LIBOR plus a margin of 3.25% and 2.25
Mortgages One [Member]
Bank Debt (Textual)
Proceeds from mortgage note				$ 1,000,000
Debt instrument term				15 years
Balloon principal payment				$ 451,885
Mortgage loans on real estate periodic payment terms				Will be due during the third quarter of 2020.
Long-term debt, percentage bearing fixed interest, percentage rate					3.93%
Mortgages Two [Member]
Bank Debt (Textual)
Proceeds from mortgage note		$ 2,500,000
Debt instrument term		20 years
Balloon principal payment		$ 1,550,000
Mortgage loans on real estate periodic payment terms		Will be due during the third quarter of 2025.
Long-term debt, percentage bearing variable interest, percentage rate					2.99%
Line of Credit [Member]
Bank Debt (Textual)
Extended date of line of credit					Aug. 29, 2017
LIBOR, Description					Interest on any borrowings against the line of credit would be variable at the higher of 4.25% per annum or the one-month LIBOR plus 3.5% per annum.
Line of Credit [Member] \| TD Bank NA [Member]
Bank Debt (Textual)
Line of credit					$ 500,000