Nu-Mega encapsulated high DHA concentrate powder
16 May, 2017 | Supplied by: Nu-Mega Ingredients Pty LtdNu-Mega has increased its market development activities into the sports nutrition market and launched an encapsulated high DHA concentrate in powder form.
Sugar-sweetened drinks affect global obesity epidemic
12 May, 2017An American Cancer Society study has concluded that global efforts to address the obesity epidemic will be hampered with sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), which have become more affordable worldwide and more widely consumed.
Why you shouldn't drink unpasteurised milk
04 May, 2017Illnesses and hospitalisations are forecast to rise as consumption of unpasteurised dairy products increases. If such consumption doubles, the mean number of outbreak-related illnesses that occur annually will increase by 96%.
Could antibiotic-resistant gene bacteria on cows transfer to create MRSA?
01 May, 2017A previously unknown gene in Macrococcus caseolyticus, a harmless bacterium naturally found on the skin of dairy cows, has been found to confer resistance to all beta-lactam antibiotics, including the last generation of cephalosporins used against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Sphere Foods Perfect Red natural red food colouring
26 April, 2017 | Supplied by: Sphere FoodsSphere Foods' Perfect Red is a natural red food colouring that can be used across a wide spectrum of food products.
Wheat genome finally reveals its secrets
20 April, 2017Five times larger than the human genome and more complex, the wheat genome has finally been sequenced by an international team that included UWA researchers.
Aligning food colouring regulations across the world would make life easier for exporters
20 April, 2017Food colours are probably the most strictly regulated food ingredients all over the world — but every country has different regulations, making compliance difficult for exporters.
You may be able to enjoy some hot chips with the Martians
12 April, 2017First things first — to enjoy some hot chips with the Martians you need to be able to grow potatoes on Mars. And current experiments show this is possible.
NZ suspends imports of rockmelons and honeydew melons
12 April, 2017New Zealand has suspended imports of Australian rockmelons and honeydew melons that have been treated with dimethoate — effective immediately.
Europe fights back against olive oil adulteration
06 April, 2017Olive oil adulteration for the purpose of financial gain has become one of the biggest sources of agricultural fraud in the EU.
Market for alternative sweeteners shifts away from beverages to food
06 April, 2017Demand for alternative sweeteners in the food market is forecast to be $870 million by 2020, with food applications continuing to take market share from beverage applications — albeit at a slowing rate.
As cocoa shortage looms, is jackfruit the answer?
05 April, 2017With worldwide demand for chocolate outstripping the production of cocoa beans, the hunt is on for viable alternatives.
Making green vanilla
20 March, 2017Making vanilla flavour synthetically creates a stream of wastewater that requires treatment before it can be released into surface waters. So researchers have developed an improved method to make vanillin, the primary flavour compound in vanilla.
No chickens or ducks were slaughtered to make this meat
20 March, 2017Memphis Meats has developed both duck and chicken meat that is grown from directly poultry cells without involving raising any animals at all. By producing meat directly from animal cells, the need to feed, breed and slaughter animals will be obviated.
All-year-round broccoli
01 March, 2017A line of fast-growing sprouting broccoli that can be harvested in 8–10 weeks is being developed.
