Trans fat alternative - vegetable oils structured with low-calorie sugars
07 January, 2014The low-calorie sugars mannitol and sorbitol have been used as a structuring agent to transform vegetable oils into semi-solid 'structured oils'. This technique could be used to provide alternatives to trans fats which have been linked to coronary artery disease, obesity and diabetes.
Reb M stevia sweetener approved by FDA
06 January, 2014PureCircle's Rebaudioside M (Reb M) has been classified as GRAS (Generally Recognised as Safe) by the FDA. The FDA has issued a No Objection letter for the use of Reb M as a general sweetener for foods and beverages in the United States.
Native superfood a cash crop for Indigenous communities
04 December, 2013The Kakadu plum will be studied as part of a University of Western Australia-led project to explore the native fruit's viability as a cash crop for Indigenous communities.
93% of imported olive oils fail Australian standards
02 December, 2013Australian Olive Association testing has found that of 106 imported oils representing 40 different brands, 77% of oils tested failed the Australian Standard AS 5264-2011 and 93% of brands tested failed the standard for at least one product of their brand range.
Forget Big Brother - Google Earth is watching a fishery near you
29 November, 2013Are fish catches being accurately reported? Possibly not, according to satellite imagery from Google Earth.
Fi Europe Excellence Awards winners announced
27 November, 2013Roquette has won Most Innovative Food Ingredient at the 2013 Fi Europe Excellence Awards for its Microalgae High Lipid Algal Flour.
Consumers ditch aspartame in favour of 'natural' sweeteners
19 November, 2013Consumers' taste for aspartame has soured, new data from Canadean shows. Overall, sweetener consumption is changing across the globe, with increasing positive sentiment towards all-natural sweetness and clean label products.
Coles is harvesting simultaneously grown herbs and barramundi
19 November, 2013Urban Ecological Systems Australia is growing herbs and barramundi simultaneously - with zero effluent - in Western Sydney. And Coles (and a $1.9m Early Stage Commercialisation grant) has helped to make the low-energy, sustainable, organic food production system a commercial reality.
Celebrity chef backs South Coast commercial aquaculture plans
19 November, 2013Celebrity chef Rick Stein and Dr Pia Winberg, a sustainable seafood expert from the University of Wollongong, have lent their support to a plan from Fisheries NSW to introduce three Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Leases in the town of Jervis Bay.
Native American berry could be next 'super fruit'
15 November, 2013The Native American buffaloberry could become the next 'super fruit', after researchers found that the underutilised berry contains high levels of antioxidants and nutrients.
Coca-Cola takes action on land grabs
11 November, 2013Following pressure from an Oxfam campaign, Coca-Cola has announced it will take steps to stamp out the practice of land grabs among its suppliers.
DSM Delvo Cheese CC-300 and CC-200 cultures for cottage cheese
11 November, 2013 | Supplied by: DSM Food SpecialtiesDSM has launched two cheese culture ranges for cottage cheese applications. Delvo Cheese CC-300 and Delvo Cheese CC-200 have been developed for medium- and large-scale cheese producers.
Better hygiene can help stop Salmonella hitching a ride from 'farm to fork'
08 November, 2013Australia's outbreaks of Salmonella poisoning can be reduced through the careful and hygienic handling of eggs through the supply chain, as well as in the kitchen, according to University of Adelaide research.
The wild ducks did it
18 October, 2013The price of free-range eggs just got a lot dearer as avian flu results in the culling of 400,000 chooks and 3 million eggs.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Polyclar stabilisers
16 October, 2013 | Supplied by: ISP Australasia Pty LtdAshland Specialty Ingredients' Polyclar stabilisers are used to prevent the development of colloidal haze - permanently insoluble particulate which can be seen by the human eye and be perceived as haze - thus extending the shelf life of beer.
