From waste fruit seed to lactic acid for industrial food applications
29 August, 2023NTU Singapore scientists have developed a sustainable method to produce lactic acid, which could have applications in industrial food production.
Transforming dry meat alternatives with water
17 August, 2023Scientists at the University of Leeds are using one simple ingredient — water — to make plant proteins more meat-like and palatable.
How Australia's 'food detectives' track down outbreaks
16 August, 2023Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has emerged as a good tool for identifying the viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites that cause foodborne disease.
The buzz behind homegrown 'bee glue'
25 July, 2023Australian high-grade propolis, discovered in honeybee hives across the country, could generate a homegrown health industry with uses in the food sector.
Energy drink developed, tested and tasted by AI
25 July, 2023What was once only possible in sci-fi movies is now a reality — an energy drink entirely developed by AI, based on the instruction of Hell Energy.
Using AI to improve barramundi farming
17 July, 2023Research has found that computer simulations may be key to bringing aquaculture into line with genetic advances being made in land-based agriculture.
Sweetening medical tests with lollipops
12 July, 2023A lollipop might be a sweet reward after the doctor's office, but soon, it could also be used to make diagnostic testing less invasive and more enjoyable.
FLORA whips into cream category with its plant-based option
05 July, 2023Launched in Australia, the FLORA thickened plant cream made from lentils is designed to pour, whip and cook like dairy cream.
Central hub in Germany for alternative protein industry
04 July, 2023GEA's Food Application and Technology Center of Excellence in Germany has been inaugurated as a central hub for the alternative protein industry.
Cultivated chicken approved for US plates
27 June, 2023Upside and Good Meat have received regulatory approval in the US to sell their cultivated chicken products in the US.
Using the sea for food production
21 June, 2023A recent study from Tufts University has suggested that farmers could shift from land to sea to help solve food security issues.
The future of the global food system
06 June, 2023With the world's population estimated to grow to 10 billion in 30 years' time, nothing is off the table when it comes to food according to UNSW experts.
Trial-scale NoLo facility now open in SA
01 June, 2023Claimed as a world's first, a new trial-scale no- and low-alcohol research facility has now opened at the University of Adelaide's Hickinbotham Roseworthy Wine Science Laboratory.
Using shrimp to keep white bread white
31 May, 2023Due to health concerns surrounding traditional whitening agents, there is a search to find organic, bio-compatible analogues as a replacement.
Researchers develop allergy-free chicken egg
30 May, 2023Using genome editing technology, researchers have produced an egg without ovomucoid, the protein that causes egg white allergies.
