Sweet spot: from coffee, peanut waste to milk chocolate
24 August, 2020Researchers have found a new way to put food waste in manufacturing to good use.
Study reveals best label for seafood grown from cells
04 August, 2020A study by Rutgers University has determined the best term to use for seafood made from the cells of fish or shellfish, grown for commercial sale.
Curbing sugar cravings with gymnema sylvestre mint
04 August, 2020A study by Massey University has found that gymnema sylvestre mint, a plant compound, can suppress taste responses to sweet compounds and reduce sugar cravings.
Food innovations from industry collaboration
27 July, 2020FIAL launches its fifth edition of Celebrating Australian Food and Agribusiness Innovations, which features food innovations from 45 Australian businesses.
Stingless bee honey is the bee's knees
27 July, 2020Researchers have found that native stingless bee honey contains a rare form of sugar with a lower glycaemic index (GI) than standard honey.
We all scream for musical ice cream
20 July, 2020Ice cream that plays music while we're eating — could this be the future for our favourite frozen treat?
Aussie research could boost crop production
15 July, 2020Research conducted by scientists at the Australian National University could lead to improvements in crop production, by ramping up photosynthesis.
Effects of insect meal, microalgae on poultry meat quality
06 July, 2020Researchers have investigated whether alternative protein sources such as insect and microalgae alter meat quality when fed to chickens.
4 million Aussies self-diagnosing food allergies, study reveals
06 July, 2020Research has revealed that more than 4 million Australians are self-diagnosing food allergies and intolerances.
The kokumi effect
02 July, 2020Chanterelle mushrooms lend a unique taste to savoury dishes, known as the kokumi effect. Researchers have developed a method to determine how this effect is achieved.
Aussie wine consumption stable during COVID-19 lockdown
02 July, 2020Research from the University of South Australia has shown that wine consumption rates have maintained steady pre-COVID-19 rates, even during lockdown.
Farmers can now grow food-grade wheatgrass
01 July, 2020A food-grade wheatgrass variety called MN-Clearwater has been released for public use. The variety can provide new flavours for food products.
Consumers just like beer, regardless of bitterness source
01 July, 2020A study could help in quality assurance at breweries, as it found beer consumers could be more forgiving than previously believed when it comes to bitterness.
Food additive in desserts alters gut microbiota in mice
30 June, 2020Research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that the food additive titanium dioxide, also known as E171, can disrupt the gut microbiome.
COVID-19 leads to decline in US wine market volumes
25 June, 2020US wine volume sales are predicted to be flat in 2020, with consumers drinking the same amount of wine, but doing more of it at home, reveals Wine Intelligence.
