Food design & research

Survey says shelf life is important to consumers

29 September, 2023 | Supplied by: Kerry Taste & Nutrition (APMEA)

According to a recent survey conducted by Kerry, consumers are increasingly considering food shelf life due to their drive to reduce food waste.


Beer aroma study disproves long-held assumption

29 September, 2023

A new beer study helps to gain a better understanding of how and why the beer aroma changes during storage and aging.


AIP recognises International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

29 September, 2023 | Supplied by: Australian Institute of Packaging

Today is International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste so the AIP has provided some useful tips.


HEMCO Island Canopy Hoods

20 September, 2023 | Supplied by: HEMCO Corporation

Island Canopy Hoods are suitable to locate over peninsulas and are designed to collect and exhaust corrosive vapours, heat, steam and odours.


From waste fruit seed to lactic acid for industrial food applications

29 August, 2023

NTU Singapore scientists have developed a sustainable method to produce lactic acid, which could have applications in industrial food production.


Could fruit flies help with personalised nutrition?

24 August, 2023

Personalised nutrition has long been considered a futuristic way of thinking, so how could fruit fly research help get it closer to reality?


3D printing of plant-based steaks requires dosing technology

24 August, 2023 | Supplied by: ViscoTec

Redefine Meat has created a 3D printer for plant-based meat that incorporates dosing technologies from ViscoTec.


Transforming dry meat alternatives with water

17 August, 2023

Scientists 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, 2023

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has emerged as a good tool for identifying the viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites that cause foodborne disease.


Improving infant formula safety checks: research

15 August, 2023

A study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that some testing methods are more powerful than others at catching contaminants in infant formula.


Food inflation is easing, according to latest ABS CPI data

31 July, 2023

While food inflation is past the peak for most food categories, the indulgence category, which includes ice cream, snacks and confectionery, is still increasing.


Energy drink developed, tested and tasted by AI

25 July, 2023

What 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.


The buzz behind homegrown 'bee glue'

25 July, 2023

Australian high-grade propolis, discovered in honeybee hives across the country, could generate a homegrown health industry with uses in the food sector.


Using AI to improve barramundi farming

17 July, 2023

Research has found that computer simulations may be key to bringing aquaculture into line with genetic advances being made in land-based agriculture.


Meaty science explores tenderness

12 July, 2023

From tough to tender, meat scientists use machine learning to explore the meat tenderness phenomenon.


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