Food design & research

Probiotics plus oral immunotherapy improves peanut allergies, trial shows

29 January, 2015

When given a daily probiotic, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, plus daily peanut oral immunotherapy in increasing doses, 80% of children were able to tolerate peanut at the end of an 18-month trial, research from Murdoch Childrens Research Institute shows.


As bees buzz off, malnutrition increases in developing world

28 January, 2015

For those of us fortunate enough to live in developed countries, dwindling bee populations could just mean reduced choice at the greengrocer. But for those in developing countries, it presents a very real risk: malnutrition.


New Salmonella serotype identified

23 January, 2015

Texas Tech researchers have discovered a new serotype of the Salmonella bacteria. The serotype was confirmed by the Pasteur Institute in Paris, the international reference centre for Salmonella.


Juicing oranges improves nutrient bioaccessibility

23 January, 2015

Researchers have found that while the production of pasteurised orange juice slightly lowers carotenoid, flavonoid and vitamin C levels, it significantly improves the bioaccessibility of these nutrients.


Tree nut consumption linked with better diet

22 January, 2015

Nut-lovers have been found to have better diet quality than those who eat fewer nuts. Tree nut consumption is associated with better diet quality and better nutrient adequacy for most nutrients lacking in many people's diets.


Salmon shelf life extended by ultrahigh-pressure processing

22 January, 2015

Ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) processing of salmon flesh improves shelf life, a new study in the Journal of Food Science shows.


Nutrition labelling systems: the simpler the better, researchers say

21 January, 2015

The current US nutrition labelling system is the least user-friendly option available, researchers have found. A system that gives each food product a single score out of 100 for nutrition was found to be the most effective of a range of systems examined.


Organic vs conventional dairy studies flawed, NZ review says

21 January, 2015

Researchers say that the differences between organic and conventional dairy are due mainly to the range of variable and factors that influence milk composition, rather than the organic or conventional methods of production.


Projects set to improve food safety in fresh produce sector

20 January, 2015

Food safety in the fresh produce sector is set to get a boost thanks to two new projects launched by the Fresh Produce Safety Centre.


Is salt really bad for the heart? New study says no; experts say yes

20 January, 2015

A new study that suggests salt may not be as bad as we've been led to believe has been roundly criticised by experts who say the overwhelming evidence points to salt being bad for the heart.


Online agronomic manual for peanut growers launched

19 January, 2015

The GRDC has launched Australia's first online agronomic manual for peanut growers: Peanut GrowNotes. The manual equips growers with the latest research and extension information.


InControl Cuff First gloves

19 January, 2015 | Supplied by: InControl

InControl's Cuff First gloves are suitable for food-service, hospitality and manufacturing organisations with high standards of food-handling hygiene and safety. The design features a system that dispenses gloves from the bottom of the box, maximising food-handling safety while cutting time.


Nasal mucus proteins help create accurate machine 'nose'

19 January, 2015

Odours can be complex: different forms of the same molecule of carvone, for instance, can smell like either spearmint or caraway. While the human nose can easily distinguish between these two smells, until now, machines haven't been able to.


When health initiatives go wrong: removing chocolate milk from schools halves dairy consumption

16 January, 2015

In a Canadian study, researchers found that when flavoured milk is removed from a school, total milk intake drops by nearly half, impacting children's calcium and vitamin D intakes.


Why E. coli O157 only infects the gut

15 January, 2015

E. coli O157 is unable to attach itself to host tissue in high concentrations of D-Serine.


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