Chocolate flavanols give ageing brains a boost
14 January, 2015Your addiction to that 3 pm chocolate bar may not be just a way to alleviate boredom - it could also give your brain a much-needed boost. Evidence is increasingly suggesting that chocolate flavanols improve cognitive function.
Kitchens of the future could fundamentally change food processing industry
14 January, 2015Think a Thermomix is impressive? How about kitchen appliances that shop for meals, monitor dietary needs and even 3D-print food on demand? If such changes are in store for consumers' kitchens, what will the food processing industry look like in 2050?
Could bisphenol S be more harmful than bisphenol A?
13 January, 2015Bisphenol S (BPS), which is often used to replace bisphenol A (BPA) in consumer plastics, may in fact be more harmful than BPA itself, new research suggests.
RTE grain-based dessert purchases drop 24% in US
09 January, 2015Who's eating all the pies? Not as many American consumers as you'd expect, apparently. Purchases of ready-to-eat grain-based desserts (RTE GBDs) such as cakes, cookies, pies, doughnuts and pastries fell by 24% in the US between 2005 and 2012.
HFCS more toxic than table sugar, study shows
08 January, 2015High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has just received another blow to its already tarnished reputation: researchers have found that it is more toxic to mice than table sugar.
Cardia secures seven new patents
07 January, 2015 | Supplied by: Cardia BioplasticsCardia Bioplastics secured seven new patents in 2014 for its Cardia Compostable, Biohybrid and PPC-starch resin and finished products from Patent and Trademark Offices in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and China.
2015: Top nutrition trends predicted
22 December, 2014After the excesses of the holiday season, most people's thoughts turn to dieting in the new year - even if the diet only lasts until Australia Day. So what will the top nutrition trends be for 2015?
Nutrition, food safety makes GM foods more palatable
10 December, 2014The majority of consumers will accept the presence of nanotechnology or genetic modification (GM) technology in foods if the technology enhances the nutrition or improves the safety of the food, according to research.
Researchers laser in on the perfect apple
10 December, 2014Researchers have developed a method to help farmers harvest climacteric fruits - like apples, bananas, pears and tomatoes - at their precise peak in ripeness, using laser biospeckle technology.
Fizzy physics
09 December, 2014When bubbles burst at a liquid's surface, as seen in champagne or carbonated drinks, droplets are ejected. This little event, which is commonly seen in much greater scale on the ocean's surface, involves a fascinating facet of physics.
US gluten-free market surges 63%
09 December, 2014The surge in popularity of gluten-free diets has led to a 63% growth in the US gluten-free food market in the past two years.
Levy to combat oyster mortality syndrome
09 December, 2014Australian Seafood Industries (ASI) will collect a levy, in conjunction with hatcheries, to undertake research into developing spat with resistance to the Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS).
Kitchen pests chomp through plastic waste
08 December, 2014The larvae from the Plodia interpunctella, otherwise known as pantry moths or Indianmeal moths, have gut bacteria that can degrade polyethylene, the most common plastic.
Economical, eco-friendly polystyrene alternative in development
05 December, 2014The VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland is working to develop an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative for polystyrene from PLA (polylactide) bioplastic, which is derived from organic sources.
Bioplastics production capacities to grow by more than 400% by 2018
05 December, 2014Global bioplastics products capacities are predicted to grow by more than 400% by 2018, according to François de Bie, the chairman of European Bioplastics.
