Better wheat, barley and maize through genome research
21 November, 2013Roche has released SeqCap EZ Exome Designs for the target enrichment of the wheat, barley and maize genomes. These agriculture exome designs provide researchers a cost-effective and easy-to-use alternative sequencing method beyond whole genome sequencing.
Vegetable oils not as healthy as we think
18 November, 2013Not all vegetable oils are as healthy as they seem, new research suggests. An analysis in the Canadian Medical Association Journal has found that some vegetable oils may actually increase the risk of heart disease.
Chocolate consumption lowers body fat (no, really)
18 November, 2013Finally, the news we've all been hoping for: researchers have discovered that the more chocolate you eat, the lower your body fat. Unfortunately, it doesn't mean that eating a family-sized block each day will help you lose weight, but nevertheless it's good news for chocolate lovers: your addiction may be helping, rather than harming, your health.
Blackberry juice effective as antimicrobial and preservative
14 November, 2013Researchers have published a study in Food Control journal showing that blackberries possess several biological activities, including antimicrobial and nutritional effects.
Amcor packs Venezuelan ambient yoghurt
14 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Amcor GlobalThe first Venezuelan non-refrigerated pourable yoghurt, called MiGurt, is packaged in an aseptically filled, 750-gram barrier PET bottle from Amcor Rigid Plastics.
Weight up, intake down - surprising results in UK consumers
11 November, 2013The average Briton's weight is up while their energy intake is down and real food spending is down as cheaper energy foods go into the grocery basket. Some fascinating insight into how Britons are changing their diets over a generation.
Flu-preventing Japanese pickle touted as new superfood
06 November, 2013A humble Japanese pickle could be the next 'superfood', after scientists discovered that it contains a bacteria that prevents the flu.
Health benefits of blueberries affected by processing
05 November, 2013Blueberries’ high polyphenol content has earned them ‘superfood’ status. While they are healthy enough when raw, recent research shows that cooking or baking the fruit changes their health benefits.
Nestlé commits to meeting WHO salt target
05 November, 2013To meet the WHO salt target, Nestlé has pledged to accelerate the reduction of salt in all its food brands. The WHO salt target is no more than 5 grams of salt per person per day by 2025.
Cat's eye flip flow to improve industrial mixing
04 November, 2013Researchers claim to have developed a recipe for industrial mixing that could optimise mixers. The process uses magnets to generate synchronised flows of jets that move in opposite directions and whose positions are slightly offset from each other.
Consumers want nanotech labelling - and will pay extra for it
29 October, 2013US consumers want food processors to declare which food products use nanotechnology - regardless of whether the nanotechnology is in the food or is used in food packaging.
Motivating consumers to buy organic
22 October, 2013A paper produced by Washington State University will help advertisers to more effectively target the fast-growing organic food market, the authors say.
Spray-dried dairy processes to benefit from research
21 October, 2013Research investigating the tendency of spray-dried glucose-based powders to crystallise over time could mean better scale-up and prediction of crystal growth in commercially produced lactose-based powder products.
Real-time Salmonella sensing
21 October, 2013Recognising the need for a real-time biosensing system to detect pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, a team of researchers from Auburn University has come up with a system which includes a magnetoelastic biosensor.
'Traffic light' labelling works - on some consumers
21 October, 2013A 'traffic light' food labelling system appears to be working at a US hospital, with customers who noticed the labelling - and are influenced by nutrition information - opting for healthier options more often.
