Consider the cheese stick. It is not a beautiful food. Nor is it particularly healthy. Its about as prosaic as snack food gets.Yet in the packaged version that ends up in so many kids lunch boxes, each cylinder of mozzarella or cheddar is individually wrapped, like a high-end truffle. And, every day, thousands of those […]
Borrowing concepts from medical diagnostic devices, Colorado State University chemists have created a simple, cheap set of handheld tests that can detect the presence of many water or food-borne pathogens. If applied in the field, such tests could greatly reduce the number of expensive follow-up tests needed to keep the food supply safe from fecal […]
Just under 60 percent of the German population view undesirable substances in food as a high or very high health risk. The most well-known of these substances, which are scientifically denoted as contaminants, are mercury compounds and dioxins. In contrast, only around 13 percent of respondents have heard of the natural contaminants pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) […]
Preserving the natural structure of plant-based food during processing can limit the amount of fat and energy absorbed by the body, a new study reports.During this innovative multi-centred study researchers from the Quadram Institute, Kings College London, the University of Surrey and the University of Messina showed that preserving the natural structure of plant-based foods […]
From Instagram posts to morning smoothies, you cannot seem to escape the avocado in 2017. But the fruit could soon become even more popular after a Spanish company announced it is launching reduced-fat avocados for the first time. Isla Bonita claims their Avocado Light has up to 30% less fat than ordinary fruits. They also […]
In recent years, the Western European market for non-alcoholic beverages (NARTD) has hardly grown in volume, while the number of brands, flavours, and product extensions has grown dramatically. The RaboResearch report With a Little Help from My (Bottling) Friends: Changing Production Footprints as SKU Numbers Rise explains how this fundamental change will require companies to […]
For the broccoli haters of the world, researchers may have more bad news: the vegetable may also help promote a healthy gut.In a study, when mice ate broccoli with their regular diet, they were better able to tolerate digestive issues similar to symptoms of leaky gut and colitis than mice that were not placed on […]
The song says a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, but an Iowa State University scientist has published new research suggesting a spoonful of oil makes vegetables more nutritious. A new study led by Wendy White, an associate professor of food science and human nutrition, shows that eating salad with added fat in […]
Oktoberfest draws all eyes on Germany, as the beer tents open. But as global consumers interests and lifestyles shift, it may be lighter beer thats filling the steins this year. New research from Mintel reveals that over one quarter of German consumers (27 percent) agree that low/no alcohol beer tastes just as good as full-strength […]
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