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Europe/Asia: Universities, institutions partner on agro-food sector
The University of Porto, five European universities and eight institutions of Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar will partner to strengthen international collaboration and entrepreneurship in...
Europe: Researchers find strawberries inhibit lab-grown breast cancer cells
A study by European and Latin American researchers has shown that strawberry extract can inhibit the spread of laboratory-grown breast cancer cells, even when...
Americas: Research finds beetroot juice energizes aging brains
Drinking a beetroot juice supplement before working out makes the brain of older adults perform more efficiently, mirroring the operations of a younger brain,...
Europe: Seasonal chocolate in demand, report
Research finds seasonal launches accounted for 25% of global chocolate new product launches in 2016, the biggest area of chocolate new product development (NPD),...
Europe: Reducing sugar content in products
A center stage for food manufacturers to showcase their innovations in sugar reduction has been set by Public Health England with its new guidelines...
Europe: More nutrition companies use digital technology
Almost two thirds of nutrition companies are implementing new forms of technology, with around half increasing their R&D spend this year, finds new research...
Europe: NattoPharma gets grant for 4-year research work
The Norwegian Research Council has awarded a grant to NattoPharma to fund a four-year project to document the effects of calcium metabolism in the...
Americas: 1 in 4 adults bought a meal kit in 2016, poll
Meal kits are the latest and greatest on the food-prep scene, aiming to make meal time easier, healthier, and more convenient for consumers.
The kits,...
Europe: Testing finds 17% potato crisp products are high in acrylamide
About 17% of potato crisp varieties sampled from major retail food outlets in the UK have high levels of acrylamide, a known carcinogen, reveals...
Asia Pacific: Probiotic for gestational diabetes
A study by the University of Otago has found a Fonterra probiotic could reduce cases of gestational diabetes in pregnant women by 68%.
It is...