Asia Pacific: Turmeric extract mitigates depression symptoms, finds research
India's Arjuna Natural Extracts is targeting the European market with BCM-95 Curcumin, an all-natural patented formulation of turmeric extract.
The ingredient can help mitigate symptoms...
Americas: Stevia less bitter than before, finds researchers
Cornell food scientists have reduced the sweetener stevia’s bitter aftertaste by physical – rather than chemical – means, as noted in the Volume 197,...
Europe: DSM symposium focuses on Vitamin E intake, metabolic syndrome
DSM hosted a satellite symposium alongside the 12th European Nutrition Conference FENS recently to discuss the role of micronutrients, including vitamin E and omega-3s,...
Americas: Junk food may not be the prime causes for obesity, say researchers
Indulgences like sodas and junk foods have long been blamed as the prime culprits responsible for worrying obesity trends across the US.
New analysis by two...
Europe: Report finds considerably fewer resistant bacteria in broiler meat
Considerably fewer resistant extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) bacteria were found in Danish and imported broiler meat in 2014 compared with the year before.
It is the...
Europe: Broccoli specie found to lower bad cholesterol
A variety of broccoli has been bred to contain higher levels of a compound called glucoraphanin.
This broccoli, called Beneforté, is now being grown commercially in...
Americas: Salad greens can be cleaner, say researchers
Cross contamination in commercial processing facilities that prepare spinach and other leafy greens for the market can make people sick.
And researchers reported a new,...
Americas: Powdered cranberry combats colon cancer in mice, find researchers
Researchers fed cranberry extracts to mice with colon cancer and found that the tumors diminished in size and number.
They say identifying the therapeutic molecules...
Americas: Researchers found two methods to preserve fresh tomatoes
Adding or rearranging a few simple steps in commercial processing could dramatically improve the flavor of tomatoes sold in the grocery store, said researchers...
Europe: ‘Free from glutamate’ is impossible to fulfill, says TÜV SÜD
Shoppers can often read statements such as 'No flavor enhancers', 'Free from flavor enhancers', 'No flavor-enhancing additives' on food packages.
The labeling of flavor enhancers...