Europe: Researchers to extract proteins from potato residuals
Innovation Fund Denmark is investing DKK 14 million (US$2.18 million) in a project that uses potato and seaweed residuals in ingredient production.
Today, seaweed and...
Asia Pacific: Making a nutritious beverage out of soy pulp waste
Associate professor Liu Shao Quan and doctoral student Vong Weng Chan from the NUS Food Science and Technology Programme have devised a cocktail of...
Asia Pacific, Europe: Probiotic strain found to reduce colic-related fuss among infants, Chr Hansen
Up to one in four infants experience colic, often manifesting in excessive crying and fussing, say Chr Hansen.
In a new study, children with...
Europe: 3D modeling of food can potentially improve, vary products
In the long term, research into three dimensional (3D) models of food and beverages will contribute to greater variation and improved quality in foods,...
Europe: DSM paper shows impact of inadequate nutrition on ageing brain
DSM has published a new paper to further characterize the consequences of insufficient vitamin and nutrient supply on the aging brain.
The manuscript, which appears...
Europe: Tea may improve mood, excite creative thinking, say researchers
Unilever scientists investigated the immediate effects of tea consumption and found that a cup of black tea improved mood and tended to enhance creative...
Americas: Researchers develop nontoxic antifreeze product from food additive
The sweet taste and smell of antifreeze tempts children and animals to drink the poisonous substance, resulting in thousands of accidental poisonings in the...
Europe: Researchers find fructose produces less rewarding sensations in the brain
Fructose results in a lower level of satiety and stimulates the reward system in the brain to a lesser degree than glucose.
This may cause...
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...
India: Arjuna invests US$1.5M in curcumin research
India's Arjuna Natural is investing more than 10% of its total turnover in a clinical research program to explore the health benefits of its...