Asia Pacific: University develops bananas high in pro-vitamin A
Research at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has produced a golden-orange fleshed banana that is rich in pro-vitamin A.
The decade-long research, led by...
Europe: Danisco Foundation celebrates researchers on food research
The Danisco Foundation has awarded three Science Excellence Medals for 2017 to senior scientists broadly recognized by DuPont Nutrition & Health for scientific excellence...
Europe: Unilever, institute create process to reduce sachet waste
Unilever unveiled the CreaSolv process to recycle sachets that is inspired by an innovation used to recycle TV sets.
Developed with the Fraunhofer Institute for...
Asia Pacific: Singapore researchers create probiotic beer
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created sour beer that incorporates the probiotic strain Lactobacillus paracasei L26.
The strain was first isolated...
Europe: Sensor technology on shelf life of fish
A sensor that can register smoke from a fire can also be used to register even the faintest odor of bad fish.
This is...
Europe: PolyU joins large-scale food fraud project
The Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's University Belfast will lead one of the world's largest food safety projects across Europe and China....
Americas: Grain for making gluten-free beer
Beers made with Witkop teff grains may be a good alternative to traditionally brewed barley beers, reports Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Gluten-based sensitivities...
Americas: Researcher says food distribution is key to cure malnutrition
Malnutrition’s triple burden of undernourishment, deficiencies in vitamins and minerals, and over nutrition impacts millions of people around the world.
Changes in the availability,...
Americas: Taxes affect soft drinks consumption, studies
While excise taxes to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages have not yet been enacted at the state or federal level in the US,...
Americas: Fabric checks on freshness of fruit
Florida International University (FIU) scientists have created a small strip of coated fabric for consumers to test the freshness of fruit.
The research, published in...