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Americas: Researchers could remove sulfites from wine
Since the time of the Roman Empire, winemakers have added sulfites to preserve their products.
Sulfites, a class of compounds including sulfur dioxide and...
Europe: Competition honors 7 start-ups
Seven companies, from a short-list of 75 start-ups selected for a four-month acceleration program this summer by MassChallenge Switzerland, have been selected to receive...
Americas: Detecting food allergens on-the-go
Researchers have developed a portable allergen-detection system, including a keychain analyzer, for consumers on the go, reports the journal ACS Nano.
Most people with food...
Americas: Purdue, experts to modernize process for preserving food
Experts are working to modernize a process that is used in making products, from freeze-dried space foods to lifesaving wonder drugs.
The process, called lyophilization,...
Asia Pacific: Barry Callebaut reveals fourth type in chocolate
After dark, milk and white chocolate, Barry Callebaut presents ruby chocolate as the fourth type.
Made from the Ruby cocoa bean and with a unique...
Americas: Outsourcing releases capacity
Contract manufacturers like SternMaid America can relieve companies of work, provide the latest technologies and contribute valuable external know-how.
Smaller companies and manufacturers with...
Asia Pacific: Detector for wine aroma
A fine wine has an ideal balance of ingredients.
Too much or too little of a component could mean the difference between a wine...
Americas: Purdue food, energy program gets US$2.5M grant
A Purdue University-led program training students on producing sustainable food and electricity for populations through solar energy received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research...
Europe: Research body exhibits cleaning robot for beverage factories at show
Fraunhofer IVV Dresden will present a mobile cleaning robot for the beverage industry at the drinktec fair in Munich, Germany from September 11 to...
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...