Tag: Research
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,...
Americas: Junk food may not be the prime causes for obesity,...
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: 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...
Europe: Understand context on food classifications, says IFR
The International Agency for Research on Cancer's (IACR) announcement that processed meat is a cause of cancer, and that red meat is a probable...
Americas: AR yeast found healthful in baked goods
Renaissance Ingredients' non-genetically modified organism (GMO) acrylamide-reducing (AR) baker’s yeast strains (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) have been found to reduce acrylamide by up to 95% 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...
Asia Pacific: Dupont to open ASEAN HQ in Singapore
DuPont plans to establish a new innovation and business headquarters (HQ) in Singapore.
The 11,000 sqm facility will open in 2016 and house nearly 200...