News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Prune puree can replace as much as 30 per cent of the fat by weight in chocolate cupcakes, and could be used to reduce saturated fat levels in baked goods, according to an upcoming presentation by US researchers.
Experts from a US food safety watchdog are training scientists from Bangladesh on techniques to help eliminate health hazards from the country’s burgeoning aquaculture industry.
Developing the habit of reading nutritional information on food packages can significantly help with weight loss whether or not someone exercises, according to a new study published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs.
This year is set to be the biggest ever for US whole grain product launches, according to market research organization Mintel – with more than 3,700 new products carrying the claim since 2005.
The UK market for nuts, seeds and dried fruit reached £547m last year reflecting the continuing trend towards healthy eating and a revived interest in home-baking, according to the latest food report from global research organisation, Mintel.
There’s something incongruous about the hi-tech modern food industry sniffing around the Palaeolithic era for the next big consumer trend. But hold the side order of cynicism. There might just be some logic to good old-fashioned instinctive eating.
There is no indication that eating meat and milk from cloned animals holds any greater food safety risk than consumption of non-cloned food, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said.
A cranberry ingredient from US firm Proprietary Nutritionals Inc (PNI) can be supported by a health claim in the Korean market, after the nation’s regulator approved a claim linking it to urinary tract health.
Sugar imports and increased domestic production more than offset the growing shortfall under the raw sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ), according to the USDA’s latest sugar and sweeteners outlook report.
Three cans of Nestle infant formula milk have been tampered with in Canada. The product is thought to have been contaminated with flour and has led to one reported illness.
Leading food firms have teamed up with multi-disciplinary researchers in the UK on a range of new projects designed to uncover links between diet and health.
UK ministers have called off a public dialogue on genetic modification (GM), which had been requested by the previous government to explore consumers’ views and concerns surrounding the use of the technology in food.