Organic undersupply stunts market growth, OTA
Unreliable organic supplies are stunting the growth of over half of US organic food manufacturers, according to a new report by the nation's industry association.
Archives for November 14, 2007
Citrus boosts tea's antioxidant punch - study
Combining citrus juice or vitamin C with green tea or its extracts could increase the absorption of antioxidants from the tea up to 13-fold, suggests new research.
NZ company explores kiwi nutricosmetic
A company in New Zealand is seeking to make inroads into the promising nutricosmetics market with a new kiwi-derived ingredient that comprises an extract that is not normally eaten or digested.
Cognis expands plant for odourless sterol esters
Cognis has expanded its sterol ester plant in Germany, enabling the global chemicals supplier to produce the functional foods ingredient in a finished form without any further processing needed.
Cloned foods approach shelves, opposition increases
Foods from cloned animals could enter the US food supply by the end of the year, despite calls for further review of the long-term risks of such products.
Kefir grain sugars eyed as healthy gelling agent
A polysaccharide from kefir grains, kefiran, is able to form gels after freeze-drying and may offer a novel gelling agent for industry, suggests new research from Argentina.