New process aims to squeeze out more juice and hold in nutrients
A new extraction process that works by disrupting the cell membrane is being targeted at the juice industry with the promise of higher yields and better retention of nutrients.
Archives for June 26, 2011
General Mills on open innovation, product failure and trust
General Mills is throwing more and more resources behind an ‘intellectual outsourcing’ project that has significantly reduced its product fail rate. But gaining the trust of start-ups has not been easy, says Kamel Chida, associate director of its...
Low calorie diet may reverse diabetes: Study
A new study has transformed thinking on type 2 diabetes by reporting that an extreme low calorie diet could reverse the condition in just eight weeks.
ANH: Herbal Medicinal Products Directive is “a protectionist tool”
The Alliance for Natural Health International has slammed the European Commission’s Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive as “a protectionist tool.”
Vitamin D, calcium linked to kidney stones, but ‘benefits outweigh the risks’, says UNPA
Dietary supplements of calcium and vitamin D may increase the risk of developing kidney stones, says a new study, but the benefits of supplementation outweigh the risks, says an industry expert from UNPA.
Probiotech 2011
Dead or alive: Probiotics benefits beyond the grave
Dead probiotic bacteria that typically reside alongside live cultures in probiotic formulations, could be contributing to healthful effects, researchers told the Probiotech conference in Milan, Italy, last week.
Risk, rationality and that schizophrenic beast called the food industry
If the food industry wants journalists and consumers to get real about risk, then it has to get real too.