Low salt food does not trigger compensation behaviour, says study
Reducing the salt content of food does not trigger compensation behaviours in consumers, research has found.
Archives for March 25, 2015
Equivocal study on Finnish women doesn't dim Vitamin D's role in lessening falls among elderly, experts say
A new vitamin D/exercise study on falls among older women has confirmed the vitamin’s role in bone health but falls short of a ringing endorsement for supplementation. But it’s one data point among the many that still point to the importance of getting...
Boosting antioxidant activity in chocolate
Don't chop those pods! Cocoa polyphenol boost with pod storage step, say researchers
Cocoa polyphenols can be preserved by storing pods for a week before fermentation and then by roasting beans for longer than usual, say researchers.
Is it worth buying nutrient-poor packaged fruit 'n' veg?
Fresh-cut fruit and veg are sold as an instant vitamin boost. But chlorine disinfection, refrigeration and up to three weeks on the shelf mean their vitamin content is often low – so is there any point in buying them?
New enzyme could save cash for maltose syrup producers, says company
A new enzyme launched by biotech company Novozymes can optimise operations and reduce processing costs for maltose syrups producers, the company said.
Editor's blog
Food Vision Big Debates: Ethical eruptions, technological disruptions, challenged assumptions
Big Food needs to care more; start-ups can’t feed a planet housing 9bn people in 2050; and genuine disruptive technologies are spawning and spinning faster than flapping butterfly wings…So, er, stay calm and keep making (hopefully healthy) food.