Food Ingredients & Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
WEBLocal governments are being pressed to push reusable packaging mandates on food and drink businesses across European towns and cities. Speedier novel food approval as UK FSA changes regulation. The changes could make cultivated meat, precision fermentation and animal feed additive novel food applications quicker and more efficient.
Evaluating the Yuka ‘phenomenon’: How effective is the scanning …
WEBAug 20, 2019 · The study revealed that Yuka was particularly effective when advising against particular products due to the presence of potentially harmful additives. When Yuka advises against a product due to high levels of fat, salt or sugar, however, the app appeared to have influence. In this instance, some consumers still decided to purchase the product ...
PepsiCo talks health and reformulation across drinks and snacks: …
WEBJul 2, 2021 · PepsiCo Europe has unveiled what it describes as an ‘ambitious new plan’ to ‘add more choice’ to its food and beverage portfolio across the EU, including a series of commitments to reduce the sugar contained in its beverage portfolio and increase the availability of healthy snacking options.
‘Personalised nutrition will shape the food systems of the future’: …
WEBJun 24, 2020 · Personalised nutrition is a phrase that has attracted much attention, with futuristic visions of people consuming a diet tailored to their individual needs to deliver optimum health and wellness. But for this future to materialise it will require a complete overhaul of food and beverage business models.
What does it take to give a niche ingredient superfood staying …
WEBMar 22, 2016 · Israeli company, Green Onyx, has developed a way to allow individual consumers or companies to grow their own superfood – the world’s smallest aquatic vegetable - khai nam – that is nutrient dense with a taste similar to spinach or broccoli. Green Onyx’s fully automated, compact greenhouse is scalable - …
‘No safe level of exposure’: EC orders mass recall of products ...
WEBJul 19, 2021 · “For the products that contain the additive E410 known to be contaminated with ethylene oxide no safe level of exposure for consumers can be defined and hence any level consumers may be exposed to, presents a potential risk to consumers,” concluded the crisis coordinators representing all Member States, Iceland and Norway. Locust bean gum – also known as carob gum - is a galactomannan ...
How fermentation biotech is creating ‘Agricultural 2.0’
WEBMar 25, 2021 · News and analysis on food and beverage development and technology. A rainbow of opportunity: How fermentation biotech is creating ‘Agricultural 2.0’. Fermentation is reinventing how food ingredients are produced / Pic: GettyImages-StephM2506. Biotechnology applications garner increasing attention in …
Acacia gum: How food additive E414 is tapping into the …
WEBNov 5, 2019 · Acacia gum wears a number of different hats. The food additive is known as gum arabic, acacia fibre, and E414, and functions as a natural emulsifier, stabiliser, texturiser, and as a source of fibre. Acacia gum can also be used to extend a product’s shelf life and improve mouthfeel. Having been employed by civilisations since 2650 BC – when ...
Healthy, low impact and tasty: Unilever and WWF name 50 foods …
WEBFeb 27, 2019 · Knorr and WWF, the environmental NGO, partnered with Dr Adam Drewnowski, director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University of Washington, to come up with 50 plant-based foods that the world needs to eat more of. Some are familiar, but under-consumed – like lentils, wild rice and kale – whilst others – such as, fonio ...
'If you’re looking for a banana that’s lower GI, go for a green one ...
WEBJul 30, 2019 · Underripe bananas are a great source of prebiotics for gut health and FODMAP friendly, while overripe ones contain the highest sugar and lowest fibre content but are rich in potassium, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C …