News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
European hydrocolloid suppliers have welcomed new labelling rules that provide E-number shy manufacturers with an alternative name for the complex sounding food additive carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). From now on, cellulose gum can replace CMC and E466...
Higher levels of the antioxidants beta-carotene and vitamin C, along with the antioxidant trace mineral selenium, were associated with a lower risk of asthma in a large study on young Americans, published this week.
A Swedish study established to assess the effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women with a history of breast cancer has been stopped early after preliminary results show 'unacceptably high' risks of breast cancer recurrence for HRT users.
Important losses of chlorophyll, carotenoids, and total phenol content in virgin olive oils occur after a 12-month storage period, report Spanish researchers.
An edible red seaweed grown on the reefs of Hawaii and used as a common thickening agent in Japanese cooking is the focus of new research in the US.
Consumer concern about BSE, eggs and the safety of meat is declining but awareness about fruit, vegetables, and salt consumption is on the up, cites the fourth annual food survey from the UK's food watchdog.
Millions of euros will be poured into three major 'farm-to-fork?research projects, the Commission said yesterday, to reinforce R&D co-operation at a European level and bring a monetary boost to the increasingly complex food industry of today.