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Danbo, a hard cheese, is one of Denmark's most popular. GettyImages/Jesper Mattias

Researchers accelerate Danish cheese production with ripening 'shortcut'

Once, Danish Danbo cheese would take at least a month to mature. However, researchers from the DTU National Food Institute have figured out a way of cutting down this time to just a few days – putting the cheese in a fermentation tank to create prime conditions for ripening. Could this revolutionise cheese fermentation?

Kimchi, a Korean dish of salted, fermented vegetables, was invented more than 3,000 years ago. Today, the kimchi market is booming. GettyImages/4kodiak

Is interest in gut health propelling the pickled category? ‘Kimchi has moved into the mainstream’

From kefir to kimchi, sauerkraut to kombucha, fermented foods are trending. Nick ‘The Pickles Man’ Vadasz puts this down, at least in part, to increased consumer awareness around gut health and the microbiome.

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Agave: Sweetness Consumers Appreciate

Naturally sourced and with a clean label, SweetRight® agave from ADM is certified organic, non-GMO and has a low glycemic index—with a reliable supply you can trust.

Nutri-Score is one of Europe's most popular front-of-pack food nutrition labelling systems. Source: Boarding1Now / Getty Images

Nutri-Score backed by European Public Health Association amid algorithm debate

Love it or hate it, Nutri-Score is one of the most popular front-of-pack nutrition labelling systems for food and drink. Now, the European Public Health Association, a non-governmental organisation of public health institutes across Europe, has expressed...

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10 days to go! Stage set for the Positive Nutrition Summit 2023

In ten days’ time, we’ll be gathering in central London for this year’s Positive Nutrition Summit: Healthy Innovation for the Mass Market. As we prepare to throw the spotlight on innovative approaches to healthier food and drink, here is a recap of our...

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Redesigning the future with fibre solutions

The packaging industry is evolving to find new ways to protect food in both a safe and sustainable manner, with fibre emerging as one of the most exciting materials.

Personalised diet and supplements targeting gut health the key to neurological health, review concludes

A review has examined the role of gut health promoting supplements, such as probiotics and omega-3 fatty acids, in modulating cognitive health, with calls for personalised interventions.

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Paleo players celebrate ‘ground-breaking’ research

Chromologics has developed a range of Natu.Red food colours via precision fermentation. Image souce: Chromologics

Döhler backs red food colouring made via precision fermentation

The new vegan? Food industry urged to better represent the menopause in NPD

Question marks as Sainsbury’s vacuum packs beef to save plastic

Cargill embraces ‘smarter’ fats to perk up plant-based options in Europe

Ever After Foods’ proprietary bioreactor technology supports the growth of ‘extremely’ high densities of cultivated meat at ‘very’ large scale. Image source: Ever After Foods

Bioreactors for meat: Ever After Foods ‘overcomes scaling challenge’ for cultivated meat players

If climate change and 'unfair trade' persists, the supermarket aisle may soon be devoid of chocolate, coffee and bananas, says Fairtrade. Image source: Fairtrade Foundation

Protecting against a ‘dystopian’ future: ‘Coffee, bananas, and chocolate could soon be much harder to buy’

Researchers accelerate Danish cheese production with ripening 'shortcut'

Is interest in gut health propelling the pickled category? ‘Kimchi has moved into the mainstream’

Agave: Sweetness Consumers Appreciate

Nutri-Score backed by European Public Health Association amid algorithm debate

10 days to go! Stage set for the Positive Nutrition Summit 2023

Redesigning the future with fibre solutions

Personalised diet and supplements targeting gut health the key to neurological health, review concludes

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Guittard Chocolates boosts its dairy-free and kosher lines

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Fungi and oat hybrid makes ‘completely new protein’ for alternative meat sector

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Progress made in eliminating trans-fats, but 5 billion still unprotected – WHO

WhatIF targets ‘climate anxious Gen Z’ with bambara groundnut plant-based milk, noodles

FrieslandCampina Ingredients opens new lactoferrin production facility

Overdue for many years? Calls for zero tolerance on mineral oil hydrocarbons in food as EFSA launches public consultation after ‘possible health concerns’

Gluten-free products are still not usually nutritionally equivalent to those that contain gluten

Food Fermentation Europe: Advocating for ‘non-discriminatory, market-based’ regulatory framework for precision fermentation

The FoodNavigator Podcast: The ‘holistic nutrition’ opportunity in food and beverage

Mediterranean diet linked with decreased risk of dementia

‘The race is on’: Is Japan’s commitment to cultivated meat another sign Europe is lagging?

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‘We want to sell vegetables that people love to eat, and farmers like to grow’: Seed grower Harmoniz on the importance of innovation during every stage of the supply chain

Palm oil major quits no-deforestation initiative HCSA: A commitment to efficiency or a ‘dangerous sign of backsliding’?

‘Artificial intelligence without great data is just artificial’: Generative AI that predicts what and how we eat unveiled

High inflation and footfall recovery driving UK food-to-go market growth

EU urged to ban ‘carbon neutral’ claims for food and drink: ‘There’s no such thing as a CO2 neutral banana’

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