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Sweet Victory chewing gum. Source: Sweet Victory

Gum helps combat sugar cravings with 'sugar destroyer' ingredient

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

Israeli food-tech startup Sweet Victory has released a chewing gum designed to curb sugar cravings. A consumer study on the gum found that it enabled its users to significantly cut down on sweets, as well as lose weight. The product, which is already...

The government have invested £12mn in a hub for the production of sustainable proteins such as cultivated meat. Source: Mindful Media/Getty Images

UK government invests £12m in sustainable protein hub

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

The UK government has invested £12m (€13.57) in a new research centre to grow sustainable protein and cultivated meat. This will be the largest investment yet made by the government in sustainable proteins.

Youniq uses AI to build a diet plan for its users. Source: I Like That One/Getty Images

App uses AI to optimise personalised nutrition

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

With consumers increasingly becoming more health-conscious, personalised nutrition apps are everywhere. A multitude of apps give people nutritional advice, helping them to optimise their diet and become healthier. One such app, Youniq, uses AI technology...

The Seafood Alg-ternative project is developing alternatives to smoked salmon, canned tuna, tarama spread and roes from algae. GettyImages/4kodiak

Fish 2.0? EU funds wave of algae-based fish substitutes

By Flora Southey

Smoked salmon, canned tuna, tarama spread and roes…made from algae? The ‘Seafood Alg-ternative’ project, with support from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, is working to transform algae into plant-based seafood substitutes.

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

Researchers accelerate Danish cheese production with ripening 'shortcut'

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

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...

Join us at our upcoming event, Positive Nutrition Summit: Healthy Innovation for the Mass Market 29-31 March in central London GettyImages/10'000 hours

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

By Flora Southey

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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