Sending a ripple of fear through the food industry, in 2002 the
Swedish Food Administration found high levels of the cancer-causing
compound acrylamide in carbohydrate-rich foods heated to high
temperatures. As global efforts in food...
Continued demand for its amino acid supplement Amino Vital was one
of the main drivers of growth for Japanese monosodium glutamate
seasonings and sweeteners group Ajinomoto in the first nine months of 2003.
New research into the mysterious domain of taste by a US
neuroscientist suggests that calcium plays a key role in the
detection of tastes by taste cells in the tongue.
Volactive, the functional foods arm of milk replacer company Volvac
International, will use the FiE exhibition to promote its latest
heat stable whey protein isolate.
Germany's third largest chemical company Degussa is to invest a
massive €350 million in a new amino acid plant, representing the
merged company's biggest single investment to date. Degussa - the
world's biggest producer...
BASF Fine Chemicals division said this week that it will
temporarily suspend lysine production at its Gunsan, Korea plant
due to essential maintenance work. The lysine plant will be
shutdown at the beginning of August for up to 3...
Could a cure to sickle-cell related deficiencies lie in the rind of
the honey-like bounty of Mediterranean summers ? Scientists in the
US would have us believe so with new research that suggests melon
rinds contain citrulline, an...
Genetically modified potatoes, developed to tackle malnutrition
among poor Indian children, are in the final stages of testing,
according to a report in the journal New Scientist.
Scientists in the US have recently demonstrated the function of
both a human receptor that responds to sweeteners and a related
human receptor that responds to glutamate, a savoury tasting
molecule found in a variety of meats, cheeses...
Researchers in California have discovered the receptor that allows
us to taste the flavour found in high-protein food. The receptor
for amino acids, which make up proteins, causes the umami taste
found in meat and other protein-rich...
Scientists in the US claim to have discovered the molecular keys to
the serious poultry disease, Gumboro disease. Researchers at the
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and the
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary...
Swiss-based life science chemical company Lonza has set up a cGMP
manufacturing capacity for large scale solid phase manufacture of
peptides at its Visp (CH) facility.
Researchers at U.S.-based Naturally Vitamins in Arizona claim that
the amino acid, citrulline, may provide a superior support to
enhance "male performance"....
