Dairy products that are low in saturated fats have shown to provide greater health benefits than conventional high-fat dairy diets. Modifying products through animal nutrition could be a viable future solution.
The EU is discriminating against soy and plant-based proteins that are nutritionally similar – or even healthier – than the sugary dairy products it has pledged to subsidise, says the European Natural Soy and Plant-Based Foods Manufacturers Association...
Beverage portion sizes are decreasing due to consumer concerns about sugar and calorie intake and plant-based alternatives to dairy products are finding a ready market with consumers, according to SIG Combibloc.
The Russian ban on Western food imports knocked approximately €80m (US$84m) off FrieslandCampina's 2014 operating profit, the Dutch dairy giant has estimated.
Milk consumption - recommended for the prevention of osteoporosis - may not reduce the risk of bone fractures in women, the findings of a Swedish study suggest.
Consuming four and a half standard pots of yogurt per week could reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than a quarter, a team of researchers from the University of Cambridge has claimed.
Using cultures and enzymes taps into consumer demand for natural foods, while providing ways to reduce salt, fat and sugar in dairy products, according to Chr. Hansen.
Dairy products have an important role to play in improving nutritional levels among the world’s poorest people, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) says in a new book.
Dutch-based food research firm NIZO has evolved a wild plant isolate of Lactococcus lactis (L.Lactis) that it says could open the floodgates to fermented dairy products with new functionalities.
The perceived texture, but not flavour or method of consumption, has a modest but ‘highly consistent’ effect on satiety expectations of dairy products, according to new research.
Swiss over-50s need appealing new dairy products to encourage increased calcium intake and reduce osteoporosis risk, says a new survey that identifies the tastes and preferences of this important consume groups.
The European Commission's ambassador to the United States, John
Bruton, has strongly criticized proposals that would tax imported
dairy products to pay for US promotional programs.
A law implemented in the state of Ohio last month that seeks to set
a level playing field on milk labeling, whether or not it comes
from cows supplemented with recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST),
is causing fears that it could...
Canadian and Australian scientists are teaming-up to explore the
potential of bioactive proteins from dairy to impact chronic
disease prevention and management.
Increased intake of milk and other dairy products may reduce
metabolic syndrome and should be recommended as part of a healthy
eating pattern, says new research from Wales.
UK's Dairy Council yesterday held a Diet & Health
conference geared at getting the message of the diverse
health-promoting properties of milk out to health professionals and
as such on to consumers.
Dairy players must beware of misleading nutrition claims as the
UK's advertising watchdog upholds a complaint against Nestle
propelled by the country's vegan society.
A new report suggests that Americans are waking up to the health
benefits of cultured dairy products - and in particular probiotic
shots - as part of the wider trend towards functional foods,
reports Jess Halliday.
Wimm-Bill-Dann, has become one of the first Russian dairy companies
to receive a new EU license to export its products to Member
States. The move is expected to help the company target large
ex-pat Russian communities in EU countries.
Leading Czech dairy producer Madeta, has announced that it will
invest CK150 million (€4.6 million) to expand production and
modernise its existing plant in Cesky Krumlov, southern Bohemia.
US dairy associations are rolling out a new 'Healthy Weight with
Dairy' advertising campaign next week to tout scientific research
linking dairy consumption with reduced body weight.
A glass of milk could not only protect our bones, but also help
fight food intoxication, suggest Dutch scientists. The news ushers
in the potential for a new wave of functional dairy products in the
future.
The latest visit to Mintel's Global New Products Database shows
that there is no risk of any slowdown in the number of innovative
and unusual food products being launched across the world, with
cheesy ice cream just one of the...
Dietary habits are rapidly changing in China, boosting total
consumption by 12 per cent per year and 15 per cent for the dairy
products. According to...
Australia on Wednesday banned all meat and dairy products and
livestock from the European Union following the news that
foot-and-mouth disease had reached...
Children who don't eat meat, eggs or dairy products could be at
risk of learning difficulties at school, doctors have suggested. A
study in the Netherlands...
