US agribusiness firm Cargill on Friday filed an appeal of a judge's
ruling in December that prevents the company from enforcing patents
for high oleic oils.
All those who still believe in Santa, stop reading here. For his
sledge-pulling reindeer, Dancer, Prancer, and Rudolph, have long
been consumed in a tasty stew.
The Philippines is developing a genetically modified (GM) coconut
with at least as much lauric acid as canola to allow it to hold
onto its leading share of the world's vegetable oil market.
British vegetarians and vegans have lower but stable plasma
concentrations of omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFAs) compared to
their meat-eating compatriots, and the length of time a consumer
adheres to a vegetarian diet has no impact...
Trans fat concerns hit Australia with consumer groups calling for
trans fat to be highlighted on food labels after more than a third
of 50 food products tested had levels 'well above what is
considered safe by many experts',...
French food watchdog recommends slashing trans fat levels in a wide
range of bakery products, including biscuits and cakes, following
findings from a new report released this week, reports Lindsey
Partos.
Cereal makers have a major hold on the heart health foods market
but new ingredients will help other sectors tap into strong
consumer demand for these products, writes Dominique Patton.
Traditional methods used to extract argan oil do not destroy the
physico-chemical characteristics of this speciality vegetable oil
used in North African food formulations.
Opportunities continue to open up for trans fat alternatives as
Israel communicates plans to become the world's third country to
impose labelling rules on artery-clogging trans fats.
Food formulators looking to improve the flavour profile of North
African ready meals may start to trial argan oil, the edible
speciality oil that is only sourced from Morocco.
A diet of rapeseed oil fed to dairy cows can produce healthier milk
and butter to beat their artery-clogging equivalents, find British
scientists, signalling future gains for suppliers of ingredients to
the animal feed industry.
Low levels of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
after pregnancy are associated with postnatal depression, report
researchers in a new study.
Heart-friendlier products may be one of the benefits from new corn
varieties developed by US scientists at the US department of
agriculture's chief scientific research agency and Iowa State
University (ISU). The 14 new lines...
Fat can function as a signal substance in the body and activate a
receptor in the cells of organs like the heart and liver, say
Swedish researchers from Lund. They maintain that this research
offers new opportunities for understanding...
Swiss life science company Lonza has agreed to sell its fatty acid
and glycerine operation in Ohio, USA to oleochemical producers Twin
Rivers Technologies.
Chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as ME) may be caused by a
chemical imbalance in the brain, find doctors, who suggest that
taking daily fish oil supplements may help to alleviate some of the
symptoms associated with the condition
Researchers at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, and German
company B. Braun Melsungen recently compared the effects of a lipid
emulsion containing medium-chain triglycerides, supplemented with
alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) to a...
Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) berries have been
used traditionally in both food and medicines in China and animal
experiments. The berries are rich in lipophilic nutrients in both
the seeds and the soft parts (pulp/peel)...
The laboratories of Danish speciality vegetable fats and oils
company Aarhus Olie are busy developing new products for the food
manufacturer. At the Food Ingredients Europe 2001 FoodNavigator.com
discussed the latest additions to...
According to an expert on dietary fats and oils, pregnant and
nursing women must maintain diets rich in essential fatty acids to
help avoid certain emotional and physical health problems for
themselves and their babies.
Healthy middle-aged men with high blood levels of "free" fatty
acids may be 70 per cent more likely to experience sudden cardiac
death than their peers with lower levels of the compounds.
Moderate levels of linolenic acid (GLA) and eicosapentaenoic acid
(EPA) can decrease mitogen-stimulated lymphocyte proliferation
according to a study...
A perceived increase in allergies among children in the
industrialised world has been blamed on everything from
environmental pollutants tosanitizing...
Canadian dairy food company, PurNutra Inc., is due to launch this
week a new Omega-3/ DHA enriched cheese. The cheese line,
distributed in the U.S under...
