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.
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
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)...
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...