News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
People should get no more than 10 per cent of their calories from sugar - including sugar from honey, syrups and fruit juices - experts say in a major new report published yesterday from two United Nations agencies on how to stem the global epidemic...
The German chemical giant Henkel has hired US investment bank Merrill Lynch to conduct the sale of...
Scientists at the food research body MTT Agrifood Research in Finland, in collaboration with University of Liège in Belgium, have located the gene that regulates total yield, protein and fat content of milk.
Acquisitions helped US colour, flavour and fragrance manufacturer Sensient Technologies boost its revenue by 15 per cent to a record for $939.9 million (€861m) for the year ended December 31, 2002.
Are organic foods really better for us? The debate continues this week with new findings from food scientists in the US that suggest fruits and vegetables grown organically have higher levels of antioxidants than conventionally grown foods thanks to...
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 the genesis of...