Improved extraction offers natural source for mushroom flavours
Italian researchers have optimised the extraction of the mushroom flavour compound 1-octen-3-ol from a flower, highlighting the potential of a natural alternative.
Archives for August 31, 2010
Tapioca starch prices reach record levels
More price hikes for tapioca starch look to be on the cards as drought and pink mealybug infestation of Thai cassava crops has driven up raw material prices to unprecedented heights – with no relief on the horizon.
Solbar creates new image around soy ‘treasures’
Solbar has unveiled a new corporate branding image as it is engaged in a strategic shift towards innovation, especially in isolates soy protein and extruded products and supporting customers with technical knowhow.
Wheat volatility leads to surge in global food prices, finds FAO
The FAO has revised downward its forecast for 2010 world wheat production levels and reports that wheat market dynamics drove international food prices up in August by 5 per cent - the biggest month-on-month increase since November 2009.
Which? brings misleading food labels to Defra
UK consumer advocacy group Which? has launched another scathing attack against food manufacturers who, it says, are acting irresponsibly by freely interpreting labelling guidance.
Cloning not a commercial prospect, says Irish meat industry
Stakeholders in the Irish food and agriculture industries know very little about animal cloning for food purposes, and do not view this as a commercially viable prospect, according to new research.