Does low fat also mean less sugar?

Study shows how easily consumers can be mistaken

28-Jun-2023 - The "low-fat" label on food can do more harm than good to manufacturers and consumers. According to a new study by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), if manufacturers advertise their products as low-fat, many consumers assume that they also contain less sugar. However, the sugar ...

A history of rye: How early farmers made plants genetically less flexible

25-Jul-2022 - Over the course of many thousands of years, humans turned rye into a cultivated plant. In doing so, they have considerably limited its genetic flexibility. Today, wild rye not only has a more diverse genetic make-up, it is able to recombine this more freely than its domesticated cousins. A ...

New virus variant threatens bee health worldwide

20-May-2022 - A dangerous variant of the cripple wing virus is on the rise worldwide. The virus infects honey bees and causes their wings to atrophy and the animals to die. The new variant, which has already replaced the original strain of the virus in Europe, is spreading to other regions of the world and ...

Plastic, no thanks

Customers prefer food packaging that they consider sustainable

11-Apr-2022 - Consumers are willing to pay more money for food packaging that they themselves perceive as sustainable. According to a new study by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), unpackaged foods are even the most popular for fruit and vegetables, followed by paper packaging and those made ...

Where does the special scent of thyme and oregano come from?

22-Dec-2021 - Thyme and oregano are not only popular herbs for cooking, but also valuable medicinal plants. Their essential oils contain thymol and carvacrol which impart the typical flavors and are medically important. A team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and Purdue University in the ...

Researchers find toxin from maple tree in cow’s milk

08-Jun-2021 - Cows can pass on the hypoglycin A toxin through their milk, a study by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in "Toxins" shows. The substance can cause severe symptoms in humans and animals. Small amounts of the toxin were ...

Global farming trends threaten food security

15-Jul-2019 - Citrus fruits, coffee and avocados: The food on our tables has become more diverse in recent decades. However, global agriculture does not reflect this trend. Monocultures are increasing worldwide, taking up more land than ever. At the same time, many of the crops being grown rely on pollination ...

A solarium for hens?

How to increase the vitamin D content of eggs

25-Jun-2019 - Many people suffer from a vitamin D deficiency. This can result in brittle bones and an increased risk of respiratory diseases. Chicken eggs are a natural source of vitamin D and one way to, at least partially, compensate for this deficiency. A team of nutritionists and agricultural scientists at ...

Eleven million deaths a year from unhealthy diets

05-Apr-2019 - An estimated eleven million deaths a year worldwide are due to unhealthy diets such as too much sugary drinks or too little vegetables. That is every fifth death, international researchers write in the journal "The Lancet". In Germany, there were 162 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants in 2017 that ...

Cocoa: a tasty source of vitamin D?

26-Sep-2018 - Many people do not get enough vitamin D. Brittle bones and an increased risk of respiratory diseases can be the result of a vitamin D deficiency. A research group at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Max Rubner-Institut has now identified a new, previously unknown source of ...