For a healthy fruit snack, what would you choose?

Forget gummies – UMass Amherst study finds dried fruit has the highest nutritional value

07-Mar-2024 - Next time you’re packing lunch for your kid or reaching for a healthy afternoon bite, consider this: only three types offruitsnacks – driedfruit,fruitpuree and cannedfruitwith juice – meet the latest recommendations for high-nutritionsnacks set by federal dietary guidelines, according to ...

That’s not nuts: Almond milk yogurt packs an overall greater nutritional punch than dairy-based

UMass Amherst food science major completes comparison of 612 plant-based and dairy yogurts

02-Jun-2023 - In a nutritional comparison of plant-based and dairy yogurts, almond milk yogurt came out on top, according to research led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst food science major. “Plant-based yogurts overall have less total sugar, less sodium and more fiber than dairy, but they have less ...

Julian Mcclements explains why he is committed to eating meat less

Meat Less: The Next Food Revolution can be preordered now from major booksellers

07-Mar-2023 - Distinguished Professor of Food Science and prolific authorDavid Julian McClementshas a new book out this month –Meat Less: The Next Food Revolution(Springer, 2023). Meat Lessdescribes McClements’ journey to vegetarianism, a shift inspired by his daughter and his ongoing research work on ...

USDA NIFA Workshop Report on Toxic Elements in Food is released

UMass Amherst contributes to understanding of toxic metals in the nation’s food supply

26-Oct-2022 - There is great interest in reducing exposure to toxic metals in food, particularly for infants, young children up to the age of five and women who are pregnant and/or lactating. Recent Congressional reports on baby food and toxic heavy metals have highlighted the significance and severity of ...

Going door-to-door to save Egypt’s pumpkins and address global food insecurity

Small farmers, international scientific team join to help agriculture adapt to climate change

25-Mar-2022 - How does one help save an iconic, nutritious Egyptian crop that will help meet the food security challenges resulting from climate change? An international team of researchers, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, discovered that the best way to start is to drive throughout central and ...

Here’s the beef: More protein, calories and fat in meat burgers

UMass Amherst food science research compares nutritional values of beef and meat-free burgers

21-Dec-2021 - In the largest-ever nutritional comparison of beef and alternative burgers available to U.S. consumers, a University of Massachusetts Amherst analysis found that packaged beef burgers on average contain more calories, protein, fat and cholesterol – and less sodium and fiber – than imitation and ...

Food scientists aim to make plant-based protein tastier and healthier

New journal paper explores the scientific complexities

07-Jun-2021 - As meat-eating continues to increase around the world, food scientists are focusing on ways to create healthier, better-tasting and more sustainable plant-based protein products that mimic meat, fish, milk, cheese and eggs. It's no simple task, says renowned food scientist David Julian ...

Study shows frying oil consumption worsened colon cancer and colitis in mice

26-Aug-2019 - Foods fried in vegetable oil are popular worldwide, but research about the health effects of this cooking technique has been largely inconclusive and focused on healthy people. For the first time, UMass Amherst food scientists set out to examine the impact of frying oil consumption on ...