Bean with a future

Field bean has great potential as a high-protein meat substitute. New genomic resources enable its cultivation to be optimized

13-Mar-2023 - A higher proportion of locally produced plant protein in the current meat-rich diet could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss. However, plant protein production is hampered by the lack of a legume for cooler climates with agronomic value equivalent to that of ...

Plastic containers can contain PFAS — and it’s getting into food

10-Mar-2023 - Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are adding to their list of consumer products that contain PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a toxic class of fluorine compounds known as “forever chemicals.” In a new study published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters, ...

New Study: Global Food Systems Can Cause World to Exceed Temperature Targets

Business as usual could add 1°C of warming; Existing solutions can cut this by more than half

10-Mar-2023 - A new study by climate scientists sheds light on the significant role food systems will play in future global warming and what can be done about it. The research, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, finds that food production, distribution and consumption could still add around 1°C to ...

Trending ingredients: Calendula

10-Mar-2023 - Mintel experts track the trending ingredients and new product launches, spotlight the trends affecting the market and its future growth. In this episode, we’re looking at Calendula. Calendula extract has been long used as a source of lutein in the VMS category. As vision health becomes a key ...

Bitburger: Brewing industry needs regular price increases

10-Mar-2023 - Beer drinkers will have to expect more frequent price increases in the future than in the past, according to the Bitburger Brewery Group. "This industry needs regular price increases in order to survive," said Managing Director Technology and Environment Jan Niewodniczanski on Wednesday on the ...

BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2023: Best New Product Awards

Trend-conscious, innovative and award-worthy

10-Mar-2023 - Innovative and honored by the international organic food and natural cosmetics community - these are the winners of the Best New Product Awards at BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2023. This time, the nearly 36,000 trade visitors to the trade fair duo were able to vote on their favorites for the entire ...

Grain export ban looms: Tug of war between Moscow and Kiev

09-Mar-2023 - Famine threatened many countries when Russia blocked the neighboring country's Black Sea ports and thus grain exports after invading Ukraine in February 2022. A solution was found through mediation by the United Nations (UN) and Turkey. However, Russia is threatening to let the agreement expire ...

Being full and better mood through plant-based nutrition?

08-Mar-2023 - What influence do plant-based meals have on mood and on feeling full compared to animal-based meals? Neuroscientists at MPI CBS in Leipzig investigated this in three smartphone-based studies in over 400 university cafeterias across Germany and have now published their findings in the journal ...

BASF to invest in its aroma ingredients business by expanding its global production footprint with new plants in China and Germany

08-Mar-2023 - BASF announced its investment in a new citral plant as part of its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China, and menthol and linalool downstream plants at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. These plants are expected to come on stream from 2026 onwards. The investment is driven by a growing demand ...

Ever After Foods Debuts Disruptive Cultivated Meat Production Platform

Eliminates Barriers Faced by Current Cultivated Meat Approaches That Rely on Enormous Bioreactors Infeasible for Scalable Animal Cell Cultivation

08-Mar-2023 - Foodtech innovatorEver After Foods, formerly known as Plurinuva when it spun out of 3D cell-based technology pioneerPluri Inc. (Nasdaq, TASE: PLUR) last year, today announced that it has officially launched its patented bioreactor platform to produce cultivated meat. Backed by the Tnuva Group, ...