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Givaudan doubles flavour production capacity in China
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Givaudan, a leading fragrance and flavour company, today officially opened its new savoury flavours manufacturing facility in Nantong, China...
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Ingredient replacement in low fat mayonnaise: Going with the flow
30 June 2015 | By Dr Bogdan Dobraszczyk and John Cawkwell, Physical Sciences Group, RSSL
We discuss the microstructure and some rheological aspects of commercial mayonnaises, ranging from a traditional mayonnaise to lower fat content mayonnaises and finally a low cost supermarket own brand mayonnaise...
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The RESFOOD Project: Resource efficiency in the food chain
30 June 2015 | By Willy van Tongeren, René Jurgens and Wilfred Appelman, TNO | Ester Segal, Technion | Eva Petri, CNTA | Maarten Uyttebroek, VITO | Rafael Munoz Duque, ADESVA
The increasing demand for healthy and nutritious food requires an efficient use of the natural resources allocated to food production and processing. The EU funded project RESFOOD develops technologies and tools to overcome the barriers to a resource efficient food chain, leading to a reduction of water and energy use…
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Researchers develop a new method for rapid authentication of edible oils
29 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have developed a new method using MALDI-MS that allows for the rapid authentication of edible oils and screening of gutter oils...
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Lifting the lid on consumer attitudes to low-sugar and no-sugar foods and drinks
29 June 2015 | By Victoria White
DSM has published the first of a new series of its Global Insights, lifting the lid on consumer attitudes to low-sugar and no-sugar foods and drinks...
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General Mills cereals removing artificial flavours and colourings
22 June 2015 | By Victoria White
General Mills cereals has announced its commitment to removing artificial flavours and colours from artificial sources from its US cereal brands...
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Farmers in the Philippines reach first milestone towards the production of sustainable coconut oil
18 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Farmers in the Philippines have produced the world's first Rainforest Alliance certified copra - the dried coconut flesh needed to process coconut oil...
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US to eliminate trans fat from the food supply
16 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Food manufacturers will have 3 years to remove partially hydrogenated oils, the primary source of trans fat in processed foods, from products sold in the US...
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Whitepaper: Advancing the understanding of emulsions using state of the art microscopy
This paper demonstrates how microscopy techniques can be used to characterise, understand and monitor the stability of emulsions...
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Study finds fructose contributes to weight gain and physical inactivity
4 June 2015 | By Victoria White
A recent study found that, matched calorie for calorie with glucose, fructose causes significant weight gain, physical inactivity, and body fat deposition...
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Nestlé USA commits to removing artificial flavours from six of its most popular pizza and snack brands in the US
2 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Nestlé USA has pledged to improve the ingredient quality and nutritional profile of some of its most popular frozen pizza and snack brands in the US...
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The Hershey Company shows off 3-D printed chocolate
1 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The Hershey Company demonstrated 3-D printed chocolate at the recent National Confectioners Association’s annual Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago...
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Survey reveals some fruit snacks contain over 4 teaspoons of sugar per portion
29 May 2015 | By Victoria White
New research by Action on Sugar has revealed that there is a huge amount of hidden sugar in seemingly ‘healthy’ fruit snacks aimed at children...
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Application of GC-MS/MS in the analysis of taints and off flavours
An assessment of GC-MS/MS as a tool to identify the common tainting compounds found in food and drinks, and a comparison to traditional GC-MS...
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Pulsed electric fields could be used in developing countries to preserve milk
20 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Pulsed electric fields could provide an energy-efficient way to preserve milk in developing countries, according to a team from Tel Aviv University...
