News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Scientists in China have developed a new method to produce a vegetable juice suitable for diabetics by using lactic acid bacteria to remove carbohydrates while retaining the vitamins and nutrients of the vegetables.
US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has announced that over 200m pounds of milk powder will be transferred to federal nutrition programs in an effort to stock food banks while benefiting stricken dairy farmers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has claimed that the current recommended limit for sodium intake may be too high for as many as two-thirds of Americans and has proposed a lower limit of 1,500mg.
US food giant ConAgra has cut costs and increased prices, helping it to a better than expected rise in its third quarter earnings, the company reported on Thursday.
Women who drink two or more servings of sweetened beverages per day may increase their risk of heart disease by 35 per cent, says a new study.