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First cell-grown slaughter-free steak produced
Aleph Farms has managed to grow thin pieces of meat using cells from a live cow, and have called their steak 'slaughter-free'.
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IFT annual Food Disruption Challenge competition launched
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) have launched the IFTNEXT Food Disruption Challenge Competition in search of a winner to receive $25,000.
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Productive day at the Food & Drink Exporters Association Network Forum 2018
The FDEA Networking Forum brought together some experts from the food and drink industry and businesses that currently export, or are looking at exporting.
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PwC report claims tethered bottle caps means more plastic, more carbon and more cost
A study undertaken by PwC finds proposals to introduce mandatory tethered caps on plastic beverage bottles could create more plastic and additional CO2.
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Issue 6, 2018
In this issue: exploring nutrigenomics and what they could mean for the future of food, developments in cell cultured meat and their implications, and how the Nestlé Quality Assurance Center sets standards worldwide.
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Lipid and fatty acid analysis using state-of-the-art gas chromatography
4 December 2018 | By Agilent Technologies
The characterisation of lipids is one of the major applications of gas chromatography in food analysis. In general, GC can be applied to the analysis of intact lipids, such as triglycerides, or to the analysis of the fatty acid composition based on fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profiling. A broad…
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From barks to bonbons
When a Devon confectionery company was put into receivership it looked like the end of a long heritage of fudge and toffee manufacture in the region. Just when everything appeared to be lost, rescue came from a very unlikely source. Ravi Sharma, Director of Bristows of Devon, explains how the…
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Anti-browning agents in the valorisation of sugarcane juice
Commercialisation of fresh sugarcane juice is restricted by the immediate deterioration that occurs after its extraction. Jyoti Nishad reports on new scientific techniques she has been using in a bid to solve the problem.
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Innovative approaches to old favourites
In the confectionery and baking worlds, ingredients have been used in various combinations and mixes to achieve enhanced taste, resulting in several modifications within the market. Yogesh Sengar explains.
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A plant-based revolution
Mark Driscoll considers the shift away from carnivorous diets – what’s driving it, what are consumers looking for and how can the food industry rise to the challenge of catering for their fast-evolving tastes?
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Enabling large-scale production of bio-based plastic bottles
Japanese researchers have developed a high-yielding method of using a glucose derivative of a non-food plant to synthesise FDCA.
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Redefining product quality and power usage in frozen food processing plants
Every business wants to produce the finest quality products at the lowest possible cost. Every business wants to reduce energy consumption to save money and help protect the wider environment.
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Eagle Product Inspection to Display Advanced Detection and Fat Analysis Solutions at InspeccionaLIVE in Barcelona
For the first time, Eagle Product Inspection will show its advanced inspection capabilities in Spain, during the inspeccionaLIVE event, 20 November-22 November in Barcelona at the Hotel Porta Fira.
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New digital refractometer from PCE Instruments
After adding lots of hand-held refractometers last year, PCE Instruments have recently launched a new tabletop Abbe refractometer that stands out by its high accuracy (4 decimal places).
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Plastic waste turned into ultra-light supermaterial
Researchers have developed a method of using plastic waste and turning it into an aerogel with superior thermal insulation and strong absorption capacity.
