Eating nuts regularly lowers your heart disease risk

In Massachusetts, a new study indicates that people who regularly eat nuts, including peanuts, walnuts and tree nuts, have a lower risk of developing...

Slovenia’s Juicy Marbles creates plant-based filet mignon

In Slovenia, a company creatively called Juicy Marbles claims to have achieved plant-based filet mignon with its Meat-o-matic Reverse Grinder 9000.  The patent-pending device is...

Drink brewed cocoa with your coffee for improved attention and less stress

In New York, a team led by Clarkson University and supported by the Hershey Company found that cocoa and caffeine in combination improve sustained...

Pasta consumed in a low-glycemic diet does not cause weight gain

In Canada, researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital found that unlike most refined carbohydrates that are rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream, pasta has a low...

USDA says edible food packaging just a few years away

Edible food packaging based on the milk protein casein will be on store shelves within three years, according to USDA researcher Peggy Tomasula. Tomasula and...

Copia Agro & Food announces a new $50 million agriculture and food investment fund

In Israel, the Copia Agro & Food fund announced it is raising $50 million to expand its investments in agricultural and food projects developed...

The Anna Karenina principle for microbiomes

In Oregon, scientists at Oregon State University proposed an Anna Karenina principle for microbiomes that effectively shows the bacterial communities that live inside everyone...

Swiss startup Nectariss recreates bougie fungi with fermentation

In Switzerland, a startup is recreating the intensely umami flavor of truffles, a pricey fungi that is impossible to cultivate and so difficult to...

Symrise opens innovation center dedicated to “naturalness”

In Singapore, specialty chemicals company Symrise has unveiled “Enhanced Naturals @Spark,” a multi-functional innovation and technology center is dedicated to “naturalness innovation.” The facility...

Let them eat lab-grown caviar

In London, scientists at Caviar Biotec and University College London have grown sturgeon caviar in a lab using cells from a fish egg sac....

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