Fish Byproduct Chitosan Holds Promise as Cow Feed Additive

In Brazil, researchers have examined the impact of supplementing beef cattle feed with chitosan, a byproduct of the fishing industry. The work aimed to evaluate...

Potatoes grown as a prebiotic fiber supplement improve gut health

In Canada, using a patented technology, MSPrebiotics Inc. is transforming prairie-grown potatoes into an all-natural, single ingredient prebiotic fiber supplement that leads to improved...

Nutritious single-cell protein made from electricity and carbon dioxide

In Finland, using electricity and carbon dioxide, Lappeenranta University of Technology and VTT Technical Research Centre researchers created a batch of single-cell protein that...

Cornell invents a low-cost, 15-minute iron and vitamin A deficiency test kit 

In New York, Cornell engineers and nutritionists have created a swift solution for a challenging global health problem: a low-cost, rapid test to detect...

TerraVia receives FDA generally recognized as safe letter for Algae Butter

In California, TerraVia Holdings, Inc. received a generally recognized as safe no questions letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Algae...

Perfect Day gets $24.7 million and a new patent

In California, Perfect Day, a global leader in the science, research, and production of animal-free dairy, raised $24.7 million in funding and received its...

Milk chocolate gets antioxidant help from peanut waste

In North Carolina, a new source of antioxidants to fortify milk chocolate with the health benefits of dark chocolate has been found in peanuts. ...

PepsiCo adds Health Warrior to the family

In New York, PepsiCo, Inc. acquired Health Warrior, Inc., a nutrition-forward company that makes plant-based products including nutrition bars and on-trend offerings. Health Warrior...

TissenBioFarm grows 10-kg hunk of meat in lab

In South Korea, cultivated meat startup TissenBioFarm has produced the world’s largest piece of cultivated meat. The slab weighed in at a whopping 10...

Wasteless gets $2 million to keep reducing food waste in supermarkets

In the Netherlands, Wasteless Ltd, the developer of dynamic pricing software aimed at reducing food waste in supermarkets, completed a $2 million funding round...

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