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It is the first time HPB and the Food Innovation & Resource Centre (FIRC) are collaborating to develop a healthier staple food and offering it to all food manufacturers. A research centre at Singapore Polytechnic has developed wholegrain yellow noodles made with beta-glucan, a soluble fibre, and rice noodles containing[Read More…]
With the installation of a 1,000-litre digester machine, enabled by the Biomax’s proprietary Rapid Thermophilic Digestion Technology, Grand Hyatt Singapore is now able to convert 100% of its food waste into around 250 to 300 kilograms of pathogen-free, organic fertilizer – all within just 24 hours. The hotel has partnered[Read More…]
Tentatively called Veego, it is possibly the closest made-in-Singapore product to clean meat, which has generated excitement abroad among high-profile investors. With a protein-rich offering derived from plants, but which tastes like chicken, a local start-up has set its sights on pleasing meat eaters while incurring a smaller environmental footprint.[Read More…]
It aims to establish nutritional standards among the elderly in Singapore and plug gaps in knowledge on an Asian population. A two-year nutrition based study will be conducted by the new Nutritional Health for the Elderly Reference Centre, a partnership between Changi General Hospital and healthcare company Abbott. It aims[Read More…]
The new course on diabetes comes against the backdrop of Mr Lee’s National Day Rally speech, where he highlighted the chronic ailment as a health crisis. Two new one-day courses on nutrition have been launched by Temasek Polytechnic (TP), reinforcing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s rallying call for Singaporeans to[Read More…]
Last year, Dr Yin was part of the team that contributed seven varieties of Singaporean rice seeds to the Norwegian Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a secure seed facility. Dr Yin Zhongchao, 50, was named the Outstanding Rice Scientist of Singapore at the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) Rice Science[Read More…]
The two organization have signed a MoU to promote business and share understanding. Singapore’s government enterprise body SPRING is joining forces with economic development agency Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) to collaborate on functional food innovation. The two organization have signed a MoU to promote business and share[Read More…]
Vitafoods Asia, the event dedicated to the nutraceutical, functional food and beverages, and dietary supplement industries in Asia, announced the agenda for its 2017 Conference Programme. Vitafoods Asia, the event dedicated to the nutraceutical, functional food and beverages, and dietary supplement industries in Asia, announced the agenda for its 2017 Conference Programme.[Read More…]
This new specialty beer incorporates the probiotic strain Lactobacillus paracasei L26, which was first isolated from human intestines and has the ability to neutralize toxins and viruses, as well as regulate the immune system. A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created a novel probiotic[Read More…]
The Tempo system is developed by bioMerieux, a French manufacturer of tests that detect diseases, infection or contamination. Small and medium-sized enterprises in the food industry can look forward to launching their products more quickly, with the help of a new and more efficient food-testing system, unveiled at the official[Read More…]
