For ensuring everyone living in residential aged care receives nutritious meals The government in Australia is increasing its commitment to improve food, nutrition and the dining experience in residential aged care by establishing a food unit in the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission. The $12.9 million funding, part of a[Read More…]
Nutrition
Kerry research shows that long-term health concerns are motivating consumers in Asia to reduce sugar in diets
A balanced taste between sweet, salty and spicy is important for Southeast Asian consumers New global consumer research from Kerry, a global leader in taste and nutrition, reveals that consumers are concerned about the long-term negative effects of high sugar intake. Health, with a focus on improving immunity, gut health[Read More…]
Korean firm CJ FNT unveils functional nutrition brand ‘ActiveNrich’
ActiveNrich is making its global debut with natural antioxidant solution in Q2 South Korea-based CJ Food & Nutrition Tech (CJ FNT), a business unit of CJ CheilJedang, and a part of CJ Group, has announced the launch of its functional nutrition brand “ActiveNrich” as part of CJ FNT’s drive to establish a presence[Read More…]
Hong Kong’s BioMed Technology to enhance gut microbiome management
Thinking beyond probiotics with personalised and total microbiome support BioMed Technology Holdings, Hong Kong’s microbiome startup, has raised $2 million in its latest oversubscribed seed round from Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund (AEF), Gobi Partners GBA and The International Medical Co. (TIMC). The new funds will allow the company to further research and develop[Read More…]
Singapore reveals promising outcomes from healthy keto randomised controlled trial
New Healthy Keto diet plan includes calorie restriction according to individual profile An on-going randomised controlled trial started by Dr Lim Su Lin, Chief Dietitian, Department of Dietetics, National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore, in mid-2021 has shown good outcomes. In the trial involving 80 participants from the National University Health[Read More…]
Fasting diet to reduce risk markers of type 2 diabetes: Australian study
More than 200 participants recruited from South Australia in the 18-month study A fasting diet which focuses on eating early in the day could be the key to reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Researchers from the University of Adelaide and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute[Read More…]
ADM inks MoU with Israel-based startup to broaden protein ecosystem
Bringing expertise together to advance horizons of cultivated meat ADM, a global leader in sustainable nutrition, and Believer Meats, a leading pioneer of the cultivated meat industry, have signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on new ways to propel the development and commercialisation of cultivated meat products.[Read More…]
High fibre wheat to enter Australian market
High fibre wheat that yields flour with six times the fibre of regular flour Australia will soon have access to High Fibre Wheat – a natural grown wheat that is high in amylose, where the resulting flour contains six times more fibre than standard wheat flour, without any compromise on[Read More…]
Australia develops FODMAP cook book for people with irritable bowel syndrome
FODMAPs are found in many common foods, including fruit and vegetables, grains and cereals, nuts, legumes, dairy foods and manufactured foods A team of researchers at Australia’s Monash University have launched FODMAP (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols) cook book for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with recipes and[Read More…]
Informa Markets” bolsters cooperation, announcing the launches of the 30th “ProPak Asia 2023” and “FI Asia 2023
MICE market is expected to grow after the full-scale ease of COVID-19 restrictions, focusing on drawing over 50 percent foreign exhibitors of cutting-edge innovations Informa Markets Thailand announced the launches of two major events this year – “ProPak Asia 2023” on June 14–17, 2023, and “FI Asia 2023” (Food Ingredients[Read More…]
