The chromatic blue-UV reflectance arises from the interaction of the randomly arranged crystal structures of the epicuticular wax with light Tiny external structures in the wax coating of blueberries give them their blue colour, researchers at the University of Bristol can reveal. This applies to lots of fruits that are[Read More…]
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Unifrutti Group announces acquisition of Verfrut
The acquisition supports Unifrutti’s strategy of building a globally diversified premium fruit platform Unifrutti, a global leader in premium fresh fruit production and distribution, announced the acquisition of 100 per cent of Sociedad Exportadora Verfrut S.A. (Verfrut), a key South American fruit producer and exporter. This acquisition represents an important step[Read More…]
Valio invests in Suonenjoki plant
The new automated preprocessing facility will become operational in 2025 Food company Valio is having a new preprocessing facility constructed at the Suonenjoki production plant’s old freezer storage. The more than €10 million investment will enhance the preprocessing of the frozen berries, fruit, vegetables and herbs processed in the plant[Read More…]
Singaporean startup Jungle Kitchen offers modern tropical vegan range
With zero plastic packaging and a fully verified supply chain Jungle Kitchen, a Singapoean startup that uses heritage ingredients and cooking techniques to create tropical vegan food products, has made its debut. Jungle Kitchen is dedicated to the exploration of tropical ingredients and flavours championing the quality and diversity of[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…]
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…]
