Healthcare professionals in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) are recommending hydrolysed rice formulas as a first line approach to managing mild-to-moderate cow’s milk allergy in infants.
Mounting interest in the benefits of rice protein from the technical and sports nutrition communities alike has turned to increased sales of Axiom Foods’ brown rice protein powder.
Researchers in Vietnam claim to have invented technology that can be used to mass-produce Gamma Oryzanol from rice bran at a far lower cost than by current techniques.
“Human guinea pigs”, “gambling with health” and “shadowy research project”—the terms came thick and fast in Greenpeace’s revelation about Golden Rice earlier this year.
A team of Australian researchers have produced a strain of genetically modified rice with enough iron and zinc to meet the recommended requirements intake.
Immature rice grains may contain ‘a remarkable amount of bioactive compounds’, giving them great potential for applications in nutraceutical foods, according to new research.
The anthocyanin content of black rice may rival that of the blueberries and blackberries, and be available for a fraction of the cost, suggests new data from Louisiana.
Beneo-Remy has added a stabilised rice bran and germ mix to its range of rice-based ingredients, intended to improve the fibre content and nutritional profile of gluten free bakery products, extruded cereals and pastas.
NutraCea, the leading supplier of rice bran, has fought back at findings from a recent study that the ingredient contains high levels of arsenic, maintaining that the claims are “scientifically unsound”.
A new study has found that rice bran contains high levels of arsenic, which threatens to seriously call into question its use in foods and supplements.
NutraCea has announced plans to construct the largest rice bran oil
refinery in the world, a move that comes just months after the firm
entered the edible oil market.
NutraCea is continuing its global expansion with the announcement
that it is to buy the largest rice bran oil processing facility in
South America, located in Brazil.
A sustainable harvest of nutrient-rich, pest- and
drought-resistant, high-yield rice could be within reach thanks to
recent genetic advances, Chinese researchers have reported.
Nutracea announced it has received an opening purchase order from
network marketing company the Cosway Corporation for launch of its
stabilized rice bran in Southeast Asia.
DSM and Buhler today announced the opening production facility of
their Chinese joint venture Wuxi NutriRice Co, marking the imminent
start of the first commercial production of nutritionally-enriched
rice kernels for mixing with...
Cereal and dairy snack innovations that respond to lifestyle
changes will be key to the future profitability of these sectors,
according to Leatherhead Food International.
NutraCea has entered into a raw rice supply agreement with the
Louisiana Rice Mill LLC (LRM) that could see the company's
Stabilized Rice Bran capacity tripled.
Rice bred to contain high levels of iron has been shown to improve
the iron status of Filippino women but it is unlikely to be a
substitute for the growing number of fortified foods coming onto
the market.
Food makers will favour rice in formulations, with a new study set
to boost consumer perception of the grain, showing rice eaters have
a healthier overall diet, with less added fat and sugar than their
non-rice eating compatriots.
Belgian rice ingredients firm Remy Industries is to launch a
soluble rice protein in the first half of next year, to meet strong
demand from the beverage industry, reports Dominique Patton.
Pre-germinated brown rice, high in levels of the nutrient GABA,
significantly improved levels of spatial learning in mice, report
researchers from the Japanese cosmetics and supplements maker
FANCL.
OsteoScreen, a Texas-based bone screening laboratory, has been
awarded a patent for the use of red yeast rice as an ingredient in
its OsteoPure bone-building supplement.
The Thai government has hired two US lawyers to represent the
country in a lawsuit aimed at preventing American rice breeder
Chris Deren from patenting a new rice variety developed using
genetic material from Thai jasmine rice.
