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With global corn stocks at 20 year lows and prices slated to continue their upward rise in 2004 the prospect of a new technology that doubles the protein and oil content of corn while cutting the carbohydrate levels should be well received by the...
A significant percentage of men take dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals and herbs to prevent prostate cancer, despite a lack of evidence that they work, according to the findings of a new study by the Fox Chase Cancer Center in the US. But...
Scientists meeting next month to try to reach a consensus on antioxidant measurements could develop more reliable methods for comparing the numerous natural ingredients marketed for their antioxidant levels.
Opportunities for food manufacturers and ingredients firms are set to burgeon in the UK functional food marketplace with new Mintel research forecasting that the £835 million market will double in the next five years to £1.7 billion. While heart...
French dairy ingredients firm Ingredia is targeting the growing market for stress management products with a rebranded milk-derived ingredient, said to be more effective than herbals and other supplements currently available.
In what could be seen as a blow to the fast-growing market for soy products, a new study from the US suggests that processing soy for use in supplements and food products could seriously reduce its cancer-busting ability.