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BioReal Sweden's (formerly AstaReal) has harvested its first crop of astaxanthin-producing microalgae from its new bioreactors, after almost doubling capacity in order to meet rising demand from Japan.
The European biotechnology industry is chronically under-funded and is in danger of floundering, according to a report published today.
Planning diets around key micronutrients like amino acids could be the future of diet design and a way to help the fight against obesity, says research published in Science.
Spanish biotech Natraceutical has solicited a patent for its new cocoa-derived CCX-70 ingredient, which boasts six times the antioxidant value of vitamin C and gives dietetic food and supplement formulators a new healthy tool to work with.
Studies presented at the North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine point to the medical establishment's growing interest in alternative therapies - counterbalancing recent denouncements against the field.
Fish farming multinational Marine Harvest aims to push recently launched Xalar salmon oil into the US market as a functional food ingredient over the next year.
A daily supplement of probiotics could reduce the risk of liver cancer caused by fungal toxins in foods, a leading cause of the disease in some of the world's most populous countries.
Using rapeseed proteins as ingredients in 'functional' sausages boosted taste and aroma of the finished product, as scientists continue the search for novel functional ingredients.