Citrus hybrids may offer antioxidant-rich extracts for nutraceuticals
Crossing clementines and blood oranges may yield a new citrus hybrid with an enhanced content of antioxidant phytochemicals, according to new research from Europe.
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Wild lupins’ protein could rival soy, say Spanish researchers
Wild varieties of lupin seeds could be tapped for their high quality protein content, report researchers in Spain, and could reduce the need to import soybean to Europe from places such as the US, Brazil and China.
Is taurine slipping out of energy drinks?
Manufacturers of energy drinks are less frequently including the ingredient taurine in their new product launches, according to the latest post-market statistics.
Antioxidant content of fruit more than previously thought?
We may be underestimating the antioxidant content of fruit and vegetables, according to an international team of scientists from Spain and the UK.
Lithos Foods begins distributing high purity GOS prebiotic
Dutch firm Lithos Food has begun selling the soluble prebiotic fibre Purimune, a high purity form of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), on behalf of partner GTC Nutrition.
Solbar gains top honors for soybean analysis
Solbar has been awarded first place for analysis of its soybean meal by the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) Laboratory Proficiency Program, the company said on Monday.
Reducing death from low birth weight: Now Foods commitment
Leading US supplement firm Now Foods has teamed up with the non-profit group Nourish America to provide prenatal vitamins to US mothers in a bid to reduce the number of infant deaths linked to undernourishment.