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News Researchers discover new technology replicating on-farm food production conditions from within the indoor lab environment. “In a rapidly changing world, it’s wise to look to the early adopters for inspiration on scalable solutions,” Mirte Gosker, managing director of the Good Food Institute APAC, Asia-based alternative protein think tank, told Ingredients Network. After becoming the […]

News China has opened its first fermentation and cultivated meat research centre in Beijing. The $10.9-million New Protein Food Science and Technology Innovation Base, located in the Fengtai District, is a joint initiative by the local government and meat processor Shounong Food Group.The centre is designed to bridge the gap between laboratory research and industrial […]

News Researchers have developed a new scoring system and database, compiling over 50,000 food items, of which over 1,000 are classified as ultra-processed. A new research study exploring the prevalence of processed foods in US grocery stores has established a database, collecting over 50,000 food items sold nationwide in supermarkets, including Walmart, Target, and Whole […]

News Germany and the UK could be missing out on the massive market for alternative meats and proteins, with one new coalition calling for an end to the “steak-tofu struggle”. The coalition, which is made up of companies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as an “unusual coalition” of members of the European Parliament (MEPs), […]

News A Singapore-based startup is targeting premium markets and younger consumers with its latest innovation – cultivated caviar. UMAMI Bioworks developed the caviar alternative using a blend of plant-based ingredients and cultured sturgeon cells – the species of wild fish whose roe is referred to as caviar. The company says its cultivated caviar has the […]

News Water lentils have received approval from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for production and consumption as fresh vegetable in the EU. It has been a long process for researchers from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) irx ferrous sulfaten the Netherlands to secure this approval – nearly 10 years of research, in fact.This included […]

News As consumer demand for more sustainable, clean-label meat alternatives and hybrid meat ingredients grows, Fiber Foods is positioning jackfruit as a key solution to solve taste, nutritional, and processing issues faced by other blended meat products. Ingredients Network spoke to ferrous gluconate or ferrous sulfateInez van Oord, co-founder of the Netherlands- and Uganda-based start-up, […]

News A Mexican decree banning imports of genetically modified (GM) corn for human consumption has been overtuferrous fumarate and folic acid tablets bp livogen in tamilrned in what has been hailed as a victory for US exports. The US successfully argued Mexico’s measures lacked scientific basis and undermined market access. Corn produced from genetically modified […]

News The future of frozen food is being shaped by the preferences of younger generations who, compared to their older counterparts, are more likely to embrace bold flavours, global cuisines, and adventurous options. American frozen food marker, Conagra Brands, with a portfolio of leading brands including Birds Eye, Gardein, Healthy Choice, and P.F. Chang’s Home […]

News The decision overturns the 2022 revocation of the patent and solidifies legal protection of the innovative ingredient that can be used in plant-based food production. The patent, filed in 2014 and originally granted in 2017, protects a method for using heme proteins, produced via precision fermentation, in combination with flavour precursor molecules to give […]