Researchers from Japan have come up with a novel sea food paste that is fermented using the same fungus as Miso. The paper, published in the Journal of Food Science assesses the oxidative stability of the lipids rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in scallop ovary.
Two interesting publications for you about the consumption of coffee. One, available ahead of print on the journal Hepatology’s website, makes the case that drinking coffee is good for you and can lower your risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an obesity related condition. The other was published ahead…
Mice whose diet was supplemented with a small amount of glucose and fructose (to mimic high fructose corn syrup) lived shorter lives, had reduced fertility and were less fit than a control group.
According to an upcoming paper published on the British Journal of Nutrition website, consuming papaya will give you a higher level of β-carotene and lycopene in your blood than carrots or tomatoes respectively.
Well, not exactly, but the heat treatment used before freezing is. As we reported back in April of this year and in 2011, broccoli has cancer fighting abilities in the form of sulforaphane which comes from the conversion of glucoraphanin with the enzyme myrosinase.
Brits are shunning traditional British sandwich fillers such as turkey slices and going continental buying products such as chorizo according to a report in the English newspaper The Telegraph.
While reading the upcoming papers in the journal “Food Research International” I came across this article and thought it definitely worth a mention.
Milk powder produced in New Zealand by Fonterra, the world’s biggest dairy exporter has been found to be contaminated with botulism causing bacteria. The contamination was confirmed by Fonterra to have come from 3 batches of their whey protein concentrate.
At lunch time today, Dr Mark Post from Maastricht University will cook and eat a burger. Ok, nothing special so far, except that the meat in this burger did not come direct from a cow. It has been grown in his lab from cow muscle stem cells and cost €250,000…
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is asking scientists their opinion on adequate dietary levels of manganese for adults and children.
© 2026 Q•FOOD. Legal Disclosure | Impressum | Privacy | Datenschutz | Terms & Conditions | AGBs | Contact | Kontakt
