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Brewery 4.0: UTS teams with Young Henrys to make smarter beer
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Young Henrys Brewery are pairing brewing technology with brewing knowledge to develop a more sustainable pint. [ + ]
Improving the flavour of plant-based meats
Professor Ian Fisk, Director of the International Flavour Research Centre, talks about his exciting research on improving the flavour of plant-based alternative proteins. [ + ]
Drying and evaporation technology for plant-based products
Changing market demands are driving food processors towards developing plant-based proteins that require drying and evaporation process technologies. [ + ]
Cream of the oat crop from Sydney Uni
Sarah Qian is a self-confessed foodie vegan whose graduation story is far from ordinary — she's now created a startup that makes oat-based cream cheese. [ + ]
Ensuring Australia's food bowl will not be empty amidst global food shortages
To build more resilient supply chains going forward, food production companies should consider investing in technologies that involve all stakeholders. [ + ]
Tasty 'black diamonds' truffling into the culinary world
New truffle species are fighting to achieve the same prized gourmet status as well-established fungi in Europe and Australia — researchers are now studying the aroma of the Appalachian truffle. [ + ]
New initiatives to address skills and labour shortages
Broader labour shortages in Australia have impacted food and beverage manufacturers so the recent Jobs and Skills Summit has been welcomed as a first step to address this issue. [ + ]
Coffee beans sorted using multispectral imaging and AI
Researchers in Brazil have developed a real-time selection method performed directly with coffee beans to identify specialty beans. [ + ]
Fungi-based meat alternative that grows on food waste
The protein is cultivated from fungi that grows on a base of nutrient-rich food waste, and is being scaled up with collaborators in New Zealand. [ + ]
Optimising fluid mixing with machine learning
Fluid mixing plays an important role in many industries — researchers from Japan have developed a method to optimise the process during laminar flow. [ + ]
The chemical allure of vanilla
Food scientists have defined 20 key chemicals found in vanilla bean extracts that together create vanilla's flavour. [ + ]
Labelling nutrients on plant-based milk alternatives
As plant-based milk alternatives become more popular there may now be a need for their nutritional labels to show the complete micronutrient picture for the consumer. [ + ]
Norway moves beyond animal-based cultivated meat
The ARRIVAL project is focused on using precision fermentation and lab-cultivated meat to produce animal products for consumption. [ + ]
The importance of evaporation in CBD extraction
The market for legal cannabis product is worth more than $58.6 million a year in Australia; however, traditional extraction processes do not always capitalise on the latest evaporation technology. [ + ]
How automation can reduce food loss in the food industry
Neil Ballinger from EU Automation discusses how automation can reduce food loss during manufacturing processes. [ + ]
