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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. [ + ]
Annual brand rankings reports released
The annual Brand Finance rankings have been released, where brands from around the world are compared for their value, with Coca-Cola and Nestlé ranking highly. [ + ]
Flipping attitudes to processed foods with science
Research at Charles Sturt University has shattered the misconception that all processed food is bad for you. [ + ]
What's new on the shelf this August?
Genuine wasabi, brilliantly coloured apples and AI-designed milk are some of the products that have been hitting the store shelves this month. [ + ]
Using stickers and a smartphone to detect nitrite
Spanish researchers have developed a simple technique for consumers to check their food for nitrite levels. [ + ]
Optimising the identification of key odourants in food
A research team in Germany has developed an optimised technique for the isolation of volatile food compounds, which is particularly important for odourant analysis of food. [ + ]
Developing smarter warehouse robots
A research team has received a $300,000 grant to develop smarter autonomous mobile robots using advanced avoidance and communication strategies in warehouse environments. [ + ]
Technology optimises renewable energy generation from malting barley bagasse by the beer industry
American and Brazilian scientists have developed an ultrasonic pre-treatment for brewer's spent grain to increase its energy-generating potential. [ + ]
Winners announced: 2022 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards
The winners of the 2022 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards were announced at a hybrid awards ceremony during FoodTech Qld in July. And the winners are... [ + ]
Probiotics can help to tackle depression
Researchers have shown that probiotics can support the effect of antidepressants and help to alleviate depression. [ + ]
A step closer towards a 'zero-waste' poultry industry
A joint project in Singapore is repurposing waste from poultry processing, making meat trays from feathers and cultivate for cell-based meat from by-products. [ + ]
Tackling food and beverage production challenges with predictive maintenance
The benefits of predictive maintenance and other 'smart' manufacturing technologies in the food and beverage manufacturing industry will be on discussion at FoodTech Qld this week. [ + ]
