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Ingredients to reduce trans fat

As consumer groups in Europe and the US call on food manufacturers to cut the quantity of trans fats in food products, Swedish vegetable oils supplier Karlshamns has come up with a cocoa butter replacer with a low trans fatty acid content.

Israeli team develop nutraceutical 'nanovehicles'

Two researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have received awards for developing 'nanovehicles' to improve the delivery of nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals into the body's blood stream and tissues.

Brazil boost for Fortitech premixes

Fortitech's South America division has received a prize from the Brazilian government for its custom premixes for human nutrition, recognizing the quality and performance of its products.

The dynamics of Listeria

A variety of factors play a role in whether food-borne bacteria actually make people sick, and a better understanding of the infection process from food-borne bacteria could certainly lead to ways to stop such illnesses from occurring, confirm US...

Tea drinkers get five-a-day benefits

Tea could be included in dietary guidelines on foods that reduce the risk of heart disease, according to a researcher speaking at a recent conference on anti-aging.

Almonds offer energy and cholesterol reduction

The more nuts you eat, the lower your cholesterol, a new study appears to suggest. Researchers at the Lorna Linda University in California found that people who replaced 20 per cent of their energy intake with almonds significantly improved their...