Gourmet remedy for perimenopausal symptoms?
Gourmet chocolate specialist House of Brussels Chocolates (HBSL) has teamed up with functional foods developer Culinova to create a new line of nutritional chocolate bars aimed at perimenopausal women.
Archives for October 15, 2003
Enzymotec improves PS stability
Israeli firm Enzymotec says it has developed two solutions that could improve the stability of phosphatidylserine, thought to improve cognition and memory, for use in nutraceuticals and functional foods.
Profits slip at Cargill
Burgeoning private agribusiness Cargill saw net earnings slip in the first quarter of 2004, but performance remained on track topping last year's figures by a wisp.
Degussa reformulates PS for softgels
Degussa BioActives has improved its phosphatidylserine (PS) formula for soft gel applications, after research by its R&D team found possible interactions between the soft gel capsule and its PS filling.
Experts call for more research on semicarbazide
Calls to food manufacturers to develop alternative methods for sealing jars of food were voiced by the UK Food Standards Agency this week following a European scientific review on the presence of semicarbazide - a weak carcinogen - in foods.
Price puts brake on organic sales
One year after new rules on organic standards hit the American food industry one in ten Americans are eating more organic foods, reports a US trend tracker - but price is still a barrier to new converts.