Archives for April 20, 2016

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Dietary fibre intake suppresses appetite

By Rick Pendrous

Big opportunities exist for food manufacturers to tackle obesity through the use of food containing non-digestible inulin fibre to encourage satiety, according to a leading academic.

Baking quality boosted by new enzyme systems

By Noli Dinkovski

Two new enzymes designed to lower the ‘falling number’ of flour – the measure of the flour’s natural enzymatic levels – have been developed by German company Mühlenchemie.

SHOW PREVIEW

Vitafoods Europe: products on show

By Noli Dinkovski

Here’s our round-up of the latest products, trends and research to be unveiled at next month’s Vitafoods Europe.

Coconut oil: superfood or not?

By Judy Buttriss

The nutrition science community is becoming increasingly concerned about the health halo around coconut oil and the risk to health if consumption becomes a regular occurrence.

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Insects as human food set for tasty growth

By Michael Stones

Insects as a source of human food are set for big growth, driven by western consumers’ sense of culinary adventure and environmental responsibility, according to speakers at our food innovation conference last month.