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Reformulated chocolate chip cookies for kids to combat disease risk?

Reformulating popular foods for school children to make them nutrient dense could be a key tool to slash risk factors for chronic disease, finds a new study.

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PepsiCo forms partnership with Japanese snack company Calbee Foods

Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has acquired a 20 per cent share of Calbee Foods Company; Japan’s largest snack firm.

Tate & Lyle reveals global consumer research on fiber

With global consumption rates of fiber still well below recommended intake levels, consumers in Latin America and the US are most aware of the need to add more fiber into their diets, while awareness in Europe still lags behind.

Focus on sweeteners among Mintel taste test winners

Sweeteners old and new were in the spotlight as Mintel announced the products that won its taste test from last month’s IFT trade show in Anaheim.

Supermarkets still using too much packaging, says survey

UK supermarkets are using too much plastic packaging for food products and both retailers and packing manufacturers could do more, a new survey has concluded.

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Walnuts can cut cholesterol, say Harvard researchers from NutraIngredients.com

A meta-analysis of walnuts by Harvard scientists has found diets rich in walnuts can significantly reduce cholesterol levels, supporting growing evidence to suggest these popular nuts can improve healthy blood lipid ratios.

Both GM and organic farming could help feed the world: Report from FoodNavigator-USA.com

With the global population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, investment in both GM crops and organic farming could help to ensure a reliable food supply, says a new report from Deutsche Bank.

New Zealand backs A1 milk safety from DairyReporter.com

Regular milk has won a vote of support over its general safety after the New Zealand government backed a European assessment that found no concerns over the A1 casein forms it contains and reversed an earlier commitment to conduct a review of its own.

iPhone device helps with diabetes management from NutraIngredients-USA.com

A new iPhone application is designed to help users with diabetes management by providing nutritional information for over 50,000 food products and 500 brands.

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Fibre-enriched pasta beats tradition in taste test

A resistant starch-rich powder from unripe banana could boost the nutritional content of pasta, report researchers from Mexico.

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