Food Science

NASA food science: We’re 20 years away from foods with extended shelf-lives

05-Dec-2012 By Stephen DANIELLS

The quest to have food to survive a five-year mission to Mars is at least two decades away, but ‘we’ll get there’, says Dr Michele Perchonok, advanced food technology project scientist at NASA in Houston.

Naturex expands functional portfolio with Burgundy acquisition

24-Oct-2011 By Nathan Gray

Natural ingredients giant Naturex has grown its portfolio of functional health ingredients, whilst increasing its technological and production capabilities with the acquisition of Burgundy Botanical Extracts.

Dispatches from IFT

Food industry and NASA share mutual goals for enhanced food quality

21-Jun-2011 By Stephen Daniells

The food industry and NASA share mutual goals in producing higher quality, more nutritious foods, and lessons learned on both sides could ultimately help feed astronauts on missions to Mars and beyond, says a scientist working on NASA's advanced...

Electrospun fibres could expand bioactive encapsulations

17-Mar-2009 By Stephen Daniells

Beta-carotene, a food colour and antioxidant, can be nano-encapsulated in special spun fibres, offering formulators a fresh approach to adding value to products.

Why is food science the ‘baddie' for consumers?

15-Dec-2008

It sometimes seems as if life is a pantomime, and food science is the baddie, complete with boos and hisses from the audience.

Nurturing the next generation of food scientists

30-Jul-2008

The number of food science graduates is falling across the globe, but measures are in place to halt the decline. Has disaster been averted? Is the industry’s future assured?

Scientists to probe food's nano-structure to optimise ingredients

06-Jul-2006 By Stephen Daniells

Scientists in Australia are "dragging food science into the 21st
century" by using neutrons to probe the molecular structure of food
and ingredients, and changes that occur during processing.

Higher antioxidant cranberry extract from Decas

04-Mar-2004

Decas Cranberry Products' ingredients division has introduced a new
cranberry extract that it claims offers an increased level of
anti-microbial and antioxidant properties than the leading product
in the category.