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Low-salt food without a flavor penalty could soon be on the menu. Japanese food and beverage giant Kirin has partnered with Meiji University researchers to demonstrate a set of electric chopsticks that can boost people’s perception of saltiness.Continu… Continue reading Flavor-adjusting electric chopsticks make low-salt food taste salty
One of the first products made using a novel animal-free egg white is now available in the United States. The unique macarons are the first to be made with an egg white protein that comes from engineered yeast, designed to be indistinguishable from wha… Continue reading First chicken-free egg white product reaches US markets
Egg white powder is a very widely used food ingredient, which means that a lot of hens have to be raised on a lot of farms, consuming a lot of feed and producing a lot of waste. There may soon be a greener alternative, however, thanks to a fungus which… Continue reading Fungus-made protein may be an eco-friendly alternative to egg whites
Egg white powder is a very widely used food ingredient, which means that a lot of hens have to be raised on a lot of farms, consuming a lot of feed and producing a lot of waste. There may soon be a greener alternative, however, thanks to a fungus which… Continue reading Fungus-made protein may be an eco-friendly alternative to egg whites
Food additives known as emulsifiers are widely used to combine two liquids which ordinarily don’t mix, such as oil and water. And while most emulsifiers are made from dairy proteins or egg yolks, a new one uses spent brewer’s grain which might otherwis… Continue reading Beer-brewing waste used in eco-friendly, nutritious food emulsifier
There has been a lot of activity in the world of cultured meat since we reported on a US$330,000 lab-grown burger back in 2013, as scientists and startups work to bring the price down to something resembling the real deal. Making inroads in this space … Continue reading Future Meats drives cost of lab-grown chicken down to $1.70 a breast
Whether you buy your veggies from a farmer’s market or at the grocery store, you need to give them a good wash when you get home. But how clean is clean enough? Help is at hand from an unexpected source in the shape of the PureGo PD100 from Asus.Contin… Continue reading Asus heads into the kitchen with food safety detection device
With large high-tech sustainable farming facilities located in Northern California and Texas, Silicon Valley-based startup Iron Ox relies heavily on robots to help shoulder the workload. The company’s latest bot, named Grover, can lift over 1,000 lb (4… Continue reading Grover robot does the heavy lifting in high-tech greenhouses
Climate change is expected to have a big impact on crop yields and food security over the coming decades, as farmers contend with rising temperatures and increasingly abnormal conditions. Scientists working on solutions to this problem continue to demo… Continue reading Gene-edited barley to bolster beer production in face of climate change
Pretty much everyone has had the experience of finding forgotten food in the fridge that spoiled before any of it was eaten. The Nudge Tag system is designed to keep that from happening, via color-changing electronic dongles.Continue ReadingCategory: A… Continue reading Nudge electronic tag tech designed to reduce food wastage