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Food and beverage makers look to chocolate as premiumization trend grows

Dive Brief: Jared Koerten, a Euromonitor senior food analyst, sees premiumization as “a characteristic, trait or feature of a product that elevates consumer perception, creating a willingness to pay more,” Bakery and Snacks reported. Premiumization also conveys a commitment to the time and investment it takes to achieve premium product status for a brand such […]

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Antimicrobial Protection for the Food & Beverage Processing Industry

Foodborne contamination in food and beverage processing plants results in losses of $10 million per year on average. What’s worse is the 43 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths that occur each year from foodborne contamination. Providing antimicrobial protection on electrical wiring devices, cords, cables and connectors is key to preventing the growth of […]

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Fresher beer, reduced carbon footprint: AB InBev rolls out locally-recyclable polymer keg

AB InBev has launched a polymer keg that quadruples the time beer in the keg stays palatable once it has been opened compared to a traditional steel keg while also significantly reducing the logistical carbon footprint. Launched through its Global Innovation and Technology Center (GITEC), AB InBev’s PureDraught polymer keg system comes in 6L, 12L […]

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Molecular electronic device detects E. coli

Detecting specific strains of bacteria that cause food poisoning quickly is important to food safety. Current methods can be either time-consuming or expensive. Now, a team of electrical engineers from the United States and Turkey have developed a fast and inexpensive technology to detect and identify specific strains of bacteria like E. coli. Their study […]

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NotiAlfa 17 de Junio

​​      NotiAlfa No. 716 17 de junio 2019   Estudio demuestra cualidades cardioprotectoras del jugo de tomate Investigadores de la Universidad Médica de Tokio, en Japón, han publicado un estudio en el que se centraron en averiguar las cualidades cardioprotectoras del jugo de tomate (sin sal). Leer más     Snacks funcionales para […]

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Gomitas con probióticos: previenen cáncer y diabetes

Estudiantes de Nutrición de la Universidad del Valle de México Campus San Luis Potosí, están elaborando una golosina tipo gomita con base en Agar-agar enriquecida con Bacillus subtillis del Natto como probiótico, que busca ayudar a prevenir enfermedades crónico degenerativas como cáncer, diabetes e hipertensión. Alexis Andrey Oliver, Jeniffer Naif Medina, Edgardo Martínez y Celeste […]

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PEGS: nuevos sensores para detectar descomposición alimentaria

Investigadores del Imperial College London (Reino Unido) desarrollaron unos nuevos sensores, conocidos como sensores eléctricos de gas basados en papel (PEGS, por sus siglas en inglés), que podrían ayudar a detectar el deterioro y reducir el desperdicio de alimentos tanto en supermercados como en los hogares. Su fabricación no implica altos costos y detectan gases […]

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Slaughter-free is the future: By 2040, 60 percent of meat products will be cultured or plant-based, predicts new report

In just 20 years, the majority of meat will not be sourced from slaughtered animals but instead, come from today’s burgeoning cultured meat industry or plant-based alternatives. Most meat of the future will not come from slaughtered animals – instead, by 2040 the majority (60 percent) will be derived from cultured meat or plant-based alternatives […]