Salud y Nutrición

Agosto 06, 2018

Potato Processing company J.R. Simplot acquires license for CRISPR-CAS9 gene editing technology

J.R. Simplot has acquired a license for CRISPR-Cas9 and related gene editing tools. This provides Simplot with another avenue to add desirable traits to fruits and vegetables, including potatoes.

Sustainable Food Policy Alliance intend to change US Policies on Food and Farming

Julio 12, 2018

Sustainable Food Policy Alliance to drive progress in US Policies on Food and Farming

Four of the largest food companies in the United States have launched the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance, a new organization focused on driving progress in public policies that shape what people eat and how it impacts their health, communities, and the planet.

Chinese scientists prevent potato sprouting with hydrophobic nano silicsa

Julio 11, 2018

Chinese scientists prevent potato sprouting with hydrophobic nano silica

Chinese scientists have developed a new method to prevents the sprouting of potatoes: Hydrophobic nano silica

Julio 10, 2018

Nestle patents infant formula based on potato protein microparticles

Nestle has applied for a patent for an infant formula based on potato protein microparticles. The company presents it as a naturally hypoallergenic infant formula that is suitable for infants with cow's milk protein allergy.

How Pepsico's shift towards healthier snack options plays out in Thailand

Julio 07, 2018

How Pepsico's shift towards healthier snacks plays out in Thailand

As PepsiCo Food is shifting towards healthier options in Thailand, the company aims to make its multigrain snack Sunbites a trademark healthy snack brand among Thais.

Junio 28, 2018

Where have Art's & Mary's chips been? Bankruptcy court

In what’s sure to be a disappointment to everyone who has been missing Art’s & Mary’s Homestyle Tater Chips, the Wichita company has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

Forty years of partnership between Belgium and the CIP

Junio 26, 2018

Forty years of partnership between Belgium and the International Potato Center (CIP)

The Belgian Development Cooperation has been working with the International Potato Centre (CIP) in developing countries since the 1970s. The aim is to support the research and training required to improve the production of potatoes and sweet potatoes, as well as other root vegetables and tubers.

Junio 26, 2018

Quality vs quantity? How food businesses can increase margins and reduce risk

What matters more for food businesses, quality and safety or quantity? But does food quality and safety and food quantity have to be opposing factors, so that as output increases quality suffers?

Junio 15, 2018

The secret behind our love for french fries

Research has shown that the reward center of the brain values foods high in both fat and carbohydrates - such as french fries - more than foods containing only fat or only carbs.

Junio 10, 2018

World Potato Congress highlights scientific advances

Tubers were the talk of the town in Cusco, Peru during the week of May 27, when the 10th World Potato Congress (WPC) and the 28th Congress of the Latin American Potato Association (ALAP) were held together for the first time.

Junio 10, 2018

PepsiCo to acquire Baked Fruit and Vegetable Snacks manufacturer Bare Snacks

PepsiCo, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bare Foods Co. (doing business as Bare Snacks), a U.S.-based maker of baked fruit and vegetable snacks.

Mayo 21, 2018

Free-from foods: a global trend and its headache for food manufacturers

More and more consumers demand 'free-from' foods. The trend has been steadily rising over the past decade, following a global call for more natural ingredients.

Mayo 18, 2018

Las papas son un éxito agrícola en Kenia

Los agricultores de las regiones productoras de papa en Kenia están aprendiendo a cosechar éxitos gracias a un programa financiado por USAID: Desarrollo Acelerado de la Cadena de Valor para Alimentar el Futuro (AVCD por sus siglas en inglés).

Mayo 17, 2018

Presentan más de 200 variedades de papa en feria ecuatoriana

El evento se realizó en Julcán y tuvo como objetivo promover la activa participación de agricultores, ganaderos, artesanos y agroindustriales en temas referidos a dos sectores primordiales como la agricultura y la ganadería.

Mayo 16, 2018

Sterzing's Potato Chips struggling with product reformulation

Sterzing's Potato Chips reformulated its recipe to meet the deadline of the 2015 U.S. Food and Drug Administration mandate banning oils that contain trans fat. At first that didn't go too well...

Mayo 15, 2018

World Health Organisation wants industrially-produced trans fats banned globally

The World Health Organisation (WHO) released REPLACE, a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply. Eliminating trans fats is key to protecting health and saving lives.

Wearable sensor to measure sodium consumption under development

Mayo 11, 2018

Wearable oral sensor to measure sodium consumption in real-time under development

To help monitor salt intake, researchers have developed a flexible and stretchable wireless sensing system designed to be comfortably worn in the mouth to measure the amount of sodium a person consumes.