Launched in December 2022, DRG4FOOD is an EU-funded project dedicated to building trust in data-driven food systems through €1.9 million in funding, strategic frameworks, and the Digital ...

There has been a lot of talk about lab-grown meat (also called cultivated or cell-based meat) in the news recently. This article explains what it is, how it’s made, and the barriers that will need to ...

Food processing is any method used to turn fresh foods into food products. This can involve one or a combination of the following: washing, chopping, pasteurising, freezing, fermenting, packaging and ...

“Avoid all processed foods” – this message seems to be a common response when someone asks how to adopt a healthier diet. The term ‘processed foods’ may bring to mind products such as frozen pizzas, ...

From everyday cooking oils to infant formula, many foods we eat rely on carefully controlled processing methods that help extract key ingredients from plants. One of the tools often used in this ...

Acrylamide forms naturally in starchy foods cooked at high temperatures, such as frying, baking, roasting, and toasting, and is produced when certain sugars react with the amino acid asparagine during ...

Plant-based diets offer clear health and environmental benefits, including lower risks of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers, and a reduced ecological footprint compared to an omnivorous ...

Given the priority for population dietary change there is a need for a greater understanding of the determinants that affect food choice. This review examines the major influences on food choice with ...

Nowadays there is a mass of information and advice available from different sources about nutrition and health, and interested individuals can find details about the nutrients (e.g. carbohydrates, fat ...

What do the words bell, sweet, jalapeno, shishito, pimento and poblano have in common? They are all different types of peppers! Some tickle your taste buds with sweetness, others put your mouth on ...

This part of our Facts on Fats review explains in more detail the different functions that dietary fats have in the human body, it covers dietary recommendations on fats from (inter)national ...

At present, conclusive evidence eludes us as to the origins of cooking. Some researchers believe that cooking was invented over 2.3 million years ago, whilst others argue it is a more recent concept, ...