11 Feb Scientists now know why popcorn pops
The popping sound made by popcorn is normally viewed as a pleasing cue that your snack is ready to eat, but for scientists the phenomenon has represented one of nature's unsolved problems.
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11 Feb Calling on plants to fulfill protein’s promise
Food trends, combined with health and environmental concerns, are putting the spotlight on plant proteins. As foodmakers add protein to more of the things we eat, could a switch to plant-based proteins help our health and the planet? A...
11 Feb Fat IS the sixth taste, scientists assert
Australian scientists now say fat is the sixth taste, adding to the growing body of research that says it belongs on the previously accepted list of five primary tastes: sweet, salt, sour and bitter and umami.
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11 Feb Where dietary-fat guidelines went wrong
A new review argues, again, that there was no evidence to support the low-fat message that has been the mantra for good health since the 1970s.
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11 Feb Food Explorer #1: A South African food scientist taking on a global R&D role
Lisa Ronquest is one of South Africa's top young food scientists. After leading the R&D team for seven years with Mars Africa in Cape Town, she's now ensconced in The Netherlands in a new global food R&D role for the multinational. Keen to to share...
11 Feb US: Smoothie trend sees frozen fruit sales soar
After decades of sitting in a small corner of the freezer case, frozen fruit has landed its breakthrough role: as a smoothie ingredient.
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11 Feb ASA rules on Lindt-Ferrero Rocher advertising spat
Who is the supreme master chocolatier - Lindt or Ferrero Rocher? The Advertising Standards Authority of SA (ASA) recently had to rule on this matter...
11 Feb ISM 2015: Sweets and snacking innovation
ISM is a leading confectionery/snacking expo hosted anually at KoelMesse, Cologne, in January, and the largest and most important international platform in the industry. Here's a review of some of the top innovations from the show this year...
10 Feb Ability to taste umami ‘important for overall health’
The ability to taste umami in food could have an effect on overall health, particularly in older people, Japanese researchers suggest.
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10 Feb Montic and Sonnendal dairies’ ‘game-changing merger’ creates new SA dairy group
Montic Dairy and Sonnendal Dairies, two major South African private-label dairy processors, recently finalised their much-awaited merger.
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10 Feb Designer of Japan’s famous soy sauce bottle dies
The designer of the iconic Japanese soy sauce bottle, Kenji Ekuan, has died aged 85.
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09 Feb Prof Tim Noakes dares his critics: ‘debate the science with me in public’
Cape Town's, Prof Tim Noakes, is in fighting mood. He's daring critics who have called him and his low-carb, high-fat (LCHF) diet dangerous to debate the science with him in public. Noakes was hoping that debate would take place with him and 15 of the...
09 Feb Toast is a flavour: Food trends from Winter Fancy Food Show 2015
In America toast is popping up all over. It's one of the hot new tastes of 2015, along with seaweed and chocolate dark enough to resemble a black hole.
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08 Feb Fridges are becoming cooler and cooler
It is time for the refrigerator to pull its weight. For decades it has kept food chilled and spat out ice cubes. Now, it is a computer, stereo, telephone, television, water filter and sparkling water dispenser. It's also about to make a cup of coffee.
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05 Feb Average global consumer purchases 765 calories a day in packaged food and soft drinks
Market research company, Euromonitor International, has released new research examining the total amount of nutrients purchased per-person, per day through packaged food and soft drinks products. This first-of-its-kind data, available in Euromonitor's Passport: Nutrition database, tracks energy, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugar, salt, protein and...
05 Feb Clicks stands by its herbal products despite US scam findings
Retailer Clicks says it stands by the integrity of US-based GNC supplements, for which it holds the exclusive distribution rights in SA, and will continue to sell GNC herbal products despite a finding by the New York attorney-general's office that GNC was selling fraudulent and...
04 Feb New SA consumer watchdog has natural-organic products in its sights
Many food marketing sceptics would say of this development: "About time!" Introducing TOPIC (Testing of Products Initiated by Consumers), a new consumer-led organisation that aims to test the authenticity of natural and organic products on SA's shelves. It's already boasting a scalp: getting frozen yoghurt...
04 Feb SAAFFI’s 2015 seminar will ‘go back to the future’
The SA Association of the Flavour & Fragrance Indutry (SAAFFI) will be hosting its 13th Annual Seminar & Workshop, with a theme of 'Back to the Future'. Always a vibrant and well-attended event, it will take place on Tuesday, 10 March 2015, at the Bytes...
04 Feb How to unboil an egg
A team of scientists led by UC Irvine has shown that you can unboil an egg, or at least egg whites ...
04 Feb How food technology puts the adventure into eating
One of the most notable shifts in food culture in recent years has been an increasing interest in play, adventure and exploration. People strive to make their meals and snacks into experiences, not just fueling times, and a major boost in their quest...
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