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Food matters: The quest for sustainable production and consumption

Industry: Food & beverage
Company: Palsgaard

An interview with Professor Michael Hauschild, Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark. Population growth and increasing demands on the Earth’s resources challenge the food industry to develop new approaches and technologies to ensure sustainability. The Life Cycle Assessment tool is helping to support these efforts throughout the EU.

More protein to the people? It’s not that easy.

Industry: Food & beverage
Company: Arla Foods Ingredients

The University of Aberdeen is producing an industry-facing report that explores the challenges and opportunities faced by industry in producing high-protein food solutions for healthy ageing.

Sports nutrition’s state of play for proteins and exercise

Industry: Food & beverage
Company: Arla Foods Ingredients

In June 2017, the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) published an updated position paper on protein and exercise. The paper looks to provide an objective, critical review of current knowledge in terms of protein-enriched diets and their optimal use and effect on athletes and others engaged in regular exercise.

Spreading the word about whey protein’s benefits

Industry: Food & beverage
Company: Arla Foods Ingredients

According to a recent, large-scale study we’ve conducted, not enough people know about the benefits of whey protein. But they’re keen to learn more – and the European Whey Processors’ Association (EWPA) is helping to address that need.

Whey protein and its role in combatting age-dependent loss of muscle mass

Industry: Food & beverage
Company: Arla Foods Ingredients

As we age, our muscle mass slowly reduces. What can be done to remedy this – or at least slow down its pace? And why might whey protein be particularly well suited to the task?

Milk products looking good for vitamin b12 deficiency

Industry: Food & beverage
Company: Arla Foods Ingredients

Vitamin B12 may be a small part of mankind’s overall need for nutrition, but it’s a vital one. Deficiency in this essential, water-soluble nutrient has major health implications. With an aging population, the rise of veganism, and socioeconomically imposed, unfavorable dietary habits, vitamin B12 deficiency is receiving more and more attention from scientists. But could cow’s milk and milk products such as whey become a new, more cost-efficient and highly effective way to counter B12 deficiency?

EFSA Panel reports re-evaluation of emulsifier E471 as food additive.

Industry: Food & beverage
Company: Palsgaard

During the last days, the recent ”Re-evaluation of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E471) as food additives” conducted by an EFSA panel has attracted attention also in food magazines and websites.

Science supports the limits for food additives

Industry: Food & beverage
Company: Palsgaard

Most of us are familiar with what food additives are, seeing them on the back of food labels in the supermarkets and even reading about them in news articles. Many may not know, however, that in the background, there’s a constant effort being made to identify any health risks and develop safe limits for the use of additives in foods and beverages.

Alpha-lactalbumin – the gold standard ingredient for infant formula?

Industry: Food & beverage
Company: Arla Foods Ingredients

Study results indicated that low protein infant formula, for instance, enriched with alpha-lactalbumin – the most abundant protein in human milk – may slow down the incidence of obesity in children, and have a range of health effects such as enhanced protection and promoting a healthy gut,

Emulsifiers help with healthier treats

Industry: Food & beverage
Company: Palsgaard

We all enjoy the occasional piece of cake or chocolate. Emulsifiers play a big role in reducing and removing trans fats, but how can this be achieved without compromising on taste and quality?

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