Health and Nutrition

20+ min ago   (84+ words) Every year, a substantial share of the apples grown across Europe never reaches a consumer. The European Union harvested roughly 11.5 million tons of apples in 2023, yet estimates suggest that more than 20 percent is lost during primary production, with further losses…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (588+ words) For decades, the stone or kernel hidden inside an apricot stone has had a rather complicated reputation. Now Austrian food-tech company Revo Foods is turning this unlikely raw material into a fermented, high-protein food headed for supermarket shelves. Most of…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (262+ words) The beverage brand has served more than 350,000 drinks and is rolling out an upgraded app with member rewards and benefits. Being Juice has refreshed its brand identity and launched an upgraded mobile app as the Malaysia-based beverage brand expands its…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (497+ words) Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says a laboratory test found freshly squeezed orange juice consumed by his wife, Dolapo, unfit for human consumption. Osinbajo spoke on August 28 at the Open Day for Gardeners’ Seminar, titled “Leaving the earth better than we…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (512+ words) For most of the antibiotic era, the plan for fighting bacteria has been blunt: kill them. Two research teams, one in Germany and one in Brazil, are testing a quieter idea. Their plant-derived compounds do not kill cells. They jam…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (340+ words) | Newswise Newswise Gene activation, not silencing: how citrus turns a repressive mark on its head Haplotype-resolved genome assembly and structural variation. Citrus cultivation faces an unprecedented convergence of threats, from the devastating bacterial disease Huanglongbing (HLB) to drought and emerging…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (372+ words) | Newswise Newswise Single gene rewrite: how a purple fruit rewrote the rules of citrus flavor and color PH4-Like positively regulated the expression of citric acid and anthocyanin-related pathways genes. Citric acid is the primary determinant of sour taste in citrus…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (817+ words) The glass of orange juice on the breakfast table may look the same whether it has been flash-pasteurized at high temperature or treated with a burst of ultrasonic waves, but according to a sweeping new review, what happens inside that…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (438+ words) Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has raised concerns over the use of dangerous chemicals to ripen and preserve fruits, recounting how a laboratory test found his wife’s freshly squeezed orange juice “not fit for human consumption”. Osinbajo spoke at the Open…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (688+ words) Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that laboratory testing of freshly squeezed orange juice consumed by his wife, Dolapo, found the drink unfit for human consumption. Osinbajo made the disclosure while speaking at the Open Day for Gardeners’ Seminar, themed…...