How Kingdom Supercultures is Using AI to Create a New Generation of Novel Ingredients

Website Link (Article by Michael Wolf) Last week, Kingdom Supercultures, a company that assembles new novel combinations of naturally-occurring microbes into a new class of ingredients called supercultures, announced a $25 million funding round. The new funding round comes after a $3.5 million round the company raised in 2020. Unlike many computational biology startups that have

The use of soluble gas stabilization technology on food – A review

Website Link (Article by Esmaeilian et. al. 2021) Highlights Consumer demand for minimally processed foods is rising. Thermal and non-thermal methods tend to reduce food quality for extending shelf life. Soluble gas stabilization technology improves conventional food treatments efficacy. Soluble gas stabilization combined with conventional food treatments is reviewed. Abstract Background Increasing the shelf life

‘Potatoes with purpose’: First carbon neutral spud produced for UK market

Website Link (Article by Flora Southey) Grown using sustainable farming practices and packaged in plastic-free bags, the carbon neutral spuds will be the first of many products to tackle the food industry’s ‘huge impact’ on climate change, hopes Puffin Produce CEO Huw Thomas. Grown by Puffin Produce in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Root Zero potatoes have achieved

Stability and stabilization of omega-3 oils: A review

Website Link (Article by Wang et. al. 2021) Highlights Traditional technologies provide significant stabilization approaches to omega-3 oils Blending, randomization and enzyme-catalyzed conversion have been used to produce omega-3 phenolipids Omega-3 phenolic antioxidant produced from structural modifications can be promoted as nutraceuticals Emulsion and encapsulation, especially those involving micro/nano-technologies should be promoted to protect omega-3

Japanese knotweed may lower cancer risk of processed meat, find researchers

Website Link (Article by Flora Southey) Replacing carcinogenic compound nitrite in processed meat with an extract taken from Japanese knotweed could reduce cancer risk, according to an EU co-funded research project. Whether eating red meat, and in particular processed meat, is associated with cancer risk is a hotly debated topic. Some argue that meat and

How Indoor Farming Reduces Food Waste

Website Link (Article by Ashlen Wilder) When The Spoon last wrote about Crop One in 2018, the company had just announced that they were building the largest indoor hydroponic farm in the world. The farm, based in Dubai, is set to be 300,000 square feet, three stories high, and capable of producing up to 6,000 pounds of food a

Advanced applications of chemo-responsive dyes based odor imaging technology for fast sensing food quality and safety: A review

Website Link (Article by Kang et. al. 2021) Abstract Public attention to foodquality and safety has been increased significantly. Therefore, appropriate analytical tools are needed to analyze and sense the food quality and safety. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are important indicators for the quality and safety of food products. Odor imaging technology based on chemo-responsive

Controlling Moisture in Foods Using Packaging

Website Link (Article by Claire Koelsch Sand) Moisture content affects food texture, nutrient, and flavor profiles and impacts the quality and safety of food. The reaction rates of lipid oxidation, microbial growth, and browning are altered when food moisture content changes. Moisture loss can result in economic loss too, in foods such as produce that

Cell-cultured coffee developed in Europe: ‘We have proved lab-grown coffee can be a reality’

Website Link (Article by Flora Southey) Europe’s first cup of joe developed from cellular agriculture has been brewed in Finland, with both taste and smell hitting the mark. Cellular agriculture is commonly associated with the production of meat, dairy, and egg proteins. Now, researchers in Finland are turning their attention to another F&B staple: coffee.

New Food Freezing Concept Improves Quality, Increases Safety and Cuts Energy Use

Website Link (Article by Kim Kaplan) Shifting to a new food freezing method could make for safer and better quality frozen foods while saving energy and reducing carbon emissions, according to a new study by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of California-Berkeley scientists.  “A complete change over to this new method of