Food & Nutrition

Scientists have discovered a way to turn gases into yeast that contains more protein than beef and enough folate to meet your daily requirements. What if acetate and carbon dioxide could help you meet your daily nutritional needs? …
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US startup Helaina has closed a $45M Series B round to commercialise Effera Human Lactoferrin, its breast milk equivalent protein, in the US later this year. Helaina, the New York-based firm making breast milk alternatives with…
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A host of brands are innovating with oat milk powders in multiple flavours to cut packaging waste and offer personalisation – here are seven of the best. Oat milk has quickly become the darling of the plant-based milk space, which…
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By diverting food waste, each food bank prevents as many emissions as 900 cars for a year, according to a new methodology designed to curb methane emissions. The food system has a methane problem. The greenhouse gas has contributed…
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Curbing the carbon footprint of what we eat won’t require an agricultural revolution. It's already happening in farms and ranches across the country. By Ayurella Horn-Muller Early into his new book The Blue Plate: A Food Lover’s…
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The 10 largest food and drink producers in the UK are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions globally than the entire aviation industry, new analysis shows. Big Food is polluting the planet more than all the flights we take, and…
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Danone is scrapping the Nutri-Score label from its dairy and plant-based milks, after its revised algorithm classed these products as beverages. It is facing fierce criticism. French food and drink giant Danone is removing the…
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Methane has highly detrimental impacts on the planet, with the food system – particularly livestock – the main emitter of the gas. What can we do about it? When we talk about greenhouse gas emissions, many of us are really just talking…
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Swiss food manufacturer Hero Group has taken over vegan healthy eating brand Deliciously Ella, with owners Ella and Matthew Mills remaining at the company. Deliciously Ella, the UK-based pioneer of vegan snacking, has been acquired by…
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A Swiss canton has banned the sale of contaminated meat and dairy with high levels of 'forever chemicals', calling for intervention on a national level too. St Gallen, the canton in northeastern Switzerland, has implemented a ban on…
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US fast-food chain Shake Shack has added the Veggie Shack burger to the menu at all Hong Kong and Macau stores for a limited time. The Veggie Shack is coming to Hong Kong and Macau, as Shake Shack continues to roll out the whole-food…
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The Consumer Brands Association has launched a new website that aims to combat "consumer confusion" around ultra-processed foods – but context is crucial. With ultra-processed foods (UPFs) taking centre stage in today's dietary…
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The UK is opening a £38M National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre to bring new planet-friendly foods to market, with a £15M investment from the government. The University of Leeds is hosting a new hub dedicated to developing and…
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Over two dozen US Representatives have urged the Bureau of Prisons to offer more plant-based meat options to inmates in federal prisons. A group of lawmakers in the US are calling for federal prisoners to be provided with more meatless…
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Scientists have developed a way to produce vitamin B12 from spirulina, in a move that could advance the nutritional prowess of plant-based meat and dairy. While spirulina has made its way into social consciousness over the last decade…
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Fat is key to flavour, texture and functionality, but health and climate problems are pushing the need for sustainable alternatives. However, this industry faces its own challenges. We're living in a world where half of all supermarket…
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A majority of UK residents would support a tax on companies that make ultra-processed food. With rising costs for the NHS, it's important to note vegan food can be the solution, not the problem. As ultra-processed foods (UPFs) continue…
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Norway is the latest European country to advocate for a plant-forward diet in its national dietary guidelines – but its recommended meat intake is still high, since it doesn't factor in climate impact. In a year when Austria and Germany…
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Californian food tech startup Equii has expanded its microbial protein product range into pasta, with rigatoni and mac and cheese SKUs rich in protein and fibre. As the GLP-1 craze and America's fibre deficiency rages on, the food world…
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Personalised nutrition app Zoe has secured $15M in Series B+ funding to expand its operations in the US, where gut microbiome health has blasted into focus with GLP-1 agonist drugs. A pioneer of personalised nutrition, Zoe's Series B…
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Paris 2024 was touted to be the most sustainable ever, with a majority of food being meatless – now, the Olympics has reneged on this promise. It's a major failure. For months, one of the dominating themes about the 2024 Olympics has…
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