Food – Page 5
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ResearchCompounds responsible for world’s stinkiest fruit revealed
Durian pong can be recreated with fruity and oniony volatiles
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ResearchSpectroscopy allows in-egg chicken sexing
Identifying male chicks before they hatch could end the practice of culling cockerels in their millions
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ResearchLow phosphorus rice offers fertiliser pollution solution
Silencing gene that directs phosphorus into rice grains could mean cheaper food and healthier rivers
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ResearchTraffic light label indicates food freshness
Ammonia gas diffusion basis for inexpensive colour-changing food freshness label
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ResearchSecret of liquorice's unique smell unravelled
Chemists have identified 39 aroma compounds that give liquorice root its distinctive aroma
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Research‘Ginger-meter’ tests strength of spice samples
Electrochemical sensor used to detect gingerol compounds
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ResearchPCR probes purity of pork products
Double gene targeting technique distinguishes between closely-related species in meat products
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ResearchWorld's first commercial MOF keeps fruit fresh
Packaging releases plant growth regulator that slows down ripening
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ResearchGlowing polymer highlights mercury in fish
Portable fluorescent probe allows quick and easy detection of toxic pollutant
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ResearchMetal micronutrients get to the root of antifungal defence
Flavoursome tomato varieties could benefit from nanoparticle fertilisers
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ResearchElectric choc treatment promises lower fat chocolate
Problem of reduced fat chocolate gumming up factories’ pipelines overcome
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ResearchNitrogen fertiliser can minimise biofuel benefits
Using nitrogen fertiliser on switchgrass boosts nitrous oxide emissions and negates biofuel climate advantage
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ResearchPolymeric pod promotes virus’s pesticidal powers
Dendrimer DNA carriers broaden range of virus targets
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ResearchGolden opportunity to fight blindness with bananas
Studies on ‘golden bananas’ may help researchers develop carotenoid-rich varieties to combat vitamin A deficiency
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ResearchBacterial behaviour a slippery slope to sewer fatbergs
Microorganisms in grease traps could magnify fat, oil and grease deposits in sewers
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ResearchChemists identify taste ‘blueprint’ for Parmesan cheese
The compounds that make the Italian cheese unique have been pinpointed by food scientists
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California Bay area sees 39% drop in PBDEs in breast milk
Decade old Californian ban on flame retardants delivering results
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ResearchTest to tell if your mince is telling porkies
Metabolites offer a new way to check for ham in your hamburger