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Feds Invest in Grain Innovation
The Government of Canada is investing $11 million to develop new wheat and barley varieties. The funding will go toward helping to improve crop performance, and giving Canadian producers a competitive advantage in the market. With additional funding from the…
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U.S. scientists work on inventing new breads
U.S. scientists are working on all-oat and all-barley breads. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in California are conducting the experiments. It started with a chemist and nutritionist who wanted to develop new and tasty whole-grain oat or barley breads that…
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Dairy may reduce blood pressure
Canadean Limited, a U.K.-based beverage market research firm, reports on its website that a study has found that people who consume a lot of healthy dairy drinks products may see lower blood pressure as they get older. Canadean says a…
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Lactose-free products could be better: researchers
Researchers at Kansas State University conducted a study on lactose-free products and found that “more efforts are needed from the dairy industry to develop better lactose-free products and to educate consumers about lactose-free dairy products.” Lactose intolerance According to the…
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Researchers may have created a smart package
Two chemistry professors at the University of Rhode Island and a food safety company may have found a way for packaging to alert consumers that the product inside may be spoiled. SIRA Technologies created barcodes for use on refrigerated food…
