Food/Food Science

Credit: Virginia Tech The 2019 Global Agricultural Productivity Report, "Productivity Growth for Sustainable Diets, and More," released today by Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, shows agricultural…

Credit: Ganpati B. Jagdale Native to the Southeastern United States, muscadine grapes are a superfruit. With high levels of resveratrol, phenols and antioxidants, they are known to help fight cardiovascular disease and…

Discovery further uncovers the genetic basis for important fruit traits of an essential MENA region food sourceCredit: NYU Abu Dhabi Fast facts: This new and improved genome sequence, which was published today in the…

Mars soil simulant comparable to soil on Earth Researchers at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands have produced crops in Mars and Moon soil simulant developed by NASA. The research supports the idea that it would not…

Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Wheat provides 20% of the total calories and protein content for the world's population and is a staple for more than 2.5 billion people around the world. However, the production system for this grain is…

New major project aims to improve global date palm production and protectionCredit: King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) Today on World Food Day, a team of Plant Scientists from King Abdullah University for Science…

Washington, DC - October 15, 2019 - The flavors of fermented foods are heavily shaped by the fungi that grow on them, but the evolutionary origins of those fungi aren't well understood. Experimental findings published this week in mBio…

INFORMS Journal Marketing Science New Study Key Takeaways: The most effective "nudge" to bolster healthy eating focuses on changing peoples' behavior. Reducing portion sizes of unhealthy foods appears to be the best way to…

URBANA, Ill. - Food insecurity is linked to higher disease rates but not much is known about the reasons for this. A new study of more than 10,000 Canadian households shows that this connection may be at least partially attributed to lack…

Bone and skin preserved the nutritious marrow for later consumption, Tel Aviv University researchers sayCredit: Dr. Ruth Blasco/AFTAU Tel Aviv University researchers, in collaboration with scholars from Spain, have uncovered…