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Adding avocado to lunch may increase satiety: Study

Adding avocado to lunch may increase satiety: Study

A study published in Nutrition Journal shows that adding one-half of a fresh avocado to lunch may help increase satiety the rest of the day. The study compared the effects of incorporating fresh avocado into

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Study reveals that Indian gooseberry helps lower cholesterol

Study reveals that Indian gooseberry helps lower cholesterol

Endothelial dysfunction is one of the early prognostic markers of atherosclerosis, and may eventually result in cardiovascular disease. It has been reported that endothelial dysfunction occurs in patients with diabetes much earlier than the clinical

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Olam expands spices processing facility in Vietnam

Olam expands spices processing facility in Vietnam

Olam Spices & Vegetable Ingredients, a leading global integrated supply chain manager and processor of agricultural products and food ingredients, based in United States has completed an expansion in size and capability of its spices

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Fonterra recalls cream over E. Coli contamination

Fonterra recalls cream over E. Coli contamination

New Zealand’s leading dairy brand Fonterra has announced recall of its fresh cream brands Anchor and Pams for a possible presence of E. Coli in some of the packs. This is the second recall from

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Kellogg builds snacks plant in Malaysia

Kellogg builds snacks plant in Malaysia

Kellogg Company, the world’s leading cereal company, announced that it will build a new snacks manufacturing facility in Malaysia, as part of its recently announced Project K four-year efficiency and effectiveness program. Project K is

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Nestle` USA one of 16 firms which cut calories sold by 6.4 trillion

Nestle` USA one of 16 firms which cut calories sold by 6.4 trillion

Nestlé USA is among 16 leading US food and beverage companies which sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in US in 2012 than they did in 2007, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Robert Wood

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Consumers like bread with less salt

Consumers like bread with less salt

Consumers can’t tell the difference between regular bread and bread with 10% less salt, according to taste tests by Oregon State University (OSU).Researchers at OSU’s Food Innovation Center in Portland asked nearly 200 people to

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USFDA increases permitted levels of Acacia Gum in food following Nexira petition

USFDA increases permitted levels of Acacia Gum in food following Nexira petition

Following a request by Nexira, a global natural ingredients supplier, the US-FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) has expanded safe use of acacia gum (known as gum Arabic or Babul in India) across the

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French dairy giant Lactalis acquires Tirumala Milk Products

French dairy giant Lactalis acquires Tirumala Milk Products

Groupe Lactalis SA (Lactalis), the world’s largest dairy player based in Mayenne, France has acquired 100% of the shares in Tirumala Milk Products, the second largest private dairy company in South India.Tirumala was founded in

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Nestle Institute of Health Sciences signs pact with human cell supplier for nutrition research

Nestle Institute of Health Sciences signs pact with human cell supplier for nutrition research

The food-giant Nestle’s Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) has signed a long-term agreement with a US-based Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) for supplying variety of human cells which will be employed in NIHS’s research on maintaining