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Do consumers want to eat upcycled food?

Do consumers want to eat upcycled food?

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Food waste is one of the most significant problems facing the food industry today, with more than a third of food wasted globally. And in the Global North, this proportion is even higher.Upcycling food can help to mitigate the problem. A wide range of food can be upcycled, from agricultural side streams​ to broccoli​ and chicken carcasses​.

聚焦中国:伊利财务业绩、雀巢全新婴幼儿配方奶粉、Haofood 植物基开发、MOODLES 3D 打印食品等

聚焦中国:伊利财务业绩、雀巢全新婴幼儿配方奶粉、Haofood 植物基开发、MOODLES 3D 打印食品等

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出类拔萃:​​液态奶和冰淇淋品类推动伊利财务收益创“历史新高”​​在液态奶和冰淇淋品类增长的推动下,中国乳制品巨头伊利在本财年前九个月的财务业绩创下“历史新高”。今日,伊利公布了 2023 财年第一季度至第三季度(9 个月)的财务业绩,宣布公司实现营收 9,794 亿元人民币(合 133 亿美元),同比增长 3.77%,净利润 93.8 亿元人民币(合 12.8 亿美元),同比增长 16.4%。这一增长很大程度上要归功于公司液态奶和冰淇淋品类的出色业绩。“全方位营养”:​​雀巢在香港推出全新婴幼儿配方奶粉,促进肠道、骨骼和认知健康​​雀巢将于今年 11 月在香港推出一款含有专利配方的全新婴幼儿配方奶粉。据称,该配方可提供“全方位”营养,有效支持多个生长领域,包括消化、骨骼和认知健康。这款新产品是现有能恩全护 InfiniPro 系列婴幼儿配方奶粉的升级版,该系列婴幼儿配方奶粉含有五种母乳低聚糖 (HMO),即 2-岩藻糖基乳糖 (2-FL)、乳酰-N-四糖 (LNT)、6-唾液酸乳糖 (6-SL)、3-唾液酸乳糖 (3-SL) 和二岩藻​糖基乳糖 (DFL) 以及乳双歧杆菌 CNCM I-3446 益生菌菌株。新产品使用名为 Sinergity 的新型专利配方,将包含 3-岩藻糖基乳糖 (3-FL) 作为第六种 HMO,以及婴儿双歧杆菌​ LMG11588 作为第二种益生菌菌株。干净、明确:​​尽管炒作力度正在减弱,中国 Haofood ​对植物基食品的增长趋势仍持乐观态度​​中国清洁标签品牌 Haofood 正在加大创新力度,同时保持对口味和可负担性的关注,以促进消费者对植物基饮食的接纳。Haofood 承认,要让中国消费者将替代蛋白质产品融入日常生活仍然“任重道远”。“我相信,随着中国消费者越来越注重健康,植物基肉类将受到他们的欢迎。这仅仅只是开始——我们需要不断创新,让消费者受益更多。目前仍需要开展大量的消费者教育工作。”​Haofood 创始人兼首席执行官 Astrid Prajogo 在 2023 年亚洲增长峰会上告诉 FoodNavigator-Asia​。“不是所有 DHA ​都一样”:​特定 sn-2 ​变体的浓度可能对婴幼儿配方奶粉功效起到关键作用 ​–

Rice to meet you: Mars-owned Ben’s Original expands ready-to-heat range for convenient and healthier options

Rice to meet you: Mars-owned Ben’s Original expands ready-to-heat range for convenient and healthier options

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The Ben’s Original 10+ Medley microwavable series includes three flavours — Mexican Style, Mediterranean Style and Chinese Style — that are said to reflect the trend of “more culturally diverse eating patterns”.Each pouch contains 10 plant-based ingredients, including whole grains, vegetables, legumes and herbs, which serve to complement the flavour.“Globally, we are seeing a permanent

Safety First: New India food safety platform, Japan nuclear wastewater release impacts, Philippines food label changes and more feature in our round-up

Safety First: New India food safety platform, Japan nuclear wastewater release impacts, Philippines food label changes and more feature in our round-up

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Going local: India’s new local language food safety platform hoped to boost compliance among domestic food firms​The Food Safety and Standards Authority India (FSSAI) has launched a new version of its food safety platform in the local Hindi language in an effort to increase domestic food firm understanding and compliance of local regulations.India has long

Italian gov’t bans cultivated meat, restricts plant-based meat labelling

Italian gov’t bans cultivated meat, restricts plant-based meat labelling

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The bill, which bans the production and promotion of cultivated meat, was passed by Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, its lower house. Anyone who breaches it could be subject to a fine of €60,000. The bill also includes restrictions on what manufacturers can call plant-based meat alternatives, preventing them from using meat-based names such as ‘salami’

Trend Tracker: Redmart on e-commerce trends, premium affordability, healthy ageing and more feature in our round-up

Trend Tracker: Redmart on e-commerce trends, premium affordability, healthy ageing and more feature in our round-up

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E-commerce conversion: Singapore consumers’ purchasing decisions increasingly driven by health and sustainability – RedMart​Grocery e-commerce platform giant RedMart is seeing health and sustainability trends increasingly driving the purchasing decisions of consumers in Singapore, inspiring the firm to focus its own in-house product innovations on these factors.RedMart is the grocery arm of Lazada, one of the

EFSA confirms inorganic arsenic in food risks

EFSA confirms inorganic arsenic in food risks

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Consumer exposure to inorganic arsenic in food raises health concerns such as skin cancer, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). In a risk assessment, EFSA considered the increase in skin cancers associated with inorganic arsenic exposure as the most relevant harmful effect. Experts concluded that ensuring protection against skin cancer will also be protective against other

Alert for never-inspected Dim Sum already off the market but may still be in home freezers

Alert for never-inspected Dim Sum already off the market but may still be in home freezers

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Late Thursday, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert for the Dim Sum Factory Inc. in Flushing, N.Y., which produced and distributed raw, frozen pork dumpling products without the benefit of federal inspection. A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available. The raw, frozen pork wonton

FAO raises the profile of early warning systems

FAO raises the profile of early warning systems

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The FAO is attempting to raise awareness and understanding of early warning tools and systems in food safety to support their wider use. Early warning systems play a role in reducing the potential risks from various hazards, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in a recent report. The capability to identify emerging food

The project assesses potential WGS use for Listeria in Norway

The project assesses potential WGS use for Listeria in Norway

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Whole genome sequencing (WGS) by companies in Norway will likely be used for certain samples or in particular situations instead of all the time, according to a report. The report looks at the legal rules that may affect WGS implementation of bacterial pathogens in the food industry, using Listeria monocytogenes as a case study. Work was