News tagged with journal of agriculture and food chemistry

Hazelnuts: New source of key fat for infant formula that's more like mother's milk

Human breast milk is the best source of food for infants. University of Georgia researchers have found what may be a new second best—formula made from hazelnut oil.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Soybeans soaked in warm water naturally release key cancer-fighting substance

Soybeans soaking in warm water could become a new "green" source for production of a cancer-fighting substance now manufactured in a complicated and time-consuming industrial process, scientists are reporting ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Scientists study how to improve pesticide efficiency

In 2007, a controversial pesticide was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use on fruit and vegetable crops, mainly in California and Florida. Farm workers and scientists protested the approval of the pesticide ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Grafted watermelon plants take in more pesticides

The widely used farm practice of grafting watermelon and other melon plants onto squash or pumpkin rootstocks results in larger amounts of certain pesticides in the melon fruit, scientists are reporting in a new study. Although ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Shedding light on why it is so 'tough' to make healthier hot dogs

In part of an effort to replace animal fat in hot dogs, sausages, hamburgers and other foods with healthier fat, scientists are reporting an advance in solving the mystery of why hot dogs develop an unpleasant tough texture ...

Chemistry / Other

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Soy is on top as a high-quality plant protein

The importance of protein in the human body is undeniable. However, the idea of what makes a protein a "quality protein" has not been as easy to determine. A new study from the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry takes ...

Chemistry / Other

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Magnetic tongue' ready to help produce tastier processed foods

The "electronic nose," which detects odors, has a companion among emerging futuristic "e-sensing" devices intended to replace abilities that once were strictly human-and-animal-only. It is a "magnetic tongue" ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

A scientific 'go' for commercial production of vitamin-D enhanced mushrooms

A new commercial processing technology is suitable for boosting the vitamin D content of mushrooms and has no adverse effects on other nutrients in those tasty delicacies, the first study on the topic has concluded. The technology, ...

Chemistry / Other

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Seaweed as a rich new source of heart-healthy food ingredients

In an article that may bring smiles to the faces of vegetarians who consume no dairy products and vegans, who consume no animal-based foods, scientists have identified seaweed as a rich new potential source of heart-healthy ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New method for making human-based gelatin

Scientists are reporting development of a new approach for producing large quantities of human-derived gelatin that could become a substitute for some of the 300,000 tons of animal-based gelatin produced annually for gelatin-type ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 6

Blueberry's effects on cholesterol examined in lab animal study

Laboratory hamsters that were fed rations spiked with blueberry peels and other blueberry-juice-processing leftovers had better cholesterol health than hamsters whose rations weren't enhanced with blueberries. That's according ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Sweet wheat' for tastier and more healthful baking

"Sweet wheat" has the potential for joining that summertime delight among vegetables — sweet corn — as a tasty and healthful part of the diet, the scientific team that developed this mutant form of wheat concludes ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Liquid smoke' from rice shows potential health benefits

Liquid smoke flavoring made from hickory and other wood — a mainstay flavoring and anti-bacterial agent for the prepared food industry and home kitchens — may get a competitor that seems to be packed ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Following your steak's history from pasture to plate

The package on a supermarket steak may say "grass-fed" or "grass-finished," but how can a consumer know whether the cow spent its days grazing peacefully on meadow grass or actually gorged on feedlot corn? In ACS's Journal of ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tail hair tells tale of cattle’s diet -- Scientists trace grassland production

Tail hair can show if cattle have been grass-fed or not, according to scientists. By chemically analysing the tail hair, it is also possible for scientists to tell if, and when, a grass diet has been substituted ...

Chemistry / Other

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0