News tagged with protein content

It looks, feels and tastes like chicken, but it's made of soy

Sure, some delicacies might taste just like chicken, but they usually feel and look much different. Soy meat alternatives, such as the soy burger, have become more popular recently, with increased sales of ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 04, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (18) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Black-eyed pea holds tasty promise for Africa

The black-eyed pea, one of the world's oldest cultivated vegetables, is also one of the most promising as a nutritious food product, according to researchers who gathered in Senegal on Monday.

Biology / Other

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Garden birds shun organic

The nutritional benefits of organic food have been called into question by new research which shows wild garden birds prefer conventional seed to that which has been organically- grown.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 18, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 8

Drinking milk in the morning may help stave off lunchtime hunger

Now there's a new reason for the weight-conscious to drink fat free milk at breakfast time, suggests a new study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers in Australia found that d ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Research team clarifies mechanics of first new cell cycle to be described in more than 20 years

An international team of researchers led by investigators in the U.S. and Germany has shed light on the inner workings of the endocycle, a common cell cycle that fuels growth in plants, animals and some human tissues and ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 30, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Analysis of the effects of a cow's genetic predisposition on the composition of its milk

The genetic predisposition of cows has an effect on the fat and protein content of their milk. Researchers at Wageningen University have spent the past few years examining the scope and significance of genetic variation between ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers crack pigeonpea genome

Once referred to as an "orphan crop" mainly grown by poor farmers, pigeonpea is now set to join the world's league of major food crops with the completion of its genome sequence.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers find protein to up yield from oilseed crops

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Montana State University have developed a protein that can be expressed in oilseed crops to increase the oil yield by as much as 40 percent, a development that could have an impact on the biodiesel ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New crops needed for new climate

Plants grown under high CO2 and drought conditions show an increase in toxic compounds, a decrease in protein content and a decrease in yield. Dr. Ros Gleadow will present her findings at the Society for Experimental Biology ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0