Hazelnuts, like olive oil, cheese and other agricultural products, differ in flavor depending on their geographic origin. Because consumers and processors are willing to pay more for better nuts—especially in fine chocolates ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 28, 2018
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Elke van Nieuwenhuijzen will be receiving her doctorate next Wednesday, 7 November, at Eindhoven University of Technology for her study of black fungus on oiled wood that behaves like a 'biofinish.' This layer colors the ...
Environment
Nov 6, 2018
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Thrive Market, a four-year-old online membership-based natural and organic food retailer, has successfully filled a niche modeled after Costco but just for healthy items.
Business
Oct 14, 2018
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Emerging research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shows food fraud can have industrywide impacts, beyond just consumers.
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2018
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A new airborne remote-imaging method that scans entire orchards can identify olive trees infected by a devastating bacterium before visible symptoms appear, according to new research.
Ecology
Jun 25, 2018
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Olive oil is a staple of Italian cuisine. It's been that way for thousands of years. And new chemical analysis conducted on ancient pottery proves the liquid gold has existed in Italy hundreds of years longer than what anthropologists ...
Archaeology
May 30, 2018
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Olives grow on trees. So why have you never seen a fresh, tree-ripened olive in the produce section at the grocery store?
Other
Apr 10, 2018
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A deadly bacterial disease with no known cure that ravaged olive groves in southern Italy three years ago has been detected in the French island of Corsica, industry officials said Tuesday.
Environment
Apr 3, 2018
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Olive oil is one of the main sources of fat in the Mediterranean diet. Olive oil is remarkable for its nutrients, and Spain is the number one producer. Though most Spanish olive oil production takes place in Andalusia, over ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2018
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Olive oil has long been a popular kitchen staple. Yet producing the oil creates a vast stream of wastewater that can foul waterways, reduce soil fertility and trigger extensive damage to nearby ecosystems. Now in a study ...
Materials Science
Sep 27, 2017
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