Food

We've recently heard about a number of experimental antibacterial food-wrap films, that could replace conventional polyethylene. The latter does have some desirable qualities, though, so scientists have now developed a composite made from it.

Having made a splash with its plant-based burger over the past couple of years, Impossible Foods is now leveraging its technology to take on another form of protein with its second product, the newly introduced Impossible Pork.

A lot of people these days consider cooking a chore and wouldn't know a paring knife from a boning knife. Julia is an autonomous cooking system from CookingPal that is designed to appeal to just that market.

A study is suggesting a neural circuit implicated in overeating may be more broadly linked to impulse control. The research hypothesizes behavioral disorders, from drug addiction to excessive gambling, could be treated by regulating this pathway.

A comprehensive study from the UK has found that introducing children to certain foods at an early age is associated with a lower risk of developing allergies – and the correlation is clear even when subjects didn’t stick strictly to the regime.

Move over Granny Smith and Red Delicious, there’s a hot new apple in town and it’s built to outlast them all. The Cosmic Crunch apple is hitting shelves today, promising a storage life of up to 12 months when kept in the right conditions.

Low-calorie alternatives to sucrose could make tasty treats that are at least less bad for us. And now, researchers from Tufts University have developed a more efficient method for producing one such sweetener, using farms of bacteria.

To help reduce malnutrition in developing countries – or places where people are reluctant to change their eating habits – researchers at MIT have fortified staple foods like flour with new microparticles containing nutrients like vitamin A and iron.

By 2050, the UN thinks there will be nearly 10 billion people on planet Earth, with 68 percent living in urban areas. New research explores whether Aztec farming techniques could hold one answer to feeding the cities of the future.

Taking a break from solar cooking, GoSun steps on the other side of the table with Flatware that's truly flat. The collapsible utensil set fits inside your wallet, and if it works like advertised, you may never use a set of plastic utensils again.

The results of a randomized controlled trial found dietary improvements lasting just a few weeks can improve overall mood and symptoms of anxiety.

BioBag World Australia and IG Fresh Produce have come up with an alternative to polyethylene wrap that can be used to keep cucumbers fresh.