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China involved in cassava starch development in confectionery in Africa
Cassava plant
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Bakery, confectionery, noodles, pasta are the widely prepared foods containing carbohydrate in the human diet. Starch is the most important source of carbohydrate. The major sources of starch worldwide are rice, wheat, maize (corn), potatoes and cassava. A Chinese company, collaborating with local
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How Louis XVI launched a “new vegetable”, the potato!
\"One day France will thank you for finding the bread of the poor\" said Louis XVI to Antoine Augustin Parmentier. This army apothecary, which had been made prisoner during the Seven Years War in Dresden, had then its survival during more than fifteen days… to potato. In its report, it
Evelyne Ollivier 0 commentColor perceptions - Eat with your eyes!
Cranberry beverage
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The human’s specie evolution depends directly on the relationship with the environment, and on the self-knowledge of each subject. For example, visual and color perceptions allows us to appreciate our surroundings. Has it ever occurred to you why you feel safer in one room and more energetic in another one? To some extent, this might be the choice of colors.
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Life expectancy improving, spending rising in Asia-Pacific
Life expectancy is improving in Asia-Pacific, infant mortality falling and health spending rising, says OECD. The OECD’s new Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2010 says that Asian economies spend just over USD 500 per person per year on health, against over USD 3000 in OECD countries.
Release 0 commentStevia rebaudiana bertoni, a natural alternative to sugar
Stevia Rebaudiana leaves
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Stevia rebaudiana bertoni is a small perennial herbaceous shrub belonging to the Asteraceae (Compositae) family. It grows in small bushes on sandy ground and in the mountains. It is native from Paraguay and mainly from Amambay mountain regions. When fully grown, the plant reaches a height of
NASTEVIA 0 commentPomegranate juice: beyond antioxidants, potential benefits for dialysis patients
Pomegranate
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Pomegranate juice reduces damage to tissues, inflammation, and infections According to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 43rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in Denver, CO, studies in recent years have claimed multiple health benefits of pomegranate
Evelyne Ollivier 0 commentHeavy metals in seafood: Interlaboratory comparison corroborates seafood consumers' protection in the EU
Joint Research Centre
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Heavy metals are present in all foodstuffs. Some heavy metals have nutritional functions and are essential to the health. But others such as lead, cadmium and mercury have no nutritional relevance and can cause serious illnesses. The Joint Research Centre as the European Union Reference Laboratory
John Fiveoaks 0 commentVitoria Gasteiz (Spain) and Nantes (France) respectively Green Capital of Europe in 2012 and 2013
80% of Europeans live in cities ... hence urgent need to make them friendly. The European Union has created the \"Green Capital of Europe” award in 2008 to reward the city that has fulfilled “ambitious” goals in terms of hight environmental standards, sustainable development and
Elizabeth Pantou-Vincent 0 commentPalm oil: threats on environment
The culture of palm oil is rapidly growing worldwide and particularly in equatorial countries. In 1961, 3.6 million hectares of land were devoted to this crop. In 2006, it was 13.2 million hectares that are. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) forecasts 16.5 million by 2020.
Carine 0 commentFlemish Masters at Helsinki (Finland)
Until 16 January, the Sinebrychoff Museum in Helsinki presents Flemish masters from the collections of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp. 45 works dating from the 16th to the 18th century are shown. Among them 15 prints by Peter Paul Rubens and masterpieces from Jan Brueghel, Quinten
Elizabeth Pantou-Vincent 0 commentThe ancient Egypt from life to the afterlife at British Museum in London (Great Britain)
The former Egyptians left their long journey into the underworld riddled with magic formulas and invocations: these « Books of the Dead» magnificiently illustrated are displayed, some for the first time in full, at the Bristish Museum in London (Great Britain). «The British Museum
Elizabeth Pantou-Vincent 0 commentNanotechnology: they will change our civilization!
Last July, the magazine La Revue de l\'Observatoire des IAA (Review of the Observatory of the Agri-Food Industry) of the Regional Chamber of Agriculture of Brittany published a fascinating file on \"Agri-food nanotechnology uses, an innovation which still requires caution\". Indeed, if
Elizabeth Pantou-Vincent 1 commentYour experience
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