Archives for September 17, 2009

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No sign of a baobab boom - yet

By Carina Perkins

Baobab was hailed as this year’s 'hot new superfruit'. So why have no new products containing the fruit have been launched in Europe so far?

Red wine powder gives the benefits without the booze

By David Visick

The health benefits of wine could be available to those who prefer not to drink alcohol, says a German team who are adapting the by-products of red wine production to make a powder for use in yoghurts and chocolates.

Sweetening the perception of HFCS

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

The Corn Refiners Association has said it is very pleased that Dr Barry Popkin has revoked an earlier theory about high fructose corn syrup’s link to obesity – but how much can industry do to mend its reputation?