Italian researcher characterized the skins from different hazelnut samples for total polyphenol content, total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and their content in specific polyphenolic compounds (J Agric Food Chem. Aug 23, 2011), finding the TAC values of the skin samples ...More
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack appointed five members and five alternates to serve on the National Peanut Board. Members and alternates will serve a three-year term of office beginning Jan. 1, 2012, and ending Dec. 31, 2014. ...More
Blue Diamond, an U.S. almond grower and manufacturer, announced its Sacramento manufacturing facility was named “Plant of the Year of the Pinnacle Club" by the American Council for Food Safety & Quality, also known as the DFA of California. ...More
Pistachios can be consumed as a portion-controlled snack for individuals restricting calories to lose weight without concern that pistachios will cause weight gain, according to a study conducted at the Center for Human Nutrition. ...More
According to as study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, pistachios’ effect on after-meal glycemia could reduce the risk of diabetes and coronary heart disease. ...More
Are gluten-free, nut-free or lactose-free products flying off your shelves? If so, there is a reason for that. More than 12 million Americans (one in 25) have a food allergy, according to FAAN. ...More
The natural products industry does its darnedest to put out quality, effective, naturally derived cosmeceutical ingredients and products; but unfortunately, for some consumers, many of the ingredients used in organic- and natural-based skincare products are what’s causing ...More
KIND Healthy Snacks (KIND) launched its newest campaign—Do the KIND Thing—inviting eat-gooders and do-gooders to help make the world a little kinder with the click of a button and a small KIND act. ...More
Even though tree nuts are one of the top eight allergens, many consumers are not allergic to nuts. In fact, many are nutty for nuts. Nuts have very impressive nutritional profiles; and despite their high fat content, they’re a great snack for weight management. Really? Yep ...More
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