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LycoRed has been granted a European patent for its extraction process of the Lyc-O-Mato oleoresin from tomatoes, which is the basis of the tomato extract 2009/355/EC and the food additive E 160d(ii) (2008/128/EC). “This is important news for the food and beverage industries, where fortifying foods with ingredients offering added health benefits is a key

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, could provide a financing of up to $20 million to a group of companies Agrofusion, a large Ukrainian vertically integrated tomato paste producer created by former co-owner of Sandora juice producer, Serhiy Sypko, reads a report of IFC of its official Web site. The

A test run of a new agricultural products processing plant in Belorechensk Region has been recently held. The agreement for the implementation of this project was signed in 2009 during the international investment forum « Sochi ». The investment project amount was 350 million RUB. « The new plant will produce canned and mixed vegetables, green peas and

Considerable consequences for many varieties of cultivated tomatoes Since the end of May, everything you have ever wanted to know about the DNA of the tomato and its 35 000 genes is freely available on Internet (solgenomics.net). After six years of hard work, an international consortium of 300 research scientists from 14 countries, including France,

LycoRed Limited, the leading developer and marketer of ingredients for food fortification, dietary supplements and food coloring, announced at the end of May that the company’sproduction of its all-natural lycopene red color additive, has doubled in the past month to meet growing market demand among food and beverage manufacturers. « We are pleased to offer a

Drinking tomato juice or eating tomatoes along with alcohol is good for sobering up, according to a recent study. The study, conducted by Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. and Kagome Co., two of Japan’s top beverage companies, discovered that tomato juice stimulates a certain liver enzyme that reduces the concentration of alcohol in the blood, and

Bayer CropScience recently celebrated the expansion of its center for vegetable research and development in Leudal, the Netherlands. With an investment of EUR 12 million, the existing research building almost tripled in size to now cover 6 400 square meters. It is equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories for seed technology, cell biology and molecular breeding research

The survey will focus on exposure and possible low-dose effects The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has started work on its new risk assessment of bisphenol A (BPA) used in food contact materials, focusing in particular on exposure of vulnerable groups. The new opinion will complement earlier scientific advice provided at the request of the

Numerous media sources in America reported in May the recent invention by a team of MIT scientists of a revolutionary substance that could provide a solution to the “major concern” of how to completely empty ketchup bottles of their contents. This non-stick ketchup bottle created by MIT students has already been approved by the FDA

Eating more tomato products may offer improvements in lipid levels, as well as glycemic control, according to new research published in The Journal of Nutrition. Analyzing data from the “Women’s Health Study”, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, found that consuming at least 10 servings of tomato-based food