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Alga ‘superfood’ comes with scaling up challenges, say scientists

A common freshwater species of algae packed with nutritional benefits could be the next agricultural ‘superfood’, claim researchers from the University of Birmingham.

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Food forensics: how AI can smell authentic olive oil

Extra virgin olive (EVO) oils are highly complex. Here, Prof Chiara Cordero discusses the application of an AI smelling machine to analyse, qualify, categorise, and authenticate olive oil and counter…

Comment And Analysis

Translating food safety from the laboratory to the factory floor

Advances in the science of food safety might begin with the laboratory but much of the pressures for improvement and greater efficiencies derive from industry and consumers.

Interviews

Making tough choices digestible

“To eat is to compete in an arms race,” says Dr Chris van Tulleken, whose thoughts on evangelising through science, engaging food producers and self-experimentation promise another absorbing series o…