Older adults may want to incorporate more flavonoid-rich blueberries and strawberries into their diets to reduce their risk of cognitive decline, according to a new study published in the Annals of Neurology. The findings suggest consuming greater amounts of the ...More
According to experts from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, consumers can still fill their baskets with cancer-fighting springtime fruits and vegetables despite the continually rising cost of food. ...More
Antioxidant-rich strawberries may have a protecting effect on stomachs damaged by alcohol, according to a new study published in the journal PLoS One. The findings may one day lead to improved methods to treat stomach ulcers. ...More
Scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a novel imaging technology that can identify the ripeness of strawberries before they are picked. The “robotic strawberry picker" technology also may one day help to reduce food waste and improve ...More
Ever since that funky, little Amazonian wonderberry, açaí, burst onto the scene, the concept of “supers” has continued to carve itself an ever-widening categorical niche—but science needs to take the lead. ...More
Opportunities for Latin American beverages, like sodas, cocktails, aguas frescas with tropical fruit, energizing yerba maté and grain-based atoles, span all levels of foodservice and retail. ...More
With great taste, variety, nutrition and eye appeal, fruit has everything we claim to want. But for whatever reason, we’re not eating as much as we should. Product developers can turn that tide by treating fruit as the hard-working ingredient it is. ...More