Honey truffles as a sweetener
Colorado based company MycoTechnology, Inc. has isolated a new protein sweetener from Honey Truffles. They say that “While it has the same calories as other proteins, it...
Category : Synthetic Biology
Technology transparency is key
Technology transparency is key to consumer acceptance of gene manipulation being used to make their food. The key phrase in a recent article and the...
GMO with clear benefits
This GMO product from Norfolk Healthy Produce may succeed where others have failed. Why? It’s a GMO with clear benefits to consumers in health promoting...
Are hybrids the future of food?
Are hybrids the future of food? Will hybrid plantbased/”non-animal, animal products” be common on our future supermarket shelves? With precision fermentation products being considered vegan...
Power from air?
I’ve written before about “food from air” which is the food extension of the “power-to-x” trend in renewable energy. But of course you need the...
Plant Molecular Farming has its day in the sun
Growing animals in plants is the cutting edge of VC foodtech investment. Well, maybe not growing the whole animal, but parts of them. It’s called...
Norway invests in cellular agriculture
More governments are investing in research into new food technologies. Norway joins the list with the Research Council of Norway funding research into cultivated meat...
Palm oil replacement technology
Alternative fats and oils from non-genetically modified yeast from NoPalm Ingredients could replace palm oil. They’re not just a substitute for existing tropical oils as...
Bioengineered is not a dirty word!
Most people don’t care if a product is “Bioengineered” or not, that’s good news! We’re faced with feeding 10 billion people by 2050, a growing...
Genetic engineering isn’t a dirty word
Hooray! Thanks Elaine and Magi, an article that actually mentions that “genetically engineered” organisms are used rather than a euphemism like simply “engineered” or “precision fermentation” As Magi...