Vietnam’s NFC taps top freeze-dried tech to target ready-to-eat market
Vietnam’s Nature Foods Company (NFC) taps APAC’s ready-to-eat (RTE) food demand with freeze-drying tech that delivers safety, nutrition, and clean-label appeal
NFC is expanding its portfolio of freeze-dried products to capture a greater share of the RTE segment in Asia-Pacific.
Its offerings include iSoup freeze-dried mushroom soup broth, exported to Japan, and I-Ya.Ua freeze-dried yoghurt, shipped to the US.
The Global Food Tech Awards 2025 - APAC Heat
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Experts warn against young adult reliance on Instagram for nutrition advice: UAE study
A new study has revealed that nearly two-thirds of young adults in the UAE turn to social media for nutrition advice, with Instagram topping the list.
While this trend shows the growing role of digital platforms in shaping health behaviours, the study raises red flags over the lack of scrutiny toward the quality and credibility of that information.
The study — conducted by researchers at the Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences and University of Sharjah — noted that these young adults focused more on how easy it was to access information, not whether it was backed by science.
Space-grade safety: CP Foods chicken ready for lift-off
CP Foods’ introduction of chicken with space-grade standards is breaking new ground in the food safety sector, from space missions to infinity and beyond
Thailand-based protein giant CP Foods has announced that its chicken products have received the next level of food safety approvals, as one of the first in the region to be certified ‘safe for space’.
This certification was obtained in collaboration with NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) in the United States, one of the most well-recognised names globally in relation to outer space.
“This certification means that CP Foods has successfully raised our food safety standards for chicken to a level that it is ready to go to space with astronauts – this is what is means to have space safety standards,” CP Foods Head of International Trade Business Ekpiya Ua-wutthikrerk told us.
Mulberry leaf, water chestnut tea could suppress post-meal blood sugar spike
Drinking tea made from the leaves of mulberry and husk of water chestnut could significantly suppress post-meal blood sugar spike, says a new study from Japan.
The reported benefits could be linked to the 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) content of mulberry leaves, explained researchers from Japan’s Saga University and Nishikyushu University. DNJ is a compound which plays a role in suppressing post-meal blood glucose elevation.
The husk of water chestnut is also rich in polyphenols, which has been shown to inhibit carbohydrate-digesting enzymes and reduce postprandial glycemic response in both mice and humans, said the researchers.
