We’ve all experienced that let down of looking in the fridge to find your strawberries have gone moldy or your lettuce has wilted. If you find yourself frustrated with unsalvageable produce, try these three tips to make your fruits and veggies last longer. Washing 101. Don’t … [Read more...] about Tips and tricks to make your produce last longer
Future of Food
This startup wants to enhance our food with plant-based ‘supernutrients’
Inside the San Francisco lab of a biotech startup called Brightseed, computers are analyzing thousands of compounds in tiny samples of plants and searching for new samples of what it calls “supernutrients”—natural compounds that can later be harvested and added to food to help … [Read more...] about This startup wants to enhance our food with plant-based ‘supernutrients’
Here’s what the future landscape of protein production could look like
What could the future landscape of food look like? This question has seen numerous approaches in the recent year with the main concern being planet preservation. Some preach a change in our food culture shifting towards less meat consumption, while others have tried to replicate … [Read more...] about Here’s what the future landscape of protein production could look like
Will crickets be a main feature on menus in 2050?
By 2050 there will be an estimated 10 billion humans living on this planet. Beyond that being a lot of mouths to feed, those folks will be, on average, wealthier than today's population, with a taste for the foods found in regions like the US and Western Europe. But we simply … [Read more...] about Will crickets be a main feature on menus in 2050?
Avocados to get double shelf life in EU supermarkets thanks to plant-based coating
Each year a third of the food produced - an estimated 1.3 bn tons - is destined for the bin. Particularly, because of their short window of ripeness, supermarket fruits like avocados or bananas are some of the main contributors to this staggering amount of food waste, In an … [Read more...] about Avocados to get double shelf life in EU supermarkets thanks to plant-based coating
