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Exploring High-Quality Craft Chocolate Production in Southeast Asia

04/08/2025

On July 28, 2025, the Specialized Research Group "Green Food Technology and Sustainable Development" under the Faculty of Food Technology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA), organized a seminar titled “High-quality Craft Chocolate Making in Southeast Asia”, attracting significant interest from scientists, lecturers, and students in the field of food technology.

Food & Beverage Plant Automation Makes Humans Work Differently

31/07/2025

Automation in food & beverage processing certainly is not a new kid on the block. Yet, nearly continuous innovation and ideation around the technology mean companies need to stay up to date on solutions as quickly as they hit the market.

Training course on Vietnam-Japan Food Value Chain: Promoting Cooperation and Sustainable Development

16/07/2025

From June 30th to July 4th, 2025, the Vietnam National University of Agriculture successfully organized a short-term training course on the Food Value Chain in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan and with the coordination of the ASEAN Secretariat. The training course is part of the project "Human Resource Development in Agriculture and Food-related areas through partnership with universities in ASEAN region," expected to significantly contribute to enhancing human resource capacity, promoting exports, and sustainable development of Vietnam's agricultural sector.

Luteolin and some biological activities

14/07/2025

Luteolin is biosynthesized via the phenylpropanoid pathway. The phenylpropanoid pathway begins with the amino acid phenylalanine, which is the end product of the shikimate pathway. The phenylpropanoid pathway produces a variety of compounds including flavonoids, tannins, and lignin

Calibration program in food factory

09/07/2025

Calibration is really a verification activity. Processors are ensuring that the instruments they use to ensure food safety, food quality, and legal issues are functioning and accurate. A range of instruments require calibration, including but not limited to: temperature monitoring devices, pH meters, pressure gages, water activity meters, belt speeds, product flowmeters, metal detectors, and refractometers. Failure to properly maintain and manage your monitoring instruments can result in serious problems including product recalls, foodborne illness, or injury.

Vegetables, fruits and disease

25/06/2025

Vegetables and fruits are an important part of a healthy diet, and variety is as important as quantity. No single fruit or vegetable provides all of the nutrients you need to be healthy. Eat plenty every day. A diet rich in vegetables and fruits can lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, prevent some types of cancer, lower risk of eye and digestive problems, and have a positive effect upon blood sugar, which can help keep appetite in check.

Food safety gaps and lifestyle factors linked to rising colorectal cancer in young adults

16/06/2025

Colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer worldwide, has increased sharply in younger adults over the past three decades. While genetic conditions like Lynch syndrome account for 10 to 20 percent of early-onset cases, researchers increasingly point to diet, foodborne pathogens, obesity and inactivity as contributors, according to studies in The Lancet Oncology and NPJ Precision Oncology.

Making plant-based food tastier and more nutritious

10/06/2025

The flavor of some plant-based dairy alternatives may not always appeal to consumers, and nutritional profiles can fall short of animal-based equivalents. Now, a new scientific review explores how fermentation with lactic acid bacteria may help address these challenges.

Disaster-Preparedness Food: A Sustainable Solution to Natural Disasters and Climate Change

04/06/2025

The development and promotion of disaster-preparedness food are essential steps in today’s volatile world. These products represent not only immediate solutions for disaster resilience but also vital components of national food safety strategies, risk prevention, and community protection.

Food fraud in the supply chain

27/05/2025

Food fraud refers to the intentional act of deceiving consumers or parties within the supply chain for economic gain. These actions include substitution, mixing, counterfeiting labels, or providing misleading information about products. Some acts are classified under "Economically Motivated Adulteration" (EMA), where the product is altered to increase its apparent value or reduce production costs.

The effects of exercise, meditation, and natural compounds on the body’s detoxification function – a fundamental survival mechanism

20/05/2025

Among the supplementary methods used to protect and promote human health; practices such as meditation, breathing techniques, physical exercise, or the utilization of natural compounds are among the most widely adopted strategies

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