Future Foods – News and Features

New calculations show European countries have great potential for reducing demand for global food resources and associated GHG footprint. Researchers have estimated the climate footprint savings that may be obtained from reducing food loss and waste.

The identification of a protein that regulates nutrient and water uptake in plant roots could help develop climate-proof crops that require fewer chemical fertilizers.

Our food system is at a pivotal moment; there is enormous potential for innovation to unlock more healthy, accessible and sustainable diets for all, but we are simultaneously facing huge global challenges.

Many avenues are being explored to feed the population. While the likes of cellular agriculture still provide consumers with animal cells and the nutritional value they convey, the same cannot necessarily be said for their plant-based counterparts.

Turning unused waste from food production into clean energy: Researchers at ETH Zurich and Nanyang Technological University Singapore are using chicken feathers to make fuel cells more cost-​effective and sustainable.

Geoff Dance highlights how automation can help us explore the unknown in the cell-cultured meat industry.

Scientists have devised an environmentally friendly method that turns vegetable waste into health and personal care products, giving vegetable waste a new lease of life in a sustainable and cost effective manner.

To produce plant-based cheeses that feel and taste like dairy cheese, scientists have their sights set on fermentation. In a new research result, scientists demonstrate the potential of fermentation for producing climate-friendly cheeses.

A new filtration process that aims to extend milk’s shelf life can result in a pasteurization-resistant Microbacterium passing into fluid milk if equipment isn’t properly cleaned early, food scientists have found.

If we switched half our meat and milk products to plant-based alternatives, global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) could fall by up to 31% by 2050, new analysis suggests. A 50% substitution scenario could also reduce water usage and undernourishment levels significantly.