May 30, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
In line with the goals set forth by FDA’s proposed Nutrition Facts updates, consumers find proposed labels easier to read in less time and perceive food and beverage products with larger serving sizes to be less healthy, according to a study from the Georgetown...
May 30, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Swiss-based DSM Nutritional Products (DNP) has entered the olive-sourced hydroxytyrosol market that has been hot since the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a rare plant polyphenol health claim approval in 2011.
May 30, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Back in October, 2013 Dr Prokopios Magiatis and Dr Eleni Melliou from the University of Athens could be seen in stores around Northern California stocking up on dozens of bottles of EVOO, as part of a privately-funded research project to measure phenolic compounds...
May 30, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
The extra-virgin Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) olive oil was characterized by reduced levels of oxidation and hydrolysis, and superior amounts of minor antioxidant compounds. The chemical composition of olive oils are important parameters in their predictive...
May 30, 2014 | NZ, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Over the last decade, everyone has been harping on about the beauty benefits of olive oil, but the truth is this kitchen staple has been used on the body since ancient times (thank you, Cleopatra). Naturally, olive oil is packed with anti-ageing antioxidants and...
May 30, 2014 | NZ, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
New Zealand’s lawmakers have signed off on a new bill that that rewrites the country’s food safety regulations.
