YOKNEAM ILLIT, Israel, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phytolon, a developer of fermentation-based natural food colors, announced today it had secured $14.5 million in funding, led by DSM Venturing, to further progress its technology towards commercialization, with participation from Cibus Fund, Ginkgo Bioworks (in-kind investment in the form of Foundry services) and The Trendlines Agrifood Fund. Participation in this Series A also includes some of Phytolon's current shareholders: The Trendlines … [Read more...] about Biotech Food Colorant Startup Phytolon Closes $14.5 Million Series A Funding Round, Led by DSM Venturing
Ingredients
New Analysis Finds No Correlation Between Intake of Refined Grains and Type 2 Diabetes
July 12, 2022 – Washington, DC – A commentary just published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings presents data showing no evidence linking refined grain consumption with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). Written by Glenn Gaesser, Ph.D., professor in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University, the commentary includes data from all published observational cohort studies that looked at the associations between refined grain intake and risk of T2D. Based on findings from 11 … [Read more...] about New Analysis Finds No Correlation Between Intake of Refined Grains and Type 2 Diabetes
Breeding mung bean for plant-based protein market
Researchers and plant breeders at Iowa State University are collaborating to develop a new crop to sustain a plant-based protein market. They aim to create new mung bean varieties, considered new crops in the United States. In Asia, farmers have been growing mung beans for centuries. Farmers in the Midwestern US look at the crop, a high-yield and high-protein mung bean, as a means to add diversity to their land management as well as improve crop farming income. The mung is a legume … [Read more...] about Breeding mung bean for plant-based protein market
