2020 – Page 69 – International Nut & Dried Fruit Council

Almonds: A Functional Food for Skin Health and Aesthetics

The “beauty from within” movement looks at how natural and nutrition-based approaches can influence the health of the skin. While there are surely many cosmetic treatments that range from lasers to botulinum toxin to fillers that treat from the outside, the demand for internal and nutritional approaches to beauty and health has risen considerably over the past five years. Japan tops the list of countries with an insatiable demand for supplements and internal approaches, followed by China, US, France, and Italy in that order. Whole foods are now beginning to join the list of functional foods in this health and aesthetic space to meet this rising demand.

Innovative Procedure for Improving Walnut Preservation Through the Applications of Natural Edible Coatings

Walnuts are highly susceptible to lipid deterioration. Methylcellulose coating helps to prolong the shelf-life of kernels. However, methylcellulose affects consumer acceptance. Walnut-flour coating is a natural, consumer-accepted and economically advantageous alternative which can be used to prolong walnut shelf-life.

Gulfood 2020: The Epicenter of the Nut and Dried Fruit Industry

For the fourth year running, the INC exhibited a Pavilion at Gulfood, the worlds largest annual food and hospitality show.

Gulfood 2020: The Epicenter of the Nut and Dried Fruit Industry

Nut consumption in a representative survey of Australians: A secondary analysis of the 2011–2012 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey.

Objective: Nut consumption is associated with a range of health benefits. The current study aimed to examine nut consumption in the 2011–2012 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NNPAS) and to investigate associations between nut intake, nutrient intake and anthropometric and blood pressure measurements. Design: Secondary analysis of the 2011–2012 NNPAS. Usual consumption of nuts […]

New Study Suggests: Australians Should Increase Their Nut Consumption

A recent study, published in the journal Public Health Nutrition[1], revealed that 40% of Australians were found to be ‘nut consumers’, but just 2% ate the recommended 30 g of nuts a day (about a handful); the other 60% did not report eating any nuts.

International Researchers Publish Book on Health Benefits of Nuts and Dried Fruits

EU: MRLs Update, Draft Commission Regulations

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Annexes II, III, IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for azinphos-methyl, bentazone, dimethomorph, fludioxonil, flufenoxuron, oxadiazon, phosalone, pyraclostrobin, repellants: tall oil and teflubenzuron in or on certain products.