INC Pavilion: Sial 2024

INC Pavilion: Sial 2024 19-23 Oct, Paris, France The Salon International de l’Agroalimentaire (SIAL) is the world’s largest food innovation observatory dedicated to the agri-food industry, food retail and commercial catering. It takes place every two years (on even-numbered years) in Paris and represents an outstanding opportunity for the nut and dried fruit industry to […]

The Portfolio Diet and Incident Type 2 Diabetes: Findings From the Women’s Health Initiative Prospective Cohort Study

Objective: A plant-based dietary pattern, the Portfolio Diet, has been shown to lower LDL cholesterol and other cardiovascular disease risk factors. However, no study has evaluated the association of this diet with incident type 2 diabetes. Research design and methods: This analysis included 145,299 postmenopausal women free of diabetes at baseline in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) […]

Lead Committee Adopts Position on European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

A plenary vote in the European Parliament is scheduled for November 20 On October 24, 2023, the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) voted on its position for the proposed European Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste. As reported by FRUCOM, the compromise text adopted by ENVI includes three provisions that […]

Almonds vs. carbohydrate snacks in an energy-restricted diet: Weight and cardiometabolic outcomes from a randomized trial

Objective: This study evaluated weight and cardiometabolic outcomes after a 3-month energy-restricted diet (−30%) containing almonds (almond-enriched diet [AED]) or containing carbohydrate-rich snacks (nut-free control diet [NFD]) (Phase 1), followed by 6 months of weight maintenance (Phase 2). Methods: Participants (25–65 years old) with overweight or obesity (BMI 27.5–34.9 kg/m2) were randomly allocated to AED (n = 68) or NFD […]

Walnuts Global Statistical Review

China: With the harvest coming to a close by late October, the crop estimate was revised from the initial forecast of 1.45 million metric tons down to 1.35 M MT (in-shell basis). The crop was widely impacted by frost in the Xinjiang, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu and Hebei growing regions and by drought in Yunnan. Furthermore, […]

Association of Tree Nut Consumption with Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Health Outcomes in US Adults: NHANES 2011-2018

Background: Tree nuts are nutrient dense, and their consumption has been associated with improvements in health outcomes. Objective: To estimate the usual tree nut intake and examine the association between tree nut consumption and cardiometabolic (CM) health outcomes in a nationally representative sample of US adults. Methods: Cross-sectional data were analyzed from a sample of […]

Almonds Global Statistical Review

USA: According to the Almond Board of California, the second report of the 2023/24 crop year shows receipts of 625.4 million pounds (approx. 283,700 metric tons) of kernel weight through September 30, 2023. August and September receipts were 73% and 36% lower than 2022, respectively, due to a delayed start to the harvest after moderate […]