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  • How To Remove Pesticide Residue From Vegetables And Fruits

    How To Remove Pesticide Residue From Vegetables And Fruits

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    Although most contaminants are washed away simply with cold water, there are some more ways to ensure that fruits and vegetables do not have pesticide residue. In the post Covid-19 world, there is an increased awareness around food safety and other such associated concerns. These stem from the need to maintain proper sanitation and hygiene,…

  • Traditional vegetable diet lowers the risk of premature babies

    Traditional vegetable diet lowers the risk of premature babies

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    It turns out we should follow our parent’ advice when we’re thinking about becoming parents ourselves, with a study finding eating the traditional ‘three-veggies’ before pregnancy lowers the risk of premature birth. University of Queensland PhD candidate Dereje Gete analysed the diets of nearly 3500 women and found high consumption of carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, pumpkin,…

  • New dual-action coating keeps bacteria from cross-contaminating fresh produce

    New dual-action coating keeps bacteria from cross-contaminating fresh produce

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    Researchers have created a coating that can be applied to surfaces like conveyor belts and collection buckets Summary     Over the course of their journey from the open fields to the produce displays at grocery stores, fresh vegetables and fruits can sometimes become contaminated by microorganisms. These items can then spoil other produce, spreading the…

  • Fruit may mask the taste of dark green vegetables in commercial baby foods

    Fruit may mask the taste of dark green vegetables in commercial baby foods

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    Commercially prepared baby foods that purport to be loaded with dark green vegetables are sweetened with fruit puree and often do not contain a high percentage of dark green vegetable content, according to a team of researchers. The resulting lack of dark green vegetable taste matters, said team leader John Hayes, associate professor of food…

  • Great time to try: starting a vegetable garden

    Great time to try: starting a vegetable garden

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    There is a long history of looking to one’s own garden or small farm when the weight of economic and political chaos becomes too much to bear. Since the first major depression that hit Australia in 1892-93, there have been calls to get back to the garden as a material response to potential food shortages,…

  • Vitamin D could help fight off COVID-19

    Vitamin D could help fight off COVID-19

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    Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin have released a crucial report today in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, “Vitamin D deficiency in Ireland—implications for COVID-19. Results from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA),” finds that Vitamin D plays a critical role in preventing respiratory infections,…

  • Food stockpiling: Consumers should cut down food waste

    Food stockpiling: Consumers should cut down food waste

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    More than three quarters of New Zealand’s retail food waste is being saved from landfill, in stark contrast to Kiwi households, Otago researchers say. A new study by a team of University of Otago researchers from the Departments of Food Science and Human Nutrition has found about 77 percent of food waste produced by food…