Food/Nutrition
Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition, Cellular Meat, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

BATTLE OF THE VEGAN BURGERS: Beyond vs. Impossible vs. Real Beef!

In this video, we compare Beyond burgers vs. Impossible patties vs. Real beef. The results may surprise you. Almost everyone’s heard of Beyond and Impossible burgers by now. But NOT everyone has actually tasted them… So we thought it would be interesting to do a little experiment. We got 8 Slickdeals staff members to taste …

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Organic, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Hunger, World Population,

Sugars from human milk could help treat, prevent infections in newborns - Tech and Science Post

Bacteria known as group B Streptococcus (GBS) are a common cause of blood infections, meningitis and stillbirth in newborns. Although GBS infections can often be treated or prevented with antibiotics, the bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant. Now, researchers have discovered that human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs)—short strings of sugar molecules abundant in breast milk—can help prevent GBS infections in human cells and tissues and in mice. Someday, HMOs might be able to replace antibiotics for treating infections in infants and adults, […]

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Pesticides, Organic, Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition,

Kerala Agricultural University study finds pesticide residue in ‘organic’ vegetables

A study of vegetables conducted by the Pesticide Residue Analytical Laboratory (PRAL) of Kerala Agriculture University at the College of Agriculture at Vellayani in Thiruvananthapuram, has intriguing findings about pesticide contamination levels of the vegetables we eat. Of the 5.6% vegetables found to have pesticide residue from its sample, 11.2% were those labelled ‘organic’, and had traces of chemical contamination from pesticides and insecticides.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Fruit, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag South America,
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Food/Nutrition,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Education U.S. NorthEast, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag India, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Hunger, World Population,
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition,
TOPIC(S): Wheat, Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition,
Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, GMO's, Ag Tech, Consumer/Retail,

An article I missed late last month.

Learning to Love G.M.O.s

Overblown fears have turned the public against genetically modified food. But the potential benefits have never been greater.

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.