Agriculture and Nutrition

Animal feed or pet food additives are defined as nutritional ingredients that improve the quality and digestibility of the feed and the performance of the animals. The rising demand for high-quality meat products presents a significant opportunity for feed ingredient manufacturers. This study primarily focuses on assessing the growth opportunities ...

Vitamin C, also referred to as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin found naturally in a number of fresh fruits and vegetables. Though primarily known for its nutritional and pharmaceutical health benefits, vitamin C also has strong antioxidant activities. Commercial vitamin C is manufactured through fermentation of glucose. Conventional manuf...

Calcium is an essential mineral that plays a vital role in the anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of organisms and of the cell. The mineral is available in different forms; however, carbonates and citrates are the primary forms used in dietary supplements. Gluconates, lactates, and phosphates are the other forms that have gained a level of inter...

Vitamin E is a group of fat-soluble substances which are structurally and biologically related to the tocopherol family. Naturally, vitamin E exists in eight different forms (alpha-, beta-, delta-, and gamma- tocopherols and tocotrienols); however, alpha-tocopherols are the most used form due to their high biological activity. Although, vitamin E...

Algaes vast advantages have remained untapped for long due to economics, technological and political issues. The increasingly pressing global environmental degradation and energy crisis have propelled the revisiting of this powerful organism for a solution, made possible by the rapid technological advancements in recent years. The depleting fossil ...

This research service, titled Emerging Trends in Food Enzymes focuses on a comprehensive technology market penetration and roadmapping of food enzymes in select application areas within the food industry with a global focus. Also, this research service focuses on the emerging trends and opportunities for food enzymes within the food and beverage i...

This research service depicts and analyzes the recent advances in food preservation. Technology trends and their potential investment opportunities followed by strategic recommendations for technology investors and developers of food industry are represented in the research service along with a technology snapshot of emerging food preservation tech...

The outbreak of microbial contamination in food has resulted in increasing awareness about the need for food safety, and preservation from microbial attack. While a variety of anti-microbial food packaging are being developed, recent years have shown a shift toward the development of anti-microbial food coatings that has the potential to reduce the...

Food Decision Support Database offers insight into different food markets. Measurements are categorized in three major types of food viz., Food Ingredients, Animal Feed and Food Products and additives.