Working to Solve the World’s Food Challenges
Members of IFT’s Food & Nutrition Security Steering Committee highlight some of the challenges and solutions they are exploring in an effort to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
In 1969, food scientists published a report, 101 Problems in Food Science and Technology. More than half a century later, much progress has been made—but the industry is still working to solve the challenges that remain.
As highlighted in the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit, cross-functional collaborations across global food systems will be necessary to achieve global food and nutrition security. In the Monday morning featured session, “The Role of Food Science in Global Food…
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Future-Proofing Healthy Flours
The authors describe why traditional process of stone milling holds significant advantages over modern milling methods, how the stone milling process works, and the benefits of using a stone mill processing method, including production of flours with higher nutritional and functional value.
The Promise of Underutilized and Biofortified Crops
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How to Achieve EPR-Forward Packaging
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