canola
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Cargill, BASF Plant Science to develop EPA/DHA canola oil
Cargill and BASF Plant Science have announced an agreement to co-develop a new dietary source of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid acids (EPA/DHA) that will make it easier for consumers to achieve optimal intakes of EPA- and DHArich omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
canola | 01 November 2011
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For Better Health
China's consumption of health foods is expected to increase at a rapid rate due to imports and growing demand.
canola | 01 May 2011
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Burcon receives US patent for Puratein
Burcon NutraScience Corp says it has received a notice of allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office for a patent application covering the composition of the dominant species of protein in its Puratein canola protein isolate. Puratein is a …
canola | 01 October 2009
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Burcon announces publication of Puratein toxicology study
Burcon NutraScience Corp says the journal of Food and Chemical Toxicology has accepted the publication of a peer-reviewed manuscript describing a toxicology study of Puratein canola protein isolate. The toxicology study was originally conducted t…
canola | 26 August 2009
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Cargill to launch low saturate canola oil
Cargill says it will launch Clear Valley low saturate canola oil, a high stability canola oil with 4-4.5% saturated fat – 25% less saturated fat than conventional canola oil and the lowest amount of saturated fat of any vegetable oil offered to food …
canola | 02 June 2009
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GRAS status for Puratein and Supertein
Burcon NutraScience Corp’s Puratein and Supertein canola protein isolates have received the generally recognized as safe status (GRAS) for their intended use in food and beverage applications. …
canola | 01 November 2008
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Canada-China partnership aims to increase oil yield of canola
The National Research Council Canada (NRC) and the Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences have signed an agreement to collaborate on genetic research to improve the production of canola. Over the next five ye…
canola | 01 September 2008
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Canola oil earns FDA-approved health claim
The FDA has ruled that canola oil can now bear the health claim that it reduces the risk of coronary heart disease. Eligible products must contain at least 4.75 grams of canola oil per reference amount customarily consumed; no more than one gram of t…
canola | 10 October 2006
