The Agricul -
tural Research
Service (ARS), a
scientific research
agency of the US
Department of
Agriculture
(USDA), has
updated its nutrient
database, the
standard reference
for calculating
nutrition values of
foods. The update,
labeled SR22,
includes a new
food group,
“Restaurant
Foods.”…
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The US Food and Drug Administra -
tion (FDA) is going after misleading
nutrition claims on the front of
food packages—an effort that may
ultimately lead to a single official symbol
giving consumers an at-a-glance
guide to healthy choices. As the agency
sent a warning letter to food companies,
Commissioner Margaret
Hamburg said the FDA will investigate
whether any packaging claims violate
its labeling rules and “will take
enforcement action against any egregious
examples.”…
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Darker-roasted
peanuts pack
a greater antioxidant
punch,
according to
Agricultural
Research Service
(ARS) scientists in
North Carolina.
The researchers measured antioxidant
levels in peanuts roasted at 362 degrees
from zero to 77 minutes. Longer, darker
roasting was consistently associated
with higher levels of both water- and
oil-soluble antioxidants, which scientists
attributed to greater concentrations
of phenolic compounds and/or “browning”
reaction products.…
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