Health

This is behind the Nutri-Score calculation

Nutritional information is often a jungle of numbers. Not so the Nutri-Score. With letters from A to E, which are highlighted in traffic light colors from dark green to yellow to red, the five-level model gives a quick overview of the nutritional quality of a food without digits and numbers ...

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In November, the "Nutri-Score" nutritional label comes

Germany introduces the Nutri-Score with a regulation by the Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Julia Klöckner. The Nutri-Score is an extended nutritional label and is placed on the front of packaging. When shopping, it helps to compare the nutritional quality of products within a product category (e.g. yoghurt A with yoghurt B) at a glance ...

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Meat substitute products: Flexitarians do not feel addressed by advertising

More and more people are reducing meat consumption in favor of plant-based alternatives. However, current marketing does not sufficiently reach a large target group of flexitarians. Around 75 million people in Europe are vegetarian or vegan, and the trend is rising. The number of flexitarians is even greater ...

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Study: The food industry must prepare for long-term changes caused by Corona

For the study "Food & Packaging beyond Corona", the management consultancy Munich Strategy, which specializes in the 01 food and packaging industry, analyzed the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic 03 on six central areas of activity in the food and packaging industry...

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Nutri-Score labeling takes another step forward

The Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Julia Klöckner, has decided to introduce the Nutri-Score as an extended nutritional label for Germany. Today the federal cabinet approved the relevant ordinance. It should enable the legally secure use of the label for food placed on the market in Germany.

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Ready for sustainable insect snacks? ;-)

Insect burgers, deep-fried grasshoppers, etc.: Students at the University of Hohenheim examine the attitudes of young people. Compared to meat or dairy products, the ecological and climate balance is excellent. Appropriate husbandry? No problem! Insects are also nutritionally convincing thanks to their high protein content and valuable micronutrients ...

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Covid 19 disease: Vitamin D deficiency can increase mortality risk

A study by the University of Hohenheim shows that underlying diseases, like other risk factors, go hand in hand with low vitamin D levels. Diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, severe overweight and high blood pressure - these basic diseases increase the risk of a severe course if a Covid 19 infection is added ...

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