The University of Illinois recently published studies that reveal soy waste should not be wasted. Normally, the soy peptide, lunasin, is discarded in the waste streams of soy processing plants. However, research shows lunasin has cancer-fighting chemicals and anti-inflammatory benefits…. Read More
Smithfield Foods, Inc., one of the country’s leading pork producers, offers a great example of how a company can become an industry leader in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability by learning from its mistakes, creating a new company culture… Read More
Sustainable farming practices usually result in a win/win for farmers, food manufacturers and consumers. See if you can guess the effect of conservation tillage practices on herbicide runoff amounts.
In a previous blog post, we talked about the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans released by the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines have some simple changes in the two main protein groups… Read More
Smart companies make smart decisions. As previously posted on this blog, food companies can choose to use soy flour because less is needed to deliver the same result as regular flour. Attention to cost and profits is always important. And, it’s… Read More