Shrimp rely on an enzyme called alpha-amylase to digest carbohydrates for energy. New research on Pacific white shrimp ...

Milk, paneer and khoya are more than just ingredients; they are essential components of daily life and central to Indian celebrations. However, recent nationwide raids by the Food Safety and Standards ...

Ottawa, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global damaged starch analyzer market size stood at USD 162.12 billion in 2025, indicating a steady upward trajectory as analytical testing solutions gain ...

This video is part of “Innovations In: Type 1 Diabetes,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex. Tom Lum: On the surface, this may look like ...

Fungi are well known by their ability to excrete enzymes into the environment. Among them, representatives of Mucor Fresen. have important biotechnological potential and some of them produce ...

Industrial starch, a common ingredient in many packaged foods, is being called out as a major health risk. Dr Pooja Reddy, a dermatologist from Hyderabad, warned that it's worse for you than refined ...

Pasta, white rice, and potatoes aren’t foods you see too often these days on the “eat more” list. That’s mainly because they’re high in the type of carbs that can raise blood glucose (sugar) levels.

Maximum production of amylases with residual carbon sources. Amylase production with less expensive nitrogen sources. Amylolytic activity is independent of the inoculum diameter. Crude amylases are ...

High-starch algae are important in biofuel production, as a feed supplement in agriculture and as an efficient way to bind carbon dioxide. Researchers have now found a new method to control starch ...

Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people’s health when consumed or inhaled. To make these particles biodegradable, researchers ...

Eating starch can lead to cavities—just like sugar does—among people with too many copies of a certain gene. This is the conclusion of researchers from Cornell University in New York who studied how ...