Comparing apples with potatoes: the Vego-guide
Read the article Researchers in Sweden have designed a tool for comparing the environmental impacts of different plant foods....
SNippets
To improve understanding of sustainable nutrition, SNi® release SNippets which provide brief descriptions of new developments in the field.These articles have been written for SNi® by:
Andrew Fletcher, Charlotte Van Der Lee, Jeremy Hill, Laurette Batstone, Nick Smith, Olivia Finer, and Warren McNabb.
Calcium comparisons between dairy, soy and almond beverages
Read the article Research in the journal Current Developments in Nutrition has found that almond beverages were inferior to both milk and a calcium-fortified soy...
SNI in spotlight at Primary Industries NZ summit
Representatives from industry, policy and research came together last week to attend presentations on trade, sustainability, consumer...
World Wildlife Fund release planet-based diets model
Visit the site On a country and diet basis, you can use the WWF model to set the amount of different food...
65 kg of food waste per person per year
Read the article Research investigating nutrient losses via food waste give an intuitive understanding of the implications of food waste....
Links found between maternal vegetarianism and infant stunting
Read the article A study in the Journal of Nutrition has found that maternal and household diet were significantly correlated...
FAO: The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2020
Read the report FAO’s latest ‘The State of The World’ report assesses progress towards achieving sustainable development goals of...
Chicken tops the list of US dietary protein intake
Analysis of the US diet has revealed the prevalence of animal protein and the minimal contribution of plant protein to daily protein intake.
The Optimeal® tool for healthy, sustainable food products and diets
Both individual consumers and the food industry are increasingly considering the dual impact of their food on health and the environment. Quantifying how sustainable certain foods