Views & Perspectives

Opinions, commentaries, and reflections on food science, nutrition, postharvest technology, and global food security.

Opinion 2026

Color without Ethephon in Grapes: Is it Possible?

Dr. Julio Retamales, Universidad de Chile and Valent BioSciences Corporation, Santiago, Chile, (julio.retamales@gmail.com), February 2009. Ethephon is a known plant growth regulator that has been applied for many years and for which a myriad of…

Opinion 2026

Is Resveratrol a candidate to be the anti-aging molecule?

Dr. Sofia Diaz-Miranda, Professor and senior research scientist, Institute of Neurobiology, UNAM, Queretaro, Mexico (yoldi@servidor.unam.mx), February 2009. Revestrarol is a natural polyphenol with anti-aging, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancerous properties that, nowadays, is also utilized in heart…

Opinion 2026

Exhibition Fruit Logistica: What goes on in the business?

Dr. Alicia Namesny, Spain (anamesny@ediho.es), February 2009. Fruit Logistica was held in Berlin from February 5-7, 2009. This is a fair with a great power to bring people in; during the three days “all” global…

Opinion 2026

Good kilocalories and bad kilocalories

Dr. Rocio Arellano, MD, M.Sc., Professor at the Autonomous University of Queretaro and MD at the San Jose Hospital, Queretaro (roare2001@yahoo.com), Mexico, February 2009. We all have heard about the “good” and “bad” cholesterol. LDL…