ASTAXANTHIN SERIES – PART 3/9: SHINE ON THE KING – ‘NATURAL ASTAXANTHIN’
OVERTURE SUPER POWER MISSION POSSIBLE THE LONG & WINDING ROAD Fact: The world’s number 1 killer? Cardiovascular disease. It accounts for more than 18 million – 33% of global deaths every year. Number 2? Cancer. 10 million deaths per year. Total deaths from these two are 5-fold the number of deaths by Covid-19 to date (5.2 […]
ASTAXANTHIN SERIES – PART 2/9: FROM A WELL-KNOWN RED PIGMENT TO SUPERIOR ANTIOXIDANT
OVERTURE SUPER POWER MISSION POSSIBLE THE LONG & WINDING ROAD Fact #1: Salmons swim hundreds of miles each year, battling their way through strong currents to reach the right spot in the river to lay eggs. Fact #2: Flamingos can live up to 70 years old, considered one of the longest lifespans for birds. Fact […]
A brave new world for Vietnam Food and TômTex
On November 15, 2021, Vietnam Food and TômTex signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop Chitosan-based solutions for textiles and fashion applications, sustainably valorized from shrimp co-products. Every year, the food industry generates up to 8 million MT of shrimp and crustacean shell waste. While we are used to thinking that only the […]
ASTAXANTHIN SERIES – PART 1/9: SHRIMP-BASED ASTAXANTHIN – THE RED ELIXIR FOR LIFE!
OVERTURE SUPER POWER MISSION POSSIBLE THE LONG & WINDING ROAD As a big fan of VNF (we trust you are), you have probably become familiar with VNF’s Peptides and Chitosan retrieved from shrimp by-products. Yet, the same shrimp by-products (that you throw away) keep on astounding us with more potential extracted value and nutrients. This […]
All we want for Christmas is… ASTAXANTHIN
? Drop your socks and grab your crocs; it’s about to get wild here. ??♂️ We are thrilled to learn that our previous Astaxanthin sneak peeks attracted so much interest from the readers. There are demands for more! ? In honour of VNF’s newest family member – ‘ASTAXANTHIN‘ – we are launching a 9-part Astaxanthin […]
CHITOSAN APPLICATIONS – THE NOVEL GREEN SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE
The Chitin/Chitosan industry has recently received many great news: On October 21st, 2021, the French Government sponsored 14 million Euros for Alpha Chitin to build a Chitin/Chitosan factory from by-products in Lacq, France. [1] On October 26th, 2021, Novochizol SA (Swiss) company announced its cooperation with Pittsburgh University (USA) to study the unique application of […]
NATURAL CHITOSAN COATING FOR POST-HARVEST FRUITS
While worldwide hunger continues to rise, almost 50% of all fruit and vegetables produced are wasted – predominantly due to post-harvest loss.
Chitosan is a safe, effective, and edible post-harvest protector to extend fruits’ shelf life, quality, texture, and appearance. Coating fruits with Chitosan will create a selective semi-permeable film to regulate the atmosphere around the fruit.
We admit the global problem of post-harvest fruit loss won’t be solved by one product. But in the wise words of Sir David Attenborough: “the one thing we can all do is stop waste”. So here’s looking at you: CHITOSAN.
“LOGICAL THINKING & CONSULTING TECHNIQUES” – THE BEST TRAINING COURSE OF THE YEAR
The 4th wave of the Covid-19 outbreak in Vietnam has undoubtedly been the most challenging. Economic activity was almost put at a standstill. Some considered it an obstacle. However, at VNF took it as an opportunity to strengthen our employee’s knowledge and skills through training – ready for a resounding comeback when the Covid-19 situation […]
VNF’S NATURAL ASTAXANTHIN IS ON THE WAY!
On the one hand, we’ve publicly announced we’ll be launching a RED product for Christmas. (We’re actually very proud of this timing. I bet our Marketing team got a raise for this). But on the other hand, we want to share with you all the new Astaxanthin application discoveries we’ve learnt this past year. Research […]
Vietnam Food, Prairie Aquatech expand collaboration
Vietnam Food and Prairie AquaTech announced the signing of a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on August 12, 2021, to develop new protein sources embracing a unique model towards the sustainable growth of the aquaculture feed and food production industries. VNF’s “Shrimp-based functional peptides (SPH)” are a revolutionary, protein solution. VNF’s shrimp peptides boost efficient protein […]