The future is green
Beverages and confectionery represent the biggest growth opportunities for green tea extracts
Archives for September 22, 2008
New dynamic duo are flexible fish to fry
Cargill has launched two new product solutions.New fluid lecithin Emulfluid SE contains anti-spattering properties, which will reduce the risk of...
Hot stuff
In 2005, an illegal dye in chilli brought the herbs and spices market to its knees. But then it got up again
Hungry heart
Manufacturers can take heart from the science supporting many cardiovascular health ingredients
Confectioners' sweet substitution
While its nutritional benefits were grabbing all the headlines, the technical properties of whey were driving its usage in the confectionery...
Axos takes on inulin and GOS
Commercial quantities of a new prebiotic derived from wheat could be available by 2010.Axos, a patent-protected arabinoxylan oligosaccharide derived...
Health ingredients Europe - show preview
Your chance to network with the key movers and shakers in healthy food ingredients, nutraceuticals, functional foods and food supplements all under...
A dog's dinner
European Commission proposals on labelling of food products could drive up costs for manufacturers and generate mountains of additional waste for...
Against the grain
Increased awareness has spawned a prolific trade in gluten-free bakery goods
The soft sell
Market growth has spurred non-alcoholic beverage firms into a flurry of new product development
Scientists take a novel approach to weight management foods
Scientists at the University of Newcastle are developing breads fortified with brown seaweed extracts (alginates) that decrease fat absorption,...
Bite of the Cherry
With health claims D-day looming, Croda Healthcare's David Cherry talks about getting a slice of supplements pie
Rising ambition
Jungbunzlauer is rising to the task of supplying natural leavening agents
Lean, clean machine
Perception is key in food marketing. Adrian Short talks clean labels
Selenium-enriched bread ahead?
Bread made with selenium-enriched wheat flour could hit supermarket shelves shortly following a tie-up between crop scientists, upmarket retailer...
Heart of the matter
Heart health foods are growing considerably faster than the overall food market, says RTS Resource
Wild at heart
They might be a marketer's dream, but wild blueberries can sometimes be a grower's nightmare, says Elaine Watson
GOS vs inulin: let the battle begin!
Whey ingredients could play a far more significant role in gut and immune health products in future, according to academics at WheyVolution.While the...
Body of evidence builds around WPI and WPC
Whey protein should play a more significant role in weight management products in the future, both as an appetite suppressant and a means of...
There may be trouble ahead...
Don't be alarmed by EFSA's 'hard line' on health claims
Which way to churn?
Milk price wars, fluctuating costs and commodities hedging. Paul Deakin talks about life in dairy
Whey protein isolate breakthrough in low fat ice cream
Innovative use of whey protein isolate (WPI) has helped US retailer Safeway create an own-label rival to branded 'slow-churn' low fat ice creams at a...
Food industry in last-ditch bid to halt pesticides Regulation
The food industry has engaged in a last ditch attempt to halt the progress of EU proposals to restrict pesticide use, which it claims could cause...
The whey after tomorrow?
Food manufacturers have "barely scratched the surface" when it comes to realising the full potential of whey as a value-added ingredient, according...
Research update: new ideas under the microscope
Fat and fatty acidsIs the relatively low intake of omega-3 fatty acids in Western diet contributing to the obesity epidemic?This article discusses a...