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HFCS - natural or not?
03-Jul-2008 - For the first of a new series to air reader views on controversial topics affecting the food industry, FoodNavigator is seeking comments on whether or not the sweetener high fructose corn syrup should be considered natural.
Pectin: Sourcing issues and ideas
23-Jun-2008 - Mango, banana, and pumpkin have all been mentioned as alternative pectin sources - but are they industrially viable? In the final part of an in-depth special series, FoodNavigator examines the potential of alternative sources of pectin to challenge citrus and apple.
Pectin: Dairy replacer and micro-encapsulator
20-Jun-2008 - Replacing a dairy ingredient with one from citrus may not sound plausible, but rocketing dairy prices are prompting formulators to look elsewhere for ingredients. In the fourth part of an in-depth special series, FoodNavigator examines the potential of pectin to replace dairy proteins.
Pectin: Providing solutions for healthy foods
19-Jun-2008 - Health and wellness is creeping in to every aspect of the food industry. In the third in an in-depth special series, FoodNavigator examines the potential for pectin offer formulation solutions when targeting the health and wellness trend.
Pectin: Health claims and labelling
18-Jun-2008 - Whether pectin will ever be more than a gelling agent and stabiliser and be labelled as a health ingredient depends on science and money. In the second part of an in-depth special series, FoodNavigator examines the health claims for Grandma's favourite ingredient.
Pectin: Health ingredient of the future?
17-Jun-2008 - At a recent conference on hydrocolloids the discussions were dominated by health and price. In the first in a special series, FoodNavigator examines the potential opportunities and challenges for pectin for health.
Summit ends with call for more aid
06-Jun-2008 - The FAO food security summit concluded with a declaration calling for the international community to step up assistance to developing countries, but no decision is reached on biofuels policy.
Boost production to ease the food crisis, says UN chief
04-Jun-2008 - Stepping up food production and ending trade restrictions could lift millions out of poverty while helping bring down soaring prices, said UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon.
Hungry eyes look to Rome for answers
03-Jun-2008 - As world leaders gather in Rome for the first day of talks on food price escalation and, with luck, to settle on a common strategy to deal with the crisis, the FAO has put a price on eradicating hunger: $30bn.
There aren't plenty more fish in the sea
15-Jan-2007 - As a youngster I was brought up on a healthy diet of tuna fish sandwiches and Disney - making my new year's resolution for 2007 the toughest yet. That's right, I'm giving up tuna and who knows, even cod.
Is a trans fat ban a healthy solution?
09-Oct-2006 - Sometimes I just love eating fatty, greasy, unquestionably hazardous foods. But I don't like trans fats, that come as a by-product in some processed foods, and have been linked to high cholesterol and heart problems.
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