Using sugar beet pectin to coat proteins could lead to the
formation of core-shell systems for use as encapsulators or fat
replacers, suggests new research.
Tate & Lyle discusses how it presents ingredient concepts to customers around the world, using prototypes that will appeal to different cultural preferences.
UK sweetener group Tate & Lyle reduces risk to earnings from
today's volatile commodity markets, announcing the sale of its
international sugar trading operations to US oilseed giant Bunge.
National Starch has identified a range of different crispy and crunchy textures for crackers and snacks to help food manufacturers meet consumer demand for gourmet, indulgent and healthy products.
A beta-glucan health cholesterol-lowering health claim has been
approved in France, making it only the second disease reduction
claim permitted in a country notorious for conservative food laws.
The controlled release of food ingredients, like bioactive
compounds and flavours, is far behind the pharmaceutical world, but
the balance is slowly being redressed.
Africa farmers could be set to tap into a billion dollar industry
with baobab, as the baobab fruit pulp obtained novel foods approval
yesterday, FoodNavigator.com can report.
ADM is launching a new range of bean powders and ground cooked
beans, which are intended to make it more convenient for consumers
to include beans in their diets - and easier for manufacturers to
use them in product formulations.
If heart healthy jambalaya sounds too good to be true, think again. Careful selection of ingredients can make any food heart healthy, without affecting the flavor, says Dr Richard Collins, MD, the Cooking Cardiologist.
US Sugar has agreed to sign its own death warrant with a $7.5bn
land deal that would see 187,000 acres of the Everglades restored
to a conservation area - but put the agricultural firm out of
business.
Tate & Lyle has developed a new soluble corn fiber in its
Promitor line, expanding the toolkit at manufacturers' disposal for
easy formulation of products with added fiber.
Adding fruit flavours and cyclodextrin to milk may boost consumer
acceptance of polyphenol-enriched dairy, without the need for added
sugar, report New Zealand scientists.
Food industry voices are joining those of politicians in the GM debate, hailing the controversial technology as the answer to the food supply crisis. But the hearts and minds of consumers must still be won.
Bunge has announced the signature of a definitive agreement to
acquire Corn Products International for around $4.8bn, a major deal
that plunges it into the high-potential sweeteners market.
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industry. In the third in an in-depth special series, FoodNavigator
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UK company Ulrick & Short has received new Soil Association
accreditation for two of its products, allowing it to market these
already clean label ingredients as organic.
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
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An ingredient manufacturer says that one of its functional
carbohydrate products can offer brewers improved texture and
stability retention in lower or no-alcohol beer, according to
independent testing.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has released a science
policy paper to correct misconceptions that abound in the industry
regarding the safety of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
A standard language is needed to describe texture, according to
National Starch, to help manufacturers understand the needs of
consumers and increase speed to market of their products.
Beneo-Remy has announced a price increase of 40 per cent across its
rice-derived ingredients portfolio to help counter the pressure of
greater demand on rice supplies and higher costs.
The Grain Processing Company is targetting its organic rice-derived
ingredients into the Western United States with the signature of an
agreement with ET Horn.
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.
National Starch is extending its range of Novation functional
native starches to include two new starches from waxy maize that
are suitable for use in products geared towards the certified
organic trend.
A three-pronged approach including stepping up scientific research
and embracing innovative technology will help combat new food
challenges, says US secretary of agriculture, Ed Schafer.
Efforts to reduce acrylamide remain a priority as the European Food
Safety Authority (EFSA) concludes risk assessments regarding the
carcinogen will stay the same.
French sugar and food solutions company Tereos has confirmed it is
hoping to acquire Danisco's sugar business, and that it is bidding
against Germany's Nordzucker.
Chefs have long had a role to play in the food industry's
development of new products, but ingredients companies are placing
greater emphasis on how their sensory skills can be used to prepare
foods that are more appealing to...
Leading sugar and starch producer in Central and Eastern Europe,
Agrana has announced it has acquired, subject to regulatory
authority approval, 50 per cent of the shares in the sugar sales
operations of the Studen Group, Vienna.
The UK is badly positioned to cope with rising food prices because
of its trade deficit causing concerns of a recession, according to
a report by Ernst & Young.
As interest in potato starch increases due to clean label
pressures, US scientists report that the gelling and paste-forming
properties of starch from sweet potatoes can be controlled by using
amino acids.
A new joint venture by DuPont and Danisco aims to develop what
could be the first large-scale non-food ethanol production, which
could lighten the pressure of biofuels on the food industry.
Brown rice has been added to the FDA-approved list of whole grains
that may make health claims including reducing the risk of heart
disease and some cancers.
Ingredients firm Tate & Lyle has entered an agreement with Fiji
Sugar Corporation for the supply of 300,000 tonnes of raw sugar per
year till 2015, amid developments in the EU sugar regime.
Spanish food group Ebro Puleva has proposed to sell or spin-off its
sugar business at a time when stability has returned to the
European sugar industry.
A resistant starch-rich barley may offer functional food potential
for formulators to double the fibre content of products, and boost
gut health in consumers, suggests new research.
Countries should not use export bans to cope with the current food
crisis as it would place further strains of the global situation,
said the World Bank.
Demand for fat replacers is set to increase as health trends
continue, with particular growth experienced in the meat and dairy
sector, according to a new report.
Ingredients firm Cargill yesterday completed the expansion of its
Polish wheat processing facility, designed to meet consumer demand
across the European bloc.
National Starch Food Innovation has developed a flexible
heat-resistant starch for adding texture to cold applications
mayonnaise and dressings and heated products like soups.
A new range of softer wholegrains do not need pre-soaking and so
the 'hard bite' texture often associated with grain products is
eliminated, the manufacturer claims.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published new
labelling guidance for food manufacturers, which it hopes will help
international companies meet the nation's labeling requirements.
Citizens for Health, a US consumer advocacy group, has launched an
online campaign to warn consumers about the dangers of genetically
engineered (GE) sugar beets in food products.
Danish ingredients group Danisco today inaugurated a new
application and research facility in China, which the firm hopes
will help it further expand operations in an "important growth
area".
A Californian rice and barley ingredient developer has been
criticized by organic and sustainable agriculture advocate, the
Center for Food Safety (CFS), over attempts to introduce specialist
GM proteins into the US food supply.
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