News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Freeze-dried extracts from hibiscus stabilised by trehalose or maltodextrin can provide colourants for a range of food applications with superior stability, report researchers from Thailand.
The latest report from the UK's Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) has raised fresh concerns about residues being found in apples sold at retail, and in fruit supplied to schools under the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.
Flavor firm Wild says it has developed new ways to help US manufacturers boost the fruit and vegetable content of their products, while keeping these tasty and fun to eat.
Two scientific papers which have raised question marks over the safety of fortifying flour with folic acid to prevent neural tube defects in pregnancies provide no concern, UK doctors have said.
PureCircle has forged an exclusive supply agreement with an undisclosed Korean company to supply its commodity Sweta sweetener on an exclusive basis - a deal it expects to deliver good growth prospects for its stevia-based portfolio.