Using chitosan, an emerging ingredient extracted from fungi cell walls, may act as an anti-microbial ingredient for orange juice, and remove the need for pasteurization, says a new study.
Polysaccharides from brown marine algae could provide the
ingredients for a new wave of beverages with health benefits,
according to researchers in Ireland.
New technology to extract pectin from sugar beet pulp could reduce
extraction times and expand the potential of the ingredient,
suggests research from the ARS.
The gumminess texture of fresh mangoes could be improved through
the presence of an enzyme involved in the breakdown of plant cell
walls and in combination with calcium chloride.
The gumminess texture of fresh mangoes could be improved through
the presence of an enzyme involved in the breakdown of plant cell
walls and in combination with calcium chloride.
Food ingredients company DSM claims this week that food
manufacturers seeking an alternative approach to mechanical and
heat treatment of fruit pieces could benefit from recent research
carried out on tomatoes by the company.
Twenty-five years ago, Alan Darvill and colleagues described one of
the most complex carbohydrates found in nature. Called
rhamnogalacturan II or RG-II, it is found in plant cell walls. The
carbohydrate is found in all higher plants...
