The ingredient giant discusses why it believes overall quality is set to become increasingly important in the plant-based protein market. The plant-based protein market is in a critical stage, where the overall quality of products needs to improve if repeat buying is to flourish, according to DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences. Flemming Østergaard, Strategic Marketing Manager […]
Bunge Loders Crocklaan is promoting the benefits of a new shea margarine that, it says, is a ‘100% sustainable, healthy and plant-based’ alternative to dairy-based butter and common vegetable oils such as palm. Demand for shea butter is growing globally. According to Adroit Market Research, the market for shea butter is expected to ‘experience a […]
Beer is getting better for you. As American beer consumption continues to drop, brewers are attracting health-conscious consumers with no- and low-alcohol beverages that pack in vitamin-rich fruit and electrolytes with fewer calories. Beer volumes were down 1.5 percent in 2018, compared to a 1.1 percent decline in 2017, according to data compiled for The […]
Bacterial biofilms are typically the target of heavy-duty cleaning regimens, but these films aren’t always bad news. In fact, growing them on thin sheets of nanofibers is a great way to produce a fermented milk product that can deliver hardy probiotics to the digestive tract, according to research just published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural […]
Dutch start-up Koupe makes a sugar, fat and calorie-reduced ice cream with added protein and fibre, which founder Jaco Pieper says appeals to “people that love ice cream, and are looking for additional health benefits”. Unlike conventional ice cream, Koupe lists milk, whey protein and a prebiotic fibre polydextrose among its ingredients. “This is how […]
Food, drink and supplement innovators should take tips from the beauty industry as consumers want to fill-up on products that will help them fight the ageing process, says Mintel. The report, published on November 13th, says consumers want to keep their bodies feeling young by eating and drinking products specifically marketed as promoting healthy ageing. […]
La mayoría de los productos son fabricados por las empresas pequeñas o familiares, con filosofías de comercio justo y cuidado al ambiente. Comida orgánica, sin gluten, sin azúcar añadida, sin grasas trans, sin conservadores… Los alimentos healthy se abren paso en el mercado mexicano con una generación de consumidores preocupados por su salud. Sin embargo, […]
The European Commission has updated legislation concerning food for infants and young children, by ruling that the minimum protein content for follow-on formula be lowered to 1.6 g/100 kcal. The decision follows conclusions made by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which ruled that “Follow-on formula, based on intact protein from cow’s milk or from goat’s milk, with […]
Tate & Lyle has doubled the size of its food application laboratory in Shanghai, as the brand aims to advance the development of ingredients for healthy food and beverages. This expansion has added new testing capabilities, which will enable the company to extensively trial new products for manufacturers in the the dairy, beverage, bakery, and […]
The family risk for asthma – typically passed from mothers to babies – may involve the microbes found in a baby’s digestive tract. This is according to a new University of Alberta study, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and AllerGen and published in the European Respiratory Journal. Maintaining a healthy gut […]
Chia seed producer Benexia is to present a chia oil featuring its new XIA PURE Ox Blocker technology at Vitafoods 2017. The development of Benexia’s XIA PURE Ox Blocker, a new, proprietary process technology significantly increases stabilization of its chia oil, ensuring the omega-3 oil has 100% product consistency, has a longer shelf life, is […]
The release of the AHA’s Scientific Statement on added sugars and kids is baffling. In a year where both the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (ages 2 years and up) and the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final labeling rule (ages 4 years and up) issued a 10% target for added sugars in an effort […]
