Countering off-notes is a prominent challenge faced by formulators working with bitter compounds, protein-enriched recipes and other special ingredients. Responding to this, Brazillian flavor house Duas Rodas has launched Bitter Block, a natural aroma that rounds out flavors and synergistically eliminates bitter notes in drinks, such as caffeine supplements, those with high protein content and […]
Healy Group, the Ireland-based ingredient supplier, has developed a process to turn cocoa shells – an otherwise under-utilised by-product of cocoa production – into a micronised cocoa fibre that can help with sugar reduction in chocolate. The new ingredient, PrimaFi Cocoa, is a natural, dietary fibre which, when used as a bulking agent, can replace […]
The spotlight is on low and no-calorie sweeteners ahead of the anticipated release of draft guidelines on the intake of non-sugar sweeteners from the World Health Organization (WHO) Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group (NUGAG). A new report publicized by the International Sweeteners Association (ISA) argues that there is an extensive body of robust scientific evidence […]
Authenticity, holistic health and customization top Innova Market Insights’ list of 2020 food trends. More than half of global consumers said a brand’s or product’s story influences their purchasing decision, Innova Market Insights said. Demand for transparency extends beyond product labels. “This is not only an ingredients trend,” said Lu Ann Williams, director of insight […]
A new study demonstrates that just one hour of exposure to blue light at night—the kind of light produced by the screens of our many devices—may raise blood sugar levels and increase sugar consumption in male rats. This study, led by researchers from the University of Strasbourg and University of Amsterdam, was presented at the […]
Nestlé has created a unique new chocolate made entirely from the cocoa fruit, using only the beans and pulp as ingredients. The new chocolate, to be launched in Japan this autumn, has been developed using a “natural approach” and patented technique which does not require adding any refined sugar. Nestlé hails its invention as a […]
As more consumers fixate on sugar as a primary source of unnecessary calories and connect it to unwanted weight gain, manufacturers will need to re-engage shoppers with more nutritious options or else risk them opting-out of packaged foods and beverages, new research from ingredient supplier Kerry suggests. “One third of Americans believe that sugars are […]
Cutting edge industrial technology and software has been harnessed to disrupt global food and beverage manufacturing with Nucane, a healthier and cost effective sugar substitute. Schneider Electric is collaborating with global food science company, Foss and Nutrition Innovation, to produce a low glycaemic index (GI) sugar. Foss and Nutrition has developed a breakthrough process to […]
Siggi’s will continue operating out of its New York City office and remain a standalone company under current leadership. Lactalis, which claims to be the world’s largest dairy company, has agreed to acquire Siggi’s—the U.S. based maker of Icelandic style skyr yogurts with “simple ingredients, not a lot of sugar”—for an undisclosed price. Siggi’s was […]
SweeGen, Inc., a nature-based sweetener company, and Ingredion have jointly announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) No Objection Letter for BESTEVIA Rebaudioside D stevia leaf sweetener for use as a general-purpose, non-nutritive sweetener for foods and beverages. Back in July, FoodIngredientsFirst reported on SweeGen and […]
Nestlé Breakfast Cereals, made by Cereal Partners Worldwide (UK), are set to reduce a further 10 percent of sugar content across its cereal range by the end of 2018. The move will see around 225 million fewer teaspoons of sugar in the nation’s diet as part of an ongoing program to reduce average sugar across […]
The UK Government has set out sugar limits for popular foods with the aim of improving children’s health by removing 200,000 tonnes of sugar from the UK market by 2020. The report, compiled by Public Health England (PHE), outlines the sugar content for nine food groups including biscuits, breakfast cereals, yogurt and cakes. Along with […]
Drinks sweetened with highReb A stevia may have similar or higher satisfaction ratings than sucrose drinks, but added fibre lowers scores, according to a new sensory and sensationfocused study. The study, by Danish researchers, combined hedonistic sensory ratings with postingestive sensation ratings, to give what they suggest is a more holistic system of food satisfaction […]
It will soon be very easy to spot just how much sugar is in your food. Health Canada has ordered companies to change the labelling on food products in order to make it easier for consumers to know what they are eating. Instead of listing ingredients solely by amount, manufacturers will have to put foods […]
Introduction Predicting food trends is “as much an American holiday tradition as ordering an eggnog latte,” wrote Kim Severson for the New York Times. The problem is that, once you examine many of the sources for these predictions, you notice that many come from PR firms and food marketers intent on creating a spotlight for […]
