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Natural Good Taste
8 Sep 2014
The flavours sector represents one of the largest within the global food additives market and the use of flavouring compounds is widespread as manufacturers continue to search for appealing new taste experiences. Sweet flavours, particularly those that...
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Cleaning up Colours
4 Sep 2014
The ‘Southampton 6 report’ from McCann et al (2007) highlighted potential issues relating to hyperactivity in children and suggested correlation to the use of six artificial colours: sunset yellow (E 110), quinoline yellow (E 104), carmoisine (E 122), ...
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Cochineal Sets an Example to us All
1 Sep 2014
If we look at history, the aesthetic aspects of food were not a major consideration until relatively recently, and began to change fundamentally with the onset of the Industrial Revolution. (Today, for example, a Spanish paella rice dish would be unacc...
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Finally…. Government Opinions Catching Up with the Science
25 Aug 2014
It was a good month for omega-3s last month when the European Food Safety Authority published its “Scientific Opinion on health benefits of seafood (fish and shellfish) consumption in relation to health risks associated with exposure to methylmercury” ...
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Five a Day Won’t Stop the Body Rusting Away Through Oxidation – but Antioxidants can Blast Those Free Radicals Way
5 Aug 2014
The human body rusts in the same way that a bicycle does if it is left outside and unprotected from the rain. The oxygen in the air combines with the metal, and rust forms through a process called oxidation. This rusting process also occurs in every ho...
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What is Smart Packaging?
12 Nov 2013
Smart packaging has been a trending topic for years now. It comes with many names – it can also be called intelligent packaging, interactive packaging or active packaging – or combinations of these. Smart packaging is about clever ways to package...
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Callebaut: 2011 Fi Europe Excellence Awards Winner
10 Sep 2013
At the last Fi Europe Excellence Awards in 2011, Barry Callebaut won the Confectionery Innovation of the Year Excellence Award. On top of that, Terra Cacao chocolate was selected as the Most Innovative Food Ingredient. Winning this award made it possi...
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Diabetic Breakfasts – A Key Focus of New Product Development
25 Jun 2013
Almost 350 million people in the world have diabetes, and selecting the right foods to adequately manage the disease is a daily chore for many, particularly where breakfast is concerned. What is required are breakfast options for this demographic that ...
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Strategies of the Probiotics Industry
17 Jun 2013
The probiotics market is thriving, and will continue to thrive, because consumer acceptance and knowledge outweighs the difficulties of obtaining official approval for claims. Today’s hectic lifestyle is increasingly linked to digestive health issues. ...
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Increasingly, Cereal is Sharing the Fiber Spotlight with Other Products
10 Jun 2012
The US cereal market should be buoyed by consumers’ attitudes towards food and eating habits. Sixty-five percent of adults aged 18+ agree that they are trying to include more fiber in their diets and 46% consider “nutritional value” to be the most impo...
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Are Omega-3s Poised For Growth in Europe Again?
5 Jun 2012
Growth rates in the European nutritional market have fallen during the past few years and omega-3s are certainly no exception to this trend. In a report commissioned by GOED, Frost & Sullivan estimated that consumption in Europe is only going to increa...
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