Food manufacturers can boost their gluten-free sales by capitalising on the “worried well” – healthy people who make self-diagnoses – a report has found.
Roquette and 3I Nature pooled their know-how to develop a new food supplement based on micro-algae and fibres. Named Chlorella 2D, its synergistic combination of Roquette Chlorella and Nutriose are said to promote digestive health - a claim that is supported...
Improved bowel health, increased satiety and enhanced calcium absorption add to mounting evidence for the health benefits of certain added fibres in the diet, according to Tate & Lyle.
The term 'super fruit' is so overused it's nearly lost its meaning. The popular definition has tended to focus on nutrition and health. But some processors are using the term to highlight fruit that has strong technical uses in manufacturing.
The US represents a vast, largely untapped playground for manufacturers of prebiotic fibres and probiotics, according to global ingredients firm Beneo.
Whether it’s satiety, moisture retention, mouthfeel or gut health, fibre has a multitude of functional properties to offer new product developers. Rod Addy reports
Food manufacturers must challenge “lavatorial” perceptions of fibre to market products more effectively, according to the boss of food research group MMR.
The addition of pea fibre to foods can increase insoluble fibre content, while retaining the colour and flavour of products, according to ingredient...
Whey ingredients could play a far more significant role in gut and immune health products in future, according to academics at WheyVolution.While the...
Commercial quantities of a new prebiotic derived from wheat could be available by 2010.Axos, a patent-protected arabinoxylan oligosaccharide derived...
Whether they boost satiety, speed up metabolism, inhibit protein breakdown or block fat absorption, weight management ingredients are potentially big...
