Health & Wellness
Europe: Salt of the Earth ingredient wins IFT award
Salt of the Earth's flagship sodium-reduction ingredient, Mediterranean Umami, won an IFT17 Food Expo Innovation Award at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Awards...
Asia Pacific: Programs, theatres at Vitafoods Asia 2017
Vitafoods Asia will hold a conference consisting of masterclasses, the Digestive Health & Microbiome Summit and presentations from September 5-6, 2017 in Singapore.
The Vitafoods...
Asia Pacific: PureCircle launches stevia antioxidant product
PureCircle has developed the first commercially viable stevia antioxidant product for food and beverage companies.
While researchers have known that antioxidants are present in stevia...
Europe: Company releases oil with DHA, selenium content
Metabolium has developed Olïse, an oil with a high docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and organic selenium content.
DHA is an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)...
Asia Pacific: Companies to offer nutrition in India
Barentz International and Jubilant Life Sciences will deliver food nutrition and fortification solutions in India and its neighboring countries.
“We hope to position this...
Americas: Whey protein for sports bars
Arla Foods Ingredients has developed Nutrilac PB-8420, a whey protein that ensures protein bars retain an indulgent cohesive (chewy) texture for 12 months or...
Americas: Grain for making gluten-free beer
Beers made with Witkop teff grains may be a good alternative to traditionally brewed barley beers, reports Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Gluten-based sensitivities...
Americas: Researcher says food distribution is key to cure malnutrition
Malnutrition’s triple burden of undernourishment, deficiencies in vitamins and minerals, and over nutrition impacts millions of people around the world.
Changes in the availability,...
Americas: Certain natural forms of vitamin K found in dairy products
Vitamin K, with its multiple forms, is among the lesser known nutrients.
Scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging...
Asia Pacific: Most Japanese make purchase decisions based on on-pack health claims, DuPont tells...
Food products containing Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 from the DuPont Danisco range have been recorded with the Consumer Affairs Agency, Government of Japan, for Food...