Natural & Organic
Americas: Corbion releases latest organic dough improver
Corbion releases the Pristine Organic 522 that brings organic, non-genetically modified organism (non-GMO) baked goods closer to matching the sensory attributes of their conventional...
Middle East: Algatechnologies launches antioxidant from microalgae extract
Algatechnologies launches Fucovital, a patented, all-natural 3% fucoxanthin oleoresin produced and extracted from microalgae.
Fucovital is reportedly the first fucoxanthin granted New Dietary Ingredient...
Europe: Layn offers sweetening platforms to Europe
Layn Corp introduced its SteviUp and Lovia sweetening platforms, and demonstrated its monk fruit sweetener at the Vitafoods Europe last month.
The company is also...
Americas: Plant-based proteins gain consumer appeal
There is a 19% growth in cases shipped of plant-based proteins from broad line US foodservice distributors to independent (one to two units)...
Americas: Mangos found to benefit blood pressure in women
Two cups of mangoes a day had beneficial effects on systolic blood pressure among healthy postmenopausal women, according to a study conducted by the...
Asia Pacific: Japanese investors to boost spirulina production
Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have jointly invested in Tavelmout Corporation (Tavelmout) through the acceptance of a third-party allocation...
Americas: Dupont sources rBST-free dairy sources
DuPont Nutrition & Health says it will obtain rBST-free sources of all its dairy components for producing cultures due to consumer preference.
RBST, or recombinant...
Americas: Researchers release high-yielding red rice
Researchers from Cornell University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service are releasing a nutritious red rice cultivar that should appeal...
Europe: Getting protein out of grass, research
In the quest to develop sustainable foods, which can feed the world's growing population, researchers from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark,...
Americas: Curcumin found to improve memory, mood
Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin — the substance that gives Indian curry its bright color — improved memory and mood in...