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4 November 2013 | By Supriya Varma, Pretima Titoria, Mia Naprta, Gianluigi Mauriello, Diamante Maresca, Clorinda Malmo, Annachiara De Prisco
Tea innovation around the world An update for gluten-free applications Microencapsulation for functional foods: a focus on the vibrating technology
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Innovative sodium reduction and fibre ingredients showcased at the 20th International Congress of Nutrition...
2 September 2013 | By Ashlee Breitner, Muhammad Munir Chaudry
Ashlee Breitner explains how to avoid labelling confusion, Muhammad Munir Chaudry discusses halal certification guidelines for food grade lubricants, and food grade lubricant experts discuss the latest developments in our roundtable...
28 August 2013 | By M. S. Alam Head of Fats and Oils Program, Food Protein R&D Center, Texas A&M University
Fats and oils are major sources of energy, providing nine kilocalories per gram compared to carbohydrates and proteins which provide only four kilocalories per gram and 3.8 kcal/g of energy, respectively. The two major sources of edible fats and oils are plants and animals. Plant sources or vegetable oils are…
28 August 2013 | By Helena Gibson-Moore Nutrition Scientist, British Nutrition Foundation
This article presents an update on low calorie sweeteners including results from consumer research which examined attitudes towards low calorie sweeteners, the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) consultation on the safety of aspartame, Stevia in the marketplace and the role of low calorie sweeteners in weight management. A preference for…
14 August 2013 | By Coca-Cola
Earlier this year, we announced our global commitments for a happy, healthier world...
24 June 2013 | By Robert D. Hall, Amparo Gamero Lluna, Catrienus de Jong
Plant metabolomics – a new opportunity for quality analyses (Robert D. Hall, Managing Director, Centre for Biosystems Genomics, Group Leader Metabolic Regulation, Plant Research International)Novel yeasts, novel flavours (Amparo Gamero Lluna and Catrienus de Jong NIZO food research B.V.)
19 June 2013 | By Maarten Schutyser and Jimmy Perdana, Food Process Engineering Group, Wageningen UR, Martijn Fox, NIZO Food Research
Many food ingredients, such as enzymes and probiotics, are spray dried to provide a longer shelf life. A major hurdle when applying spray drying is the extensive optimisa tion required for formulation and drying conditions to obtain powders of acceptable quality. Therefore, a high-throughput screening platform based on single droplet…
19 June 2013 | By Professor Donald J. McMahon, Western Dairy, Utah State University
Health regulators seek to reduce dietary fat intake and sodium intake by stipulating that cheeses should be made with lower fat and lower salt contents. However, both fat and salt contribute to cheese flavour, and fat especially impacts cheese appearance, texture and melting. Cheese is adversely affected by fat and…
19 June 2013 | By Luca Ruini, Cesare Ronchi
Barilla has released its study on the environmental impacts of pasta conducted with the life cycle assessment methodology through the publication of the Environmental Product Declaration. If we don’t consider the home cooking phase, which does not fall under company dominion, durum wheat cultivation is responsible for more than 80…
26 April 2013 | By Martina Lapierre, Vitafoods Europe, Colette Jermann
Flavours: When performance and packaging are no longer compatible Martina Lapierre (Flavour Technologist, PepsiCo)Vitafoods 2013 Preview (Vitafoods Europe, the global nutraceutical event)How novel technologies can help you to use clean label colours Colette Jermann (Department of Food Manufacturing Technologies, Campden BRI)
26 April 2013 | By Martina Lapierre, Flavour Technologist, PepsiCo
“The sensory threshold for difference detection can be considered to occur when there is a 30 per cent decrease in the concentration of a flavourant”. Flavourings are concentrated aroma chemical systems used in food and beverage formulations and as such are important in the provision of aroma and taste. Their…
26 April 2013 | By Helen Bahia
Nutraceutical products are big business. Despite the tough economic climate and unstable raw material costs, the nutraceutical industry has shown resilience with the Freedonia Group predicting the sector will grow at 7.2 per cent annually until at least 2015.
26 April 2013 | By Colette Jermann, Department of Food Manufacturing Technologies, Campden BRI
The trend for clean label products has been growing since the 1980s. In 2007, the well-known University of Southampton study linked certain artificial colours (tartrazine, quinoline yellow, sunset yellow, carmoisine, ponceau 4R and allura red) and the preservative benzoate to hyperactivity and attention deficit disorders in children. Since then, interest…
28 February 2013 | By Jane Parker, Flavour Centre, Reading University
The flavour of processed foods has changed significantly over the last 50 years. Think back to the days of the early stock cubes or the original powdered desserts which bore only a passing resemblance to the real flavour. Since then, the food industry has been involved in a continuous programme…
