Once valued for their thickening and textural properties, these starches— starches that have not been treated to change their inherent properties—were pushed aside by the modified starches that better withstand the rigors of modern food-processing techniques, including freeze/thaw, shear, pressure, heat, refrigeration, and other assaults, allowing them to extend product shelflife.
At the birth of every premium or functional beverage is a dreamer—someone who feels the need to fill a gap in the market for a particular concoction that goes beyond basic thirst-quenching.
A combination of explosive popularity of plant proteins and rapidly growing demand for foods manufactured with a much smaller carbon footprint is giving alternative proteins a big push.
For food developers, the challenge is to meet this demand for foods that look, smell, and taste fresh—that hold onto their perfect texture—yet maintain extended shelf life and meet consumer demand for being “quick and easy.”
Along with physical and cognitive activity, engaging with a healthy diet is a third modifiable lifestyle factor that has been linked to overall brain health and attenuated cognitive decline.
AAK, a leading global manufacturer of high value-adding specialty vegetable fats, presented “Formulating Whipped Toppings with Non-Hydro Fats” at Prepared Foods’ R&D Applications Seminar, Chicago.
Food and beverage companies must provide consumers with clean-labeled nutritious items that deliver a distinctive experience
July 14, 2016
To ensure success, food and beverage companies must provide consumers with clean-labeled nutritious items that deliver a distinctive and delicious experience.
Honorees named during Penton's North American Tea Championship
May 26, 2016
The evaluation was held May 12 - 13 in Montebello, Calif. at the Wilbur Curtis headquarters, and all of the high-quality winning teas are commercially available in the marketplace.
New Products Conference recast to help innovators find future vision, consumer insights and better ways to ideate and develop new products
July 11, 2016
When it came to planning the 34th annual New Products Conference, Prepared Foods’ editorial and planning teams went back to the drawing board to recast the entire event.
Sports nutrition is flexing its market muscle as mainstream consumers express more interest for all forms of performance foods and beverages that aid their active lifestyles.
Reported pizza consumption took a hit several years ago, but Technomic’s “2016 Pizza Consumer Trend Report” shows that consumers once again are enjoying this American favorite.
Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) reveals that between 2011 and 2015, there was a 202% increase globally in the number of new food and drink products launched containing the terms “superfood,” “superfruit” or “supergrain.”
July 13, 2016
Superfoods are frequently marketed as the answer to consumers’ health woes and now new research from Mintel highlights the popularity of these nutrient packed foods.