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Corbion, a North American market leader in emulsifiers for bread, is expanding its Dolton, Ill., facility, so that the company can also produce propylene glycol monoesters, (PGME) emulsifiers used in sweet goods, bakery mixes and other applications.
The need for attractive oils that provide or enhance a desired set of functions, from textural to organoleptic to metabolic, is driving technologists to develop multiple new takes on oils and fats for preparation and use in food and beverage formulations.
Using starches, vegetable waxes and emulsions, Cargill scientists have created fat systems that lower saturated fat by as much as 40% in shortenings, without compromising finished product attributes. Cargill researchers recently presented the three novel approaches to reducing saturated fat in bakery applications during the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) annual meeting.
The United States Food & Drug Administration has determined that partially hydrogenated oils, which contain trans fats, are not “generally recognized as safe” and have set a three-year limit for their removal from all processed foods effective from June 16 2015.
AAK, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high value-adding specialty vegetable fats, is providing solutions to the industry’s latest challenge: non-hydro fillings for confection.
Palsgaard A/S, inventor of the modern commercial emulsifier, also leads the way in sustainable palm oil consumption. The company is sharing its experiences to help others understand what is required via www.palsgaard.com/sustainable-emulsifiers/
Nature created oil and water specifically so they would not mix, then peppered the food supply with a whole range of other ingredients to help the two mix well
Technology is helping food companies create efficient emulsifiers—among the most critical aspects in the formation of successful emulsion-based food and beverage products.
University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist Eric Decker has received a three-year, $469,775 grant to explore ways to improve the nutrition of foods high in saturated fats.