Below are some of the highlights from the 2012 Natural Products Expo West, which again saw a sizable number of gluten-free introductions, as well as a number of notable introductions focusing on other trends.
DuPont Nutrition & Health’s new patent-pending GUARDIAN CHELOX L is a blend of natural plant extracts with antioxidant properties. It combines strong metal chelation with free-radical scavenging to create an effective, non-allergenic natural solution to preserve the freshness of food emulsions, according to the company.
Claims on food labels that a product is organic, locally produced or made by workers subject to fair labor practices may mislead consumers into thinking that such foods are low in calories, says research.
Sales of products with Fair Trade USA's seal of approval for ethics and sustainability rose 75% in the fourth quarter of last year over the first quarter of 2011.
Hearthside Food Solutions LLC offers granola enriched with baobab. Baobab Foods—the importer of the superfruit produced by Afriplex of South Africa—supplied the Baobest brand baobab used in Hearthside’s granola.