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Non-baked bars using whole ingredients and natural flavorings were early innovations in the raw category

Defining Clean Food Label Trends

As consumers continue to strive toward "clean eating," the definition continues to evolve
Rachel Zemser MS, CCS
April 13, 2016

As the clean label retail market grows, food entrepreneurs seek out new definitions of "clean," allowing them to pave the way for untapped categories of food products.


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Canned Tomatoes Promote Vegetable Consumption

Latest findings presented at the 2016 Experimental Biology Conference attended by over 14,000 scientists
April 12, 2016
But research coming out of the Illinois Institute of Technology and presented at the 2016 Experimental Biology Conference April 2-6 in San Diego, Calif., shows that canned tomatoes may be a good gateway vegetable to help people meet these veggie goals.
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Is Eating Wild the Next ‘Real Foods’ Trend?

Consumer taste for unaltered foods could fuel next generation of product development
April 5, 2016
As shoppers choose real unadulterated foods, major packaged food companies are reeling from lost market share and working hard to recast their tried and true recipes – removing synthetic coloring, dyes, artificial preservatives, artificial ingredients, and GMOs in an effort to create cleaner, simpler labels.
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Natural Sleep Aid

Montmorency tart cherries are gaining recognition as a natural source of melatonin
March 30, 2016
As they look for solutions, Montmorency tart cherries have been quickly gaining recognition as a natural source of melatonin. In fact, emerging research suggests that drinking Montmorency tart cherry juice twice a day may help increase the duration and quality of sleep.
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SunOpta Showcases Ingredient Portfolio

SunOpta will sample select products from its portfolio of healthy and organic consumer packaged goods, including new healthy beverage and snack products at Natural Products Expo West
March 11, 2016
SunOpta will showcase its portfolio of healthy fruits, snacks, beverages and organic ingredients. Attendees are invited to try SunOpta products at booth #2551 in the natural and specialty foods section.
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SupHerb Farms: Fresh Flavor

SupHerb Farms delivers natural, easy-to-use fresh flavor in a variety of IQF herbs, specialty vegetables and SupHerb Farms Fusions
March 7, 2016
SupHerb will feature the company’s bold, authentic Fusions® in a variety of on-trend menu ideas and applications.
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Naturex: On-Trend Health

Naturex offers natural vegetable- and fruit-based ingredients in a wide array of on-trend applications
March 2, 2016
Health and wellness, as well as taste and pleasure, remain overarching driving factors in the food industry.
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RiceBran Technologies: Organic Rice Bran

RiceBran Technologies, Narula Group enter supply partnership and joint venture for organic ingredients including rice bran, jasmine rice bran, chia, kale and coconut products
February 17, 2016
RiceBran Technologies, a global leader in the production and marketing of value added products derived from rice bran, announced that the company entered into an exclusive strategic supply agreement for organic rice bran and a LLC Agreement for the formation of a jointly owned sales and marketing entity with the Narula Group, based in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Cashews: Rich in Beneficial Unsaturated Fats

Research finds cashews are rich in healthy unsaturated fats, high in dietary fiber and have an excellent profile of plant-based proteins
February 10, 2016
Researchers studied the composition of raw cashew kernels from India, Ivory Coast, Vietnam, Brazil, Mozambique, and Kenya.
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Choose Cherries

National Cherry Month is here and Montmorency tart cherry products are cropping up due to their sweet-tart flavor and potential health benefits
January 29, 2016
February is National Cherry Month and Montmorency tart cherry products are cropping up due to their sweet-tart flavor and potential health benefits.
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