Cargill’s Oliggo-Fiber inulin is a natural, invisible soluble fiber that is virtually undetectable in most foods and beverages. It is now available as a fiber syrup, as well as in the free-flowing powder form food and beverage manufacturers have been using to discreetly add fiber’s health benefits to a variety of products.
Results of new research presented at the American Society of Nutrition in San Diego contributes to the increasing amount of scientific evidence that underscores the health benefits of eating pistachios on a daily basis. A joint study by the UK’s Institute of Food Research and Italy’s University of Messina confirms that key nutrients in pistachios are released during digestion and are absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract.
A one-year, double-blind, controlled clinical study suggests cacao flavonoids and soy isoflavones can significantly improve biomarkers of CVD risk in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes. The trial, conducted by Peter J. Curtis, Ph.D., et al, funded by a U.K.-based Charity, Diabetes UJK, and supported by Frutarom Ltd., Israel, and cocoa and chocolate processor Barry Callebaut Inc., was published February 2012 in Diabetes Care.
“Take back your weekend” movements have somewhat stalled, as consumers’ mountainous
in-boxes seem to get bigger every day, and double- or triple-income families are more of a rule than an exception. Customers are always looking for that next jolt of quick energy—but they want it without the jitters.
Watson’s BetaClear is ideal for beverages and other solutions when minimum color contribution is desired. BetaClear 15% SD F080263 is an orange-red, free-flowing powder of encapsulated beta-carotene. Upon dissolution in water, BetaClear 15% SD F080263 forms a colloidal crystalline dispersion.
LycoRed Ltd. offers new formulations uniquely designed for hair and nail nutrition, based on vitamin B-complex and amino acids. LycoRed showcased these systems, made with LycoRed’s proprietary microencapsulation technology, at VitaFoods Europe in Geneva, Switzerland. Consumers recognize that vitamin B and amino acids build hair protein and protect nails.
Already one of the world’s most popular fruits, mangos might also be one of the healthiest. New research, presented at the FASEB Experimental Biology 2012 meeting, not only suggests people who eat mangos have a better diet, but note that the fruit also contains a substance that could have an effect on breast cancer cell proliferation.