Dietary Fiber & Prebiotics

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A wholegrain milled flaxseed, BevGrad™, has been created specifically for beverage and confectionery applications.

The new wave of full-spectrum food supplements offers consumers another way to get their fruits and vegetables.

Supplements and food ingredients availing the diabetic and Syndrome X populations are poised for growth.

Prebiotic ingredients stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria. Proper nutrition is essential to maintaining a healthy status, however, Western diets often lack healthful ingredients such as fruit, fiber, and whole grains. A key to maintaining good health includes nurturing the body’s naturally occurring microorganisms for proper digestive-tract function.

From antioxidants to “adaptogens,” supplemental ingredients seek to slow aging.

This ingredient provides highly absorptive calcium while enhancing taste and texture. CalciLife™ from GTC Nutrition, uses a combination of fructo-oligosaccharides (scFOS), which has been shown to increase calcium absorption, and calcium derived from sea minerals, which not only adds the essential nutrient, but actually improves the taste and texture of fortified products.

Most Westerners do not get enough fiber in their diet, despite the fact that the benefits of fiber are well-known.

Although millions of consumers use glucosamine as a dietary supplement to promote joint health, the fact that it is currently derived from shellfish complicates matters for those allergic to shellfish.

Natural tomato lycopene has received attention recently for its effectiveness in promoting prostate, heart and skin health.

The trend to market health bars to specific consumer niches means it is helpful to formulate such products to provide specific-health benefits. Four Kerry divisions banded together as a one-stop supplier of health bar ingredient and formulation technologies.