There is growing awareness among all stakeholders involved in the food industry of the role that nutrition and lifestyle play in the onset of heart disease, diabetes, prostate cancer, breast cancer and obesity.
Consumer acceptance of food colorants has shifted as attention to coloring ingredients increases. For this reason, there has been a growing demand for colorants in foods and beverages to be “natural.” The legal definitions of what is natural when it comes to color have been a source of confusion for consumers and manufacturers alike.
College students, who took probiotics had shorter, less severe colds than students who did not take the beneficial microorganisms, U.S. researchers found.
Upgrades to Stepan Company’s website make it easier for food and beverage processors to navigate Stepan Lipid Nutrition’s portfolio of natural nutritional oils. Stepan markets Neobee medium-chain triglycerides, Clarinol conjugated linoleic acid, Marinol concentrated Omega-3s and PinnoThin concentrated pine-nut oils.
“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.
Applied BioClinical Inc. (ABC) is a new bioclinical research facility in Irvine, Calif., from FutureCeuticals Inc., a company involved in the research, development and manufacture of fruit, vegetable and grain-based products for the functional food markets. Zbigniew Pietrzkowski, Ph.D., will lead ABC’s research efforts as chief science officer.
Baby formula that is supplemented with fatty acids in an attempt to mimic breast milk does not boost infants' brainpower any more than formula without extra fatty acids, according to a new review of several studies.