Cyvex Nutrition Inc.’s Euro Black Currant extract has attained self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Regarded as Safe) status and can be safely used in a wide range of functional foods and beverages.
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.
BENEO’s shelf-stable rice bran, RemyLiVe, offers food producers a high-quality, stable product that encompasses a wide range of nutritional and functional benefits. In addition to being hypoallergenic, whole-grain, gluten-free, and rich in antioxidants and phytosterols, the shelf-stable rice bran is also said to improve the structure, shelflife, texturization and machinability of food products.
Cherries have long been appreciated for their taste, but growing evidence about their health benefits puts them squarely in the frame for “superfruit” status.
In the search for sources of excess sodium, sometimes the saltiest culprits are the least expected foods. After all, when someone tears into a bag of salt-and-vinegar potato chips, they have probably already factored a relative sodium wallop into the bargain. Far less likely, though, do they expect to soak up as much as half a day’s sodium from, say, a single cup of chili.
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.