The most abundant dietary protein sources on earth are in fruits and vegetables—and food and beverage processors are poised to take full advantage of that
Proteins perform a myriad of functions in the human body and are a vital nutrient to sustain life. In fact, proteins are the second-most plentiful substance in the body after water.
Nutrient premixes are all-in-one, custom blends that offer food and beverage manufacturers numerous benefits, including ingredient accuracy and consistency, plus decreased labor and inventory costs.
With the wide variety of vitamins, minerals, botanicals and nutraceuticals that can be used to fortify foods and beverages, premixed ingredient systems exist to allow manufacturers benefits and savings that require almost no effort to attain.
With the continued emphasis on foods and beverages as pathways for diabetic control, there are many ingredients help formulators to make great-tasting, new diabetic products.
The CDC believes that, as of 2010, almost 80 million American adults aged 20 or older could be considered as pre-diabetic. And, in a CDC report released just six weeks ago, only 11% of the Americans who are at risk for diabetes are aware they are at risk.