If you’ve been following this controversy surrounding erythritol, don’t panic yet. Check in first with David Feder, Executive Editor—Technical for Prepared Foods as he provides some reasoned opinion on the matter.

Executive Editor Technical David Feder interviews Zilian Cheuk, Vice-president of Product Development, and Hugo Perez, an executive for ZenB US, Inc., makers of pastas, sauces, and snacks from yellow peas on how the company’s single-ingredient yellow pea pasta is not only an excellent mimic for wheat pasta but helps promote digestive health, a key aspect of immunity.

Kerry Hughes, MSc, principal for EthnoPharm shares five botanical ingredients food and beverage developers should be paying close attention to.

Prepared Foods talks all things sugar reduction—from ingredients to formulation strategies—with Lindsay Wisener.