Prayon, a world leader in phosphate chemistry, will build a new factory and boost the company’s production of food grade sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP). This project is part of Prayon's growth strategy in several sectors (food additives, water treatment, industrial applications), and it will support the group's development worldwide. 

NatureSeal, Inc., Westport, Conn., offers a family of healthy, sulfite-free solutions to keep cut potatoes, cut sweet potatoes and other root vegetables fresh for up to 21 days.

It is still unclear when FDA will release new sodium guidelines, despite its 2013 goal to have them completed this year.

Cheese, hotdogs, whole and 2% milk are among the top foods and beverages contributing to saturated fat and sodium intakes of toddlers and preschoolers.

Among other properties, they researched NFE’s ability to function as a salt reducer and natural flavor enhancer; as a preservative and anti-spoilage agent; and as a booster of organoleptic attributes of processed animal protein products, such as deli meats and frankfurters.

For consumers, savoriness often is all about that familiar and pleasing salty taste.

In one of this month’s feature articles, a topic is covered—sodium—that’s highly controversial…but only because the actual controversy has been manufactured.

Senomyx will continue to work to identify flavors with modifying properties intended to restore the desired salty taste in products with reduced sodium.

The average daily sodium intake of most Americans is actually associated with better health outcomes than intake levels currently recommended by the CDC and major health departments.

Dave Hickey has been named chief customer officer.