High Liner Foods USA used the School Nutrition Association’s recent annual conference to debut USDA Commodity Alaska Pollock (High Liner label), including whole-grain breaded nuggets, sticks, and fish-shaped nuggets (1oz) and portions (3.6oz); and Viking brand Alaska Pollock, including whole-grain breaded nuggets, sticks and fish-shaped nuggets (1oz) and portions (3.6oz)
Recommended fiber consumption varies by age and gender, but it ranges between 21-38g per day. Considering Americans average roughly 15g of fiber per day, there is clearly room to grow.
Pulses and their fractions—protein, starch and fiber—are increasing in popularity for multiple reasons. They are high in protein and beneficial fiber (including resistant starch) and are replete with vitamins and minerals.
According to a 2011 report from the Hudson Institute, a policy research organization, companies that offer products with “better-for-you” (BFY) attributes perform better financially than companies that don’t.
The most recent definition of dietary fiber by the American Association of Cereal Chemists, in 2001, stated it is the edible part of plants or analogous carbohydrates that are resistant to digestion and absorption in the human small intestine, with complete or partial fermentation in the large intestine.
