Articles Tagged with ''Palm Oil''

Health, convenience and sustainability are key food trends. So, it’s no wonder that more manufacturers are advertising products as “free of preservatives, food coloring and artificial flavors.”

Dietary advice on fats has gone from reducing all fat to consuming the “good” and avoiding the “bad” fat. Asim Syed, director, Global R&D, Healthy Oils Applications at Dow AgroSciences, explained this and more in his Prepared Foods’ R&D Seminar presentation titled “Fats and Oils: Developing Today for a Healthier Tomorrow.”

Palm oil is 100% natural and rich in antioxidant vitamin E (tocotrienols). Palm fruit oil also increases “good” HDL cholesterol, compared to other saturated oils, such as coconut oil, to promote healthy cardiovascular health. Meanwhile, the fact that palm oil is trans fat-free makes it an effective, attractive ingredient in numerous formulations.

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IOI-Loders Croklaan recently introduced Freedome® IC500, an innovative dairy fat replacer that is a drop-in solution claimed to provide frozen dessert manufacturers with the ability to reduce and control costs, while maintaining desired end-product quality.

Palm oil may be the staple of microwave popcorn brands, but one new launch attempts to capitalize on the positive health appeal of olive oil.

Recently, IOI-Loders Croklaan, a fully integrated palm oil producer, welcomed its first bulk vessel shipment of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified sustainable palm oil to North America.