Using starches, vegetable waxes and emulsions, Cargill scientists have created fat systems that lower saturated fat by as much as 40% in shortenings, without compromising finished product attributes. Cargill researchers recently presented the three novel approaches to reducing saturated fat in bakery applications during the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) annual meeting.

ICL Food Specialties used the Research Chef Association (RCA) Annual Conference and Culinology Expo to showcase several functional ingredients with a bayou inspired twist!

IOI Loders Croklaan, leading producer of palm-based fats and oils, now offers a series of courses to help manufacturers seamlessly eliminate partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in product formulations.

From nutritious foods that fill you up faster to new weight-loss medications to government food taxes, obesity experts predict maintaining a healthy weight may get much easier during the next few decades.

Leading academics and researchers are set to challenge the way Canadians think about saturated fat, sodium and sugar and explore the pitfalls posed by the "nutrient-focused" approach used in dietary guidelines at a series of cross-Canada symposia titled, "Straight Talk about Nutrition Guidelines".

More than 30,000 healthier product choices have been made available to consumers between 2002 and 2013 according to the 2014 Health & Wellness Survey released today by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). The new choices represent an additional 10,000 in just the last four years.

Penford Food Ingredients used SupplySide West to launch GumPlete® systems, a synergistic blend of starches and gums that can improve texture and allow for a clean flavor release more effectively than using an individual gum or starch independently.

LiteFoods, Inc. says its new Neusolite™ reduces fat in fried foods by as much as 60%. Neusolite is a patented two-stage pre-soak system that uses all-natural ingredients to keep the oil from fried foods in the fryer.