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Soy and Tomatoes Work Well Together

Tomatoes and soy foods may be more effective in preventing prostate cancer when they are eaten together than when either is eaten alone.

May 15, 2013

Only 45% of mice fed both foods developed the disease, compared to 61% in the tomato group, and 66% in the soy group.

Westin Acquires Dominex

Westin Foods has expanded its Health and Wellness division by acquiring a majority interest in Dominex, LC, of St. Augustine, Fla.

April 19, 2013

This acquisition will bring about the creation of Dominex Natural Foods.

Flavorful Fake-outs

Although most animal protein analogs are still made from soy, ingredients such as mushrooms, nuts, grains and even eggplant are providing new alternatives for meat.

April 11, 2013

Fake meat—once almost exclusively from textured soy—was typically mealy, and the taste tended to be bland and garlicky, either serving as a placeholder for a cover-up sauce or overwhelming everything in its path.

New Product Trends

Sowing the Seeds

The benefits of nuts and seeds are becoming increasingly clear to consumers and manufacturers.

William A. Roberts, Jr.

April 11, 2013

With more consumers looking to increase natural elements in their diets, the market for nuts and seeds is rife with potential.

Meatless Grows, No Bull

Texturized soy protein has reached an acme of popularity, elevated to a trendy, sought-after ingredient by those same Baby Boomers who once shunned soy burgers.

April 11, 2013

In the early 1960s, public school kids knew all about meat analogs. We called it “mystery meat” and subjected the thin, overcooked and rubberized brown patties to the derision they merited.

Healthy Training Starts Early

Parents' struggle to teach kids to eat their greens should begin before birth, experts say.

February 21, 2013

Parents' struggle to teach kids to eat their greens should begin before birth, experts say.

Food and ALS

February 6, 2013

New research suggests that increased consumption of foods containing colorful carotenoids, particularly beta-carotene and lutein, may prevent or delay the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Salad Days

September 20, 2012

Already known for seafood protein salads, Blount Fine Foods now offers Asian Wheatberry & Edamame Salad and a Tzatiki Taboule. Asian Wheatberry is a gluten-free mixture of wheatberry, barley and edamame tossed with lime juice, garlic and basil, sprinkled with a touch of jalapeño. Blount says this vegetarian product has only 50 calories and 0g trans fat per serving.