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.
Red River Commodities (RRC) says a wide range of food processors are expressing interest in SunButter, an industrial sunflower butter. Because of substantial growth in peanut allergies, more manufacturers are creating peanut-free products using SunButter, which provides a similar taste, texture and performance to peanut butter, says RRC.
The Canadian government has announced a $245,000 grant that will help the Canadian Celiac Association partner with ExcelGrains Canada, the Packaging Association of Canada and the Canadian Health Food Association to develop specific controls and the supporting tools for each of their existing food safety systems.
Children of those who ate peanuts and tree nuts while pregnant were less likely to develop asthma or allergies than the kids whose mothers shunned nuts.
The satiating element of fiber has led to its inclusion in a number of weight-management strategies and products, both in the U.S. and abroad. In Germany, for instance, Pronatura’s Inulin Fibre is a prebiotic designed to support weight control when consumed regularly.
Children living with celiac disease in Alberta may be at a higher risk for low bone-mineral density because of a lack of sun exposure and essential vitamins, new research reveals.
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