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FDA Issues Sodium Reduction Final Guidance

Sodium reduction is a critically important public health issue because Americans consume on average 50% more than the recommended limit for those age 14 years and older
October 15, 2021
The sodium guidance finalizes in part a draft guidance from 2016 that provided short-term (2-year) and long-term (10-year) targets for sodium content in commercially processed, packaged and prepared foods. The FDA received about 200 comments on the draft guidance.
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Consumers Investing in Health with Sugar Reduction Trends

Natural, less processed sweeteners driving beverage innovations
Jessica Jacobsen
October 12, 2021

Clinical psychologist and author Anne Wilson Schaef is known for the quote, “Good health is not something we can buy. However, it can be an extremely valuable savings account.” Today, consumers are filling their “savings accounts” through various functional foods and beverages, while still prioritizing taste.


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Olam Food Ingredients: Organic Dried Onions

Olam Food Ingredients, Agri-Neo offer organically pasteurized dried onions
October 12, 2021
Olam Food Ingredients (OFI) said its spices business is entering into a strategic partnership with Agri-Neo to provide the industry’s first organically pasteurized dried onions. The partnership combines OFI’s market leadership in dried onions and Agri-Neo’s pasteurization technology, Neo-Pure™. 
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The (Natural, Non-nutritive) Sweet Spot

Imbibe eyes beverage sweetener options.
October 12, 2021
While we wait for the silver bullet that delivers a perfect replication of a sugar-like experience without the negative impact to a myriad of biological processes, Imbibe predicts that usage of natural, non-nutritive sweeteners will soar.
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Sugar: How Low Can You Go?

Mintel finds sugar reduction claims growing in Europe.
October 11, 2021
"No added sugar" claims are growing in Europe, with the UK leading the charge as it has the highest proportion (15%) of European food and drink launches carrying this claim in the past five years, followed by Germany (13%) and France (10%).
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AAK: Functional Fats, Oils

AAK highlighting new solutions for plant-based foods, infant nutrition and healthy aging
October 6, 2021

AAK, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of value-adding specialty vegetable fats and oils, invites SupplySide West (SSW) attendees to discover the latest solutions for innovative plant-based foods, infant nutrition and healthy aging products. 


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Sweegen: Reduce Sugar

Sweegen expands sugar reduction portfolio with Brazzein high-intensity sweetener
October 6, 2021

Sweegen is expanding its extensive sweetener portfolio in early 2022 with the zero-calorie, high-intensity sweetener brazzein.


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Layn Natural Ingredient Corp.: Preserve Naturally

Layn’s new SustaNX is a natural, plant-based food and beverage preservation solution
October 6, 2021

Layn Natural Ingredient Corp, Ltd. introduces SustaNX, the newest ingredient in its Plantae™ PRESERVATION series of clean label, natural, polyphenol-rich antioxidant preservation solutions for food, beverage, flavor, fragrance, and pet food.


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Balancing Flavor in Coffee Formulations

Whether making a cup, a quart, or 1,000 gallons, coffee involves careful preparation that starts with choosing the right source, the best beans, and the preferred roast
Lynn Townsend
October 5, 2021
Creating good coffee beverages can only begin with creating good coffee, and good coffee is a result of the skillful combination of art and chemistry.
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Natural Flavor-Booster & Masker Ingredients for Clean-Label, Plant-Based, and Better-For-You Products

Secondary ingredients need to be derived from natural sources and contain no traces of solvents or similar chemicals
Rachel Zemser, MS, CCS
Rachel Zemser MS, CCS
September 29, 2021

To attain the coveted clean-label designation, today’s “flavor helpers”—the secondary ingredients needed to mask or block a bitter aftertaste or to enhance a desired flavor (which in turn can mask off notes)—need to be derived from natural ingredients and contain no traces of solvents or similar chemicals.


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