A number of food and drinks come under the umbrella term of cardiovascular health, and not only with the traditional focus on fat and cholesterol reduction.
Ingredients designed to enhance food and beverage products, while helping women achieve optimal health and weight, hold an increasing edge in the marketplace
December 1, 2013
Women have complex nutritional needs that change over time. Perhaps for similar reasons, women tend to read food labels more than men do.
Prepared Foods’ R&D Application Seminars recently explored antioxidants. Presenters discussed some of the pioneering technology in this field, as well as a look at five “orphan ingredients” with strong antioxidant capacity.
December 1, 2013
Details of a unique, infrared drying method by Vivid Harvest that preserves the vitamin and antioxidant content and capacity of fruits and vegetables was presented by Rodger Jonas, director of national sales, PL Thomas Inc., in his Prepared Foods’ R&D Application Seminar titled “Effects of Drying Methods on Vitamin C Content.”
Whether familiar (zinc, selenium) or little known (CoQ10, phosphatidyl serine, astaxanthine), emerging ingredients and botanicals are waiting for processors to discover their untapped potential.
October 1, 2013
Although most micronutrients are anything but new, some have been newly emphasized as a result of recent studies.
Cyvex Nutrition’s Euro Black Currant extract has attained self-affirmed GRAS status and can be safely used in a wide range of functional foods and beverages.