Native collagen is a high-quality, pure protein derived mainly from bovine and porcine hide and bone, but also from poultry.

Dietary minerals function to regulate enzyme and hormone production, control blood sugar levels, and balance and improve absorption of other minerals, such as calcium.

Nowhere is the technological culinary revolution more evident than in methods such as sous-vide and High Pressure Processing (HPP)—sometimes referred to as High Pressure Pasteurization.

Prepared Foods talks with Dan Zakri, director of new product development at Sandridge Food Corp., a Medina, Ohio, processor of refrigerated entrees, sides, salads, soups and more for retail, in-store deli and foodservice channels.

Hispanic-style food and drink products now comprise much of the US diet and even tend to be regarded as mainstream rather than specifically ethnic.