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Research Reduction, a Prepared Foods blog, jump-starts your ingredient, formulation and market research by sifting news, trends and product information and presenting results in easily digested information capsules. Search results can be overwhelming. Research Reduction does the legwork for you.

Uncovering Effective Vegetarian Formulations

Consumer trend, new product and ingredient options for the formulation of vegetarian and vegan foods & beverages.

Malcolm Lowe

May 9, 2014

I look to the garden this May and see short bushy rows of green. Chard, lettuce, radish, spinach, mustard greens, kale. In another month, I will have the makings of many meals that feature vegetables.

Formulations Wield Health Benefits of Special Nutrition Products

Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of high-value nutritional foods & beverages.

Malcolm Lowe

May 2, 2014

Like you, I do my best to eat healthy foods. Sometimes my best is your worst. I mean really. The dinner menu last: chips and salsa and a handful of leftover chocolate Easter eggs.

Formulating Today's Soup

Food product development research and trends

Malcolm Lowe

April 25, 2014

I know people, I'm afraid to say, that dislike soup. They find it to be a pale substitute for a plate of meat and sides. Soup, for them, if it must be digested, should be consumed in small portions prior to eating an actual meal. I scoff at this. Hak!

Food Product Development: Snacks and Appetizers

Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of prepared snacks and appetizers.

Malcolm Lowe

April 18, 2014

It's after work. I've rested my pick and shovel. I am hungry. I will have something small. A snack. I will eat it fast, and then I will sit.

Sauces & Marinades in the Practical Product Development

Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of sauces, marinades and condiments.

Malcolm Lowe

April 11, 2014

I have considered making a journey to the desert this spring. I have had quite enough of the cold and ice. The desert, warm and dry, seems like a fantasy that just so happens to be a short plane ride away.

Formulating Better: Meat, Poultry & Seafood

Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of processed meat, poultry and seafood products.

Malcolm Lowe

April 4, 2014

No one likes to squabble, especially when pork is roasting in the oven. It's incongruous.

Development Trends for Meals and Sides

Research and trends to inspire your work

Malcolm Lowe

March 28, 2014

I pride myself on being able to make a meal of anything. Leftovers? Easy. Pasta and olive oil? Sure. An onion and saltines? Yep. Celery and a lemon rind? Without issue.

Formulating dairy foods and beverages

Research and trends for your food formulations

Malcolm Lowe

March 21, 2014

When I think of dairy, I think of a three-dimensional wedge of cheese, which conjures an image of a mouse. That leads me to cartoons, which leads me to children, which leads me to babies.

Formulating Cereals and Bars

Ingredients and trends for developing breakfast products

Malcolm Lowe

March 14, 2014

And the day begins. Coffee. The brushing of teeth. Teeth first, then coffee. The pets receive their allotted share of kibble.

Cheers to Beverages and You

Malcolm Lowe

March 7, 2014

I'm a drinker more than an eater. I always have been. When I say drinker, I don't mean a drinker of alcoholic beverages, though I have one now and again. I mean the consumption of liquids over solids.