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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.

Cheeses, Sauces & Bases Now and Forever

Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation

Malcolm Lowe

December 20, 2013

Well, faithful and vast readership, this is my last entry before the holiday season takes over our lives, stealing us from the work we love and casting us into the arms of family and friends.

Make it All Better with Batters, Breading and Coatings

Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation

Malcolm Lowe

December 13, 2013

Batters, Breading and Coatings, they make it all better. They make the medicine go down, so to speak.

Don't like vegetables? Ever had tempura? Goodness gracious

Bolster Your New Products with Antioxidants and Nutritionals

Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation

Malcolm Lowe

December 6, 2013

We've known the benefits of antioxidants for decades, longer. Blueberries, green tea, heck, even some chocolate contains them. Get the old blood moving!

Acidulants and Phosphates: Increase Yields, Improve Taste

Research and trends for your food formualtions

Malcolm Lowe

November 29, 2013

I must say that as a food consumer, an eater, I am never not in love with a dish that is laden with acidulates and phosphates. My stomach grumbles like I'm smelling movie theater popcorn as I think of the deliciousness that acidulates and phosphates bring to the foods I consume.

Developing New Products for Vegetarians

Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation

Malcolm Lowe

November 22, 2013

I can't stop eating bacon. I don't know why I am beginning an entry about developing food products for vegetarians by making that claim. All I can say is that it is on my mind and I had to admit it to someone. There. It's out there.

Weight Management Components in Food Formulations

Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation

Malcolm Lowe

November 15, 2013

Well, it's the time of year when so many people we know are starting to stitch together some semblance of a New Year's resolution. I, for one, am setting my sights on speaking more regularly from the diaphragm. Project!

Reducing Sodium in New Food Formulations

Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation

Malcolm Lowe

November 8, 2013

We keep hearing that we need much less sodium in our diets. Last I heard, the recommended daily intake of sodium per adult is something in the neighborhood of a teaspoon.

Keeping Your Products Shelf Stable

Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation

Malcolm Lowe

November 1, 2013

This morning found myself out of cream for my coffee, so I opened a can of condensed milk and spooned it into my cup. Talk about a shelf stable product. This is milk. Milk!

Stay on Top of Food Regulations and Claims

Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation

Malcolm Lowe

October 25, 2013

It all comes down to awareness. Regulations, claims, personal hygiene... you must have some sense of awareness. Failure to be clued-in to the goings-on in these fields could lead to disaster, or at least, supreme embarrassment.

Natural and Organic in Product Development

Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation

Malcolm Lowe

October 18, 2013

Oh, time. Have I let too much pass? It's only natural to feel the years in your back, the organic decay of bone and tissue. Wait, we're discussing organic and natural as it pertains to food, right?