From sweet pastry fillings to savory almond-and-rice mixes, food scientists should be aware of all the unique processed versions of fruits and nuts and the applications that they work best in. Handling these often delicate ingredients with care will ensure optimal presentation as well as safety and flavor quality for the duration of that application’s shelf life.

Breakthroughs in ingredient technology have produced a number of new sweetener systems and custom proprietary blends.

Upton’s Naturals, a company that developed pre-seasoned, heat-and-serve, unripe natural jackfruit for the US market, is expanding its lineup to include two new flavors: Thai Curry and Original.