Creating lower-sugar alternatives to high-sugar dairy products has becomes especially important considering that, according to the CDC’s 2022 National Diabetes Statistics Report, some 130 million Americans—around one-third of the total population—have diabetes or pre-diabetes, and more than 10% don’t even know it. But the dairy industry has not been asleep at the wheel when it comes to this crisis.
The rapidly expanding array of sweetener options merits a look at the best uses, applications, and formats whether considering them solely for flavor and performance or with an eye on reduction of nutritive sugars. Among the nutritive sweetener, trending sources include syrups from maple, sorghum, corn, and malted grains.
Nagase’s versatile trehalose performs in everything from energy drinks to donuts
August 29, 2016
NAGASE, a leading innovator in food ingredients, used IFT 2016 to demonstrate the multi-functionality of TREHA® trehalose in beverage and bakery applications. In fact, visitors were treated to everything from a grapefruit energy beverage to glazed donuts.
Overcoming technical culinary challenges of preserving food quality gets a leg up from a unique source
November 17, 2015
Americans invented, and once even embraced, those cardboard-like frozen TV dinners back in the 1950s, but today’s consumers won’t tolerate anything but the freshest tasting foods.