Independent flavor specialist Treatt has introduced Blueberry
Treattarome 9840 to its expanding range of 100 per cent natural,
FTNF(From The Named Food) flavor ingredients.
A New Zealand product development company has announced that
PureLo, the company's proprietary Luo Han fruit concentrate, has
been affirmed as a GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe) food
ingredient.
Flavor firm Virginia Dare is to introduce new products that appeal
to the Hispanic market in an effort to capitalize on the flavor
preferences of the growing Hispanic population in the US.
Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are working
on producing high quality disease-resistant peanuts that also
contain high levels of heart-healthy oleic acid.
Danisco has launched a new range of enzymes to help fruit juice
makers save money and improve quality as they look to target
growing consumer demand for healthier soft drinks.
Researchers have developed a method for enhancing the nutritional
value of alpine strawberries - which could prove popular with
consumers anxious to increase their vitamin intake.
Joint health from sheeps' wool, kiwi fruit crossed with berries and
calcium-boosting bone extract… innovative ingredients from a small
Pacific archipelago are starting to make a disproportionately big
impact in the world of nutrition.
A leading European horticultural research institute has launched a
partnership with a New Zealand science organisation in order to
develop new fruit cultivars.
High fruit and vegetable prices may be linked to childhood obesity,
says the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), although it suggests
that further research is needed in order to confirm the "casual
relationship" identified...
The fortunes of the pomegranate, until recently unknown to most US
consumers, is changing fast, according to Datamonitor's Productscan
Online database of new products.
A new fruit ingredient claimed to have all the attributes of fresh
fruit - but with the added benefit of retaining its texture in both
dried and frozen form - has been developed.
PepsiCo is changing the labeling on two of its fruit-flavored
Tropicana beverages to reflect the fact that they actually contain
little or no fruit juice.
Fruit juice maker Old Orchard is once again making the most of
recent health research pertaining to various fruits, adding a
blueberry-pomegranate option to its range.
Growing demand for exotic flavours in food formulations guide UK
food ingredients firm JO Sims to source a wider range of tropical
fruits from South America.
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is trying to focus
attention away from the winter storms and towards the summer by
highlighting two new peach varieties it has developed.
Scientists have developed new tests to detect nut allergens in
processed foods that could help food makers adhere to the tough new
European rules on food allergens to be enforced later this year.
Exalted of late for their antioxidant health benefits, fruit
berries continue to show growth in a range of food applications.
Fruit ingredients stalwart J.O. Sims has launched a new Canadian
produced berry onto the market marking...
The US Department of Agriculture says it is seeking to patent a
biocontrol yeast that fights the apple nemesis 'blue mould', a
fungus which leaves a telltale sign of soft, watery, light-brown
rot.
Flavour ingredients company Treatt will unveil its new selection of
natural vegetable distillates at the IFT exhibition opening this
weekend in Chicago, USA.
SureBeam has announced the opening of its new Brazilian food
processing centre. The company will use the plant to develop
disinfestation treatments for the fruit and vegetable market.
As savoury marinades and cooking sauces gain in popularity, some
industry forecasters are predicting that the next product to fly
off grocery shelves will be dipping sauces. Meeting the trend, food
ingredients company Danisco has...
Food ingredients giant Danisco invests further in Mexico, and
pectin, with the announcement this week that is to construct a DKK
40 million production plant for speciality pectin in Tecomán,
Mexico.
The US Agriculture Department said on Monday it would begin
allowing imports of fruits and vegetables treated by irradiation, a
technology used to kill bacteria and lengthen shelf life.