Tate & Lyle adds ERYTESSE erythritol to sweeteners portfolio
Tate & Lyle has expanded its sweeteners toolbox with ERYTESSE erythritol, which provides 70% of the sweetness of sucrose, a similar temporal profile, and zero calories.
Archives for November 18, 2022
'Great percentage' of a2 Milk consumer base doesn't report milk intolerance issues... 'They just view a2 as better milk,' says US CEO
Premium milk products are breathing new life into the broader fluid milk segment, with large numbers of consumers now buying 'tummy-friendly' a2 milk not because they have trouble digesting regular milk, but because 'they just view it as a better milk,'...
Vow founder: First wave of cultivated meat should delight and intrigue consumers, so why launch with chicken nuggets?
If you’re making cultivated meat in a bioreactor instead of a living, breathing animal, and you want to introduce it to consumers for the first time, what’s the best launch vehicle? A chicken nugget or fillet, a thin beef steak, a high-value item such as...
Edible packaging set to tackle the ‘evil twins’ of food and plastic waste
Spain's Bio2Coat is hoping to solve the twin problems of food waste and plastic waste coming from packaging materials with a 100% natural, edible coating that extends shelf-life of fruits and vegetables and a 100% natural, edible packaging material that...
Processing meat cuts for ageing populations: ‘Meat is an important source of protein, but many struggle to chew and digest it’
In an effort to prevent malnutrition in ageing populations, researchers in Norway are investigating whether mechanically tenderising and brining meat can make it tender enough for ‘older palates’.
Orange juice developed with 30% less sugar, more fibre, but ‘original taste’
Louis Dreyfus Company has developed a not-from-concentrate orange juice with less sugar, more fibre, while preserving its original taste and vitamin C level.
Consumers begin pulling back on groceries as rising wholesale costs for food portend higher prices
As temperatures drop across the country and consumers allocate a larger portion of their budget to heating and fuel, experts predict spending will cool across other categories, including food, which has been relatively resilient despite double-digit...
A ‘different mindset’ and ‘smarter toolbox’ is needed for chemical safety and sustainability
Tightening regulatory requirements and heightened public expectations around the use of safe and sustainable chemicals in the food and beverage industry offers ‘substantial opportunities’ and ‘new risks’, according to TSG Consulting.
Ashwagandha and apple cider vinegar sales surge as consumer spending on herbal supplements continues: ABC report
US sales of herbal dietary ingredients grew by almost 10% in 2021 as the category exceeded $12.3 billion, according to the 2021 Herb Market Report from the American Botanical Council.
Science Shorts: Australia's sodium overload, plant-based technical challenges, importance of scientific proof in healthy ageing and more feature in our round-up
Australia's sodium overload, plant-based technical challenges, importance of scientific proof in healthy ageing and more feature in this edition of Science Shorts.