Jennifer Grebow

Read about suppliers’ latest advancements for high-protein nutrition bars, meat alternatives, and more.

Innovation in the fiber market is alive and kicking again now that FDA has accepted citizen petitions to classify inulin and other non-digestible carbohydrates as legal dietary fibers.

Researchers are studying how whey protein may help manage postprandial blood sugar levels.

At IFT 2018, flavor firms talk about the rise of floral flavors, plus the marriage of sweet and spicy, and more.

With more suppliers launching Reb M ingredients, stevia companies at July’s Institute of Food Technologists’ Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Chicago spoke about ongoing efforts to commercialize and scale up supply.

Pea ingredients supplier Cosucra discussed pea’s promising future as a specialty plant protein, as well as challenges in scaling up supply, at IFT 2018.

Testing lab Eurofins Scientific (River Falls, WI) is now using probiotic assays developed by DuPont Nutrition & Health (Madison, WI) in order to test probiotics to the strain level.

Matco Foods, a Pakistan-based rice exporter, has partnered with distributor Ciranda Inc. (Hudson, WI) to sell the company’s organic brown rice syrup and organic clarified brown rice syrup in the U.S.

Stratas Foods LLC (Memphis, TN), a supplier of fats and oils, mayonnaise, dressings, and sauces, highlighted its new Superb Select 1020 shortening ingredient at the Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Chicago.

OmniActive Health Technologies’ (Morristown, NJ) Lutemax 2020 lutein and zeaxanthin ingredient may fight blue light–induced eye degeneration by regulating some key genes involved in photoreceptor degeneration, according to a new mouse study.

To be classified as non-GMO, the enzymes must meet three criteria, the company says.

Mazza's PhytoClean solvent-free, water-based extraction technology will now benefit the production of Sensient’s natural and organic plant-based ingredients.

Does a new minimalist approach to dietary supplement packaging mean brands no longer need to put science front and center?

SureProtein Fast MPC 4868 is NZMP’s latest milk protein concentrate innovation.

The new SiMoGel gelatin ingredient is specifically designed for starchless molds and is aimed at producing functional and traditional gelatin-based gummies.

Layn Corp. (Newport Beach, CA) will introduce new stevia- and monk fruit-based sweetening solutions at next week’s Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Chicago that are tailored to specific food and beverage applications for maximum effectiveness.

Calcium carbonates supplier Omya International AG (Oftringer, Switzerland) will launch Omyafood 100-OG, an ingredient especially geared to powdered protein and vitamin premixes.

The company will debut Fortium RVC, a combination of rosemary extract and ascorbic acid, as a natural preservative.

On Tuesday, July 10, the Trump administration released a proposed second list of $200 billion worth of Chinese goods that will face up to a 10% tariff.

Remypure S52 is the second functional native rice starch to be added to Beneo's clean-label portfolio.

Pea-ingredients supplier Puris (Oskaloosa, IA) will showcase its range of pea-based ingredients at next week’s Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Chicago.

Innova says that one in three U.S. consumers said, in Innova’s consumer research, that they increased their consumption of plant-based milk or yogurt during the two years ending in December 2017.

The company says that when factoring in both polyphenol properties and price, Concord grape provides the biggest bang for the buck, so to speak.

The companies say Artesa chickpea protein is the first chickpea-based protein concentrate to be available in commercial quantities.

Nutritional Outlook sought the opinion of few industry stakeholders on whether, in their opinion, the Epidiolex drug approval further threatens the legal status of CBD supplements.

Nutritional Outlook spoke to Scott Steinford, executive director at large of the CoQ10 Association (Salt Lake City, UT), about how trade tensions could negatively affect U.S. and China consumers.

Hemp industry advocates are rejoicing after the Senate passed the Farm Bill yesterday in an 86-11 vote, legalizing the growing of commercial hemp on U.S. soil.

Following its review of D-ribose, EFSA concluded that D-ribose is safe for the general population, including children, at a daily dose of 2.5 g-a dosage the company calls “a strong dose for efficacy.”

The newly approved fibers can be listed as dietary fibers on the Nutrition Facts label and be included when calculating the total amount of fiber per serving declared on the Nutrition Facts label.

Purdue University researchers say this is the first meta-analysis to examine what impact whey protein supplementation has on female body composition when factoring in the effects of calorie restriction and resistance training.