Food & Beverage

Finding the sweet spot with natural sweeteners

With Aloe vera beverages now stationed in convenience stores and corporate campuses, what’s next for this sweet succulent?

The U.S. market for coconut palm sweeteners has more than doubled in the last year.

Allma’s new liquid chlorella extract is designed to taste better and be more soluble than powdered chlorella.

Conditions include gluten-free ingredients sourcing, cross-contamination controls, and operational management.

Following a strict gluten-free diet can lead to nutrient deficiencies. This is how dietary supplements can help.

A new Mintel report suggests older Millennials (aged 27-37) are the core consumers of energy drinks and shots, possibly due to lifestyle changes such as becoming parents.

SunOpta’s manufacturing facility in Minnesota is the first to be PVP-verified for a non-GMO claim by the USDA.

Questions include how to prevent cross-contamination and how to comply with FDA’s gluten-free rules.

Crucial alternatives to meet growing clean-label demand

Manufacturers can now feature Welch’s-based fruit inclusions and purees in their own finished foods.

Even in an industry as established as tea, there’s still room for the new and different.

Sweet Feat: Ingredient specialist shares secrets to reducing sugar

Blue Diamond launches first-ever almond flour line to meet mainstream consumer demand.

But the popular ingredient poses certain challenges for formulators

Probiotics turn to new marketing platforms.

A guest-written article from BENEO-Technology Center details the healthy appeal of natural rice starch for ready meals, sauces, and snacks.

Could Tate & Lyle’s new natural, low-calorie sweetener give stevia a run for its money?

Shelf life, nutritional limitations, and more

uC3 CLEAR by Sabinsa Corp (East Windsor, NJ) may be the most soluble curcumin product yet.

Pharmachem has devised a new delivery system for its Phase 2 Carb Controller that can be added to foods.

Nutritional Outlook has pegged caffeine as one of 2015's ingredients to watch. Check back daily as we release new predictions.

As manufacturers begin formulating anew in 2015, note the year’s predicted flavor trends, courtesy of leading flavor houses.

Even though hard gelatin capsules are popularly used for dietary supplements, the dissolution rate of gelatin in water can vary. Why and how gelatin dissolves in water is still up for debate, but manufacturers can stay appraised of the latest theories with a review of gelatin dissolution just published in Food Hydrocolloids.

Nutrilac YO-8075 can achieve a smoothie protein content of up to 7.5%.

Consumers are down with spicy flavors again. They have so many options, too.

Five turmeric beverages remind us that turmeric is marketable in beverage form.

Stevia usage is also growing in candy and sports/energy drinks.

Flavors like Roasted Jalapeno and Honey Smoked BBQ may be just what's needed to reinvigorate the nutrition bar market.

Here are five of the biggest struggles companies are likely to encounter under FDA's new nutrition label proposal.