Beneo to Host Euro Conference on Prebiotic Fibers, Functional Carbs

By way of its Beneo-Institute for scientific and regulatory research, the Beneo Group will host a second European Scientific Symposium, specifically focusing on prebiotic fibers and functional carbohydrates. The event will be held during March 12-13 in Heidelberg, Germany at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory.

Beneo’s symposium will feature presentations from academic experts on emerging science and regulatory approaches to these food ingredient categories, including:

• Physiological importance of carbohydrates with a low glycemic response for the human body

• Options to reduce the glycemic properties of food

• The effects of the European legislation in light of EU Health Claim regulations

• New perspectives on what constitutes healthy human gut microbiota

• The role of prebiotic fibers in weight management and infant nutrition