Colostrum producer targets European functional foods market
A German company is aiming to increase the use of colostrum in nutritional products, with the help of new supplier Buckton Scott, reports Dominique Patton.
Archives for November 29, 2004
Nutrient and health claims help sell foods
Americans are becoming healthier shoppers, according to a report published last week by the Food Marketing Institute.
Flexibility gives Greencore an advantage
A major private label supplier, which plans to launch low-fat, low-carb and gluten-free products to meet growing consumer health demands, says flexibility in production and a variety of income sources is vital in the blossoming UK convenience food...
Chylomicrons open the door to eventual NPD?
The knowledge gap between why people with low 'bad' cholesterol levels are still susceptible to heart attacks gets narrower with breakthrough research from a nutritional food scientist suggesting that the little known chylomicrons and their pathways...
Japanese cooking oil helps cut cholesterol
A novel cooking oil further lowers cholesterol in people on cholesterol-lowering medication and could offer a safer alternative to increasing drug dosages, suggests new research.
Fibre interest to benefit bread market
Bread with reduced carbohydrates is unlikely to become a long-term trend but the bakery sector could do more to capitalise on the rising interest in fibre and wholegrains, suggests an analyst.
Pomegranate juice in heart health trial
Researchers in Britain are to test whether drinking pomegranate juice can prevent blood vessel damage and help to protect against heart disease.
FTC charges more 'weight-loss' companies
The Federal Trade Commission has charged more supplement companies with deceptive advertising for weight-loss products that are said to have included the banned substance ephedra.
Scanvit next to add Reducol to milk drink
Canadian group Forbes Medi-Tech today announced that a Finnnish healthcare company will be the next firm to benefit from its cholesterol-lowering plant sterols.
Orafti reaps rewards at Russian ingredients show
Belgian ingredients group Orafti has walked away with three awards at this year's Ingredients Russia 2004 exhibition, more than any other company, but major international groups did not have it all their own way, with a number of local producers also...