FiberGel Technologies launches oat and soy-based fat replacer
FiberGel Technologies launched its new oat Z-Trim and soy Z-Trim fat replacer at the IFT show that opened this weekend in New Orleans.
Archives for July 17, 2005
Companies cut saturated and trans fats in health drive
Food companies are not just labeling the trans fats in their products in compliance with FDA legislation due to come into effect on January 1 2006, writes Jess Halliday , they are reducing or eliminating them altogether, as part of an effort to show...
Antioxidants may not be answer to ageing
Taking antioxidant vitamins or other supplements may do little to slow ageing, say US researchers, calling into question one of the leading theories that underpins many products in the nutraceutical industry, writes Dominique Patton.
AOAC a step closer to CoQ10 testing method
The AOAC has completed modifications to a proposed analytical method for co-enzyme Q10 and validation studies are expected to get underway this summer, reports Jess Halliday.
Cargill's Life Stage business approach unveiled at IFT
Cargill's pioneering Life Stage approach to developing and marketing ingredients shows how the industry can better tune into consumer demand, writes Anthony Fletcher from New Orleans.
Weekly Comment
A strategy for beating China
As Chinese producers move in on western markets, the first response by many established players is to protect and defend their previous market positions. It's a doomed strategy.
Grapefruit seed extract helps stomach ulcers
Grapefruit seed extract appears to help treat stomach ulcers, according to Polish researchers.
Galaxy shrugs off poor 2005, expects turnaround this year
Galaxy Nutritional Food's full year 2005 results were impacted by high raw materials costs and bad debt, but the company remains optimistic that an earnings turnaround is on the cards for 2006, especially with the divestment of its manufacturing and...