Calcium cheese powder promises mouth feel benefits
A calcium-fortified cheese powder is targeting beverage and food manufacturers with a claim that it has resolved the chalky mouthfeel typically associated with calcium fortification.
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Europe may ban 120 food nutrients
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected dossiers backing 120 nutrient sources for ongoing use within the European Union because they were deemed "not to be adequate".
Novel barley boosts bowel health in humans: study
A resistant starch-rich barley may offer functional food potential for formulators to double the fibre content of products, and boost gut health in consumers, suggests new research.
Curcumin may offer diabetes benefits: study
Curcumin, the natural pigment that gives the spice turmeric its yellow colour, could have benefits for diabetics, suggests a joint Korean-American study.
Danisco debuts cheese-making aid
Danisco has launched a proprietary fermentation-produced chymosin (FPC) it says is less sensitive to price fluctuations than calf-stomach derived versions.
Danisco sponsors research on dietary fibres
Food ingredients, sugar and industrial bioproducts firm Danisco is sponsoring a professorship in healthy dietary fibres, which could help to develop foods with health-promoting benefits.