Healthy chocolates may need more sugar: Kraft study
Ensuring consumers reap the benefits from the beneficial compounds in cocoa may mean formulating products with more sugar, suggests a new study from Kraft.
Archives for May 9, 2010
FSANZ approves novel food sterol changes
Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) has backed a generic definition for phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters to replace the formulation-specific approvals that exist at the moment.
Industry requests Whole Foods krill ban answers
International omega-3 group GOED has written to Whole Foods asking for further details about why the retailer has pulled krill oil supplements from its shelves, while providing it with additional information about the krill fishery management.
Orange juice same as supplements for vitamin D: Coca-Cola study
Fortification of orange juice with either vitamin D2 or D3 produces the same increases in blood levels as consuming either vitamin via capsules, says a new study.
Research doubles shelf-life of microalgae antioxidant
Hawaiian microalgae specialist Cyanotech claims the new antioxidant system for its dietary supplement BioAstin Natural Astaxanthin enhances stability, doubles its shelf-life and may prolong the storage capability of its customers’ final products.
Vitafoods talks up mental performance
Analysts predict that cognitive health is set to become one of the hottest areas of the functional food, beverage and supplement industries. Experts from across Europe are taking the stage at Vitafoods to present where we stand on mental health.
Biodegradable alternative or a levy - gum makers should chew on that
It’s a sticky issue that just won’t go away. There are sugar-free, tooth whitening and nicotine added versions but none from leading makers, as yet, that are dissolvable in rain.
BASF confirms Cognis bid, says FT
BASF continues to be the subject of rumours that its supervisory board has approved a takeover bid for fellow German supplier, Cognis, which is owned by Permira PERM.UL and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners.