Swiss marketing group DKSH introduced a new fibre to the European
market last week, which could steal sales of the increasingly
popular ingredient inulin.
Z-Trim, the all-natural, zero calorie fat replacement that reduces
calories and increases healthy insoluble fiber in a variety of
products does not alter the original recipe's taste, no matter what
food Z-trim is added to, claim...
Spearing growth in the speciality starch and health ingredients
domain MGP Ingredients links up with Penford Corporation to market
a new potato-based resistant starch for increasing fiber and
reducing carbohydrate levels in food products....
Fibre-rich vegetables may protect against prostate cancer, suggests
research from Italy, which also finds soluble, and particularly
vegetable fibre, a factor in reducing the risk of the disease.
Science-backed health claims will be the key to strong growth for
manufacturers of the gut health ingredients prebiotics looking to
drive into the soaring US market.
Belgian group Cosucra Warcoing is significantly increasing its
inulin and oligofructose production capacity by converting a former
sugar plant to chicory processing, as it aims to meet growing
demand for the ingredients.
Eating just 10 grams of dietary fiber from fruits and cereals each
day appears to significantly lower the risk of coronary heart
disease, according to a new study out this week. But vegetable
fiber did not offer any protection, said...
Belgium's Orafti group is investing €165 million in a second
chicory-extraction plant in Chile to respond to fast-growing demand
for inulin and oligofructose.
Prebiotic ingredients, said to promote gut health, have much wider
food applications than live probiotic bacteria, and could one day
be found in a greater number of functional foods than their more
established gut health cousin, suggests...
Regular consumption of the sugar replacer Isomalt appears to have a
prebiotic effect on gut bacteria, according to preliminary findings
of a study being carried out in Germany.
Belgian firm Cosucra Groupe Warcoing is exiting the sugar beet
processing business to concentrate entirely on added value
ingredients for health foods, it announced this week.
Dutch inulin specialist Sensus is to add a powdered inulin to its
Frutafit portfolio at the upcoming Food Ingredients Europe
exhibition in Frankfurt. The product is aimed at applications
requiring excellent solubility.
Upping levels of dietary fibre may reduce the risk of heart attack
in patients with previous heart problems, but the type of fibre may
also have a role to play, suggests the results of a study in
northern Italy.
Research now underway will provide the means to develop novel forms
of bread, and other foods, which contain increased amounts of
soluble fibre, making them far healthier than they currently are.
