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Less salt, less fat or rich in added vitamins – great aspirations, but it’s more work to make a product that still tastes good. Although the industry has been making strides towards achieving reformulation targets, big technical challenges remain.
CSM slashes fat content in doughnuts by 40%
CSM has developed and filed a patent for a method to slash fat content in doughnuts by a minimum of 40% and end products are preferred by consumers, it says.
US popcorn beats downturn with premium and healthy variants, report
The US popcorn sector has been resilient to a pinched and health-focused economy and is now fuelled by premium-priced healthier variants, according to a new report.
Fruit fortified snacks appeal to children, finds study
Fruit powders incorporated into extruded snacks improve the nutritional profile and are well accepted by children in terms of taste and appearance, finds study.
Industry Insight from European Snacks Association director-general
Snack makers target legumes for healthy NPD
European snack makers want to cash in on the US legume trend and new product development (NPD) for 2013 is focused on lentil-based products, says European Snacks Association (ESA) director-general.
Post Foods snaps up natural cereal specialist Attune Foods
Post Foods has acquired natural and organic cereal maker Attune Foods for an undisclosed sum.
Honey slapped for slow-release energy claims; but what about Nutella?
Rowse Honey cannot claim it gives “slow release energy” following a UK advertising watchdog ruling that has disappointed the Oxfordshire firm and left it wondering how spread rival Nutella can make similar...
Health, portability and convenience are key in breakfast NPD, says Mintel
New product development in the breakfast foods segment must be defined by health, portability and convenience to target key consumer needs in a snowballing US market, Mintel says.
Quantifying the fat: Different detection methods have conflicting results
Three main methods to determine fat levels in bakery show up conflicting results in the same commercial samples, say researchers who warn that measurement and labelling of fat may be...
Onion skin waste ups antioxidant activity in bread, finds study
Onion skins that are normally consigned to waste bins could be used to up antioxidant activity in wheat bread without affecting consumer appeal, according to researchers.
B vitamins may boost colorectal health: Study
Increased intakes of vitamin B6 and riboflavin (B2) are associated with a 20% reduction in the risk of colorectal cancer, says a new study.
DSM buys Swedish oat beta-glucan brand
A day after confirming the €500m acquisition of New York-based blends specialist Fortitech, Royal DSM has concluded the year by buying beta-glucan brand Oatwell from Swedish Oat Fiber (SOF).
Frito-Lay technology slashes potato chip oil content by a third
Frito-Lay North America has filed an international patent for a method it has developed to reduce the oil content of potato chips by around a third.
News in brief
American Sugar Alliance: ‘The country is swimming in sugar’
Sugar prices in the US have fallen more than 40% since last summer and are now at “dangerously low levels for producers who are facing ever-increasing input costs”, according to...
editor's comment
‘Drinkifying snacks’: PepsiCo mush or master stroke?
Despite giving us object lessons in corporate word wash, can PepsiCo pull off what seems like a slightly puzzling mission, namely a long-term plan to ‘drinkify' snacks and vice versa...
‘Considerable’ lowering of trans-fat levels in Spanish bakery products
The level of trans-fats in Spanish bakery products has been ‘considerably’ lowered to levels that are well within those regarded as safe. As a result it is now important to...
New EFSA health claims chief: “I prefer pedagogic behavior”; offers 2013 hope
As the formlisation of the main organ (article 13.1 list) of the nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) kicks in this week, Professor Ambroise Martin, the new chair of the...
Special edition: Fiber
Can fiber continue its upward trajectory to rock star status?
Consumer demand for fiber-rich products is predicted to continue to sky rocket, with some industry observers claiming fiber will have ‘rock star’ status for the food and nutrition industries.
News in brief
Whole grains, fiber and less sugar: Kellogg unveils new breakfast products
Kellogg has unveiled a series of new breakfast products with an emphasis on whole grains, fiber and reduced sugar.
Barley bread has great potential but there are formulation challenges, say researchers
Barley has great potential to leach the charge in a new era or functional bread products, but more needs to be done in understanding the key formulation challenges, warn researchers.
Guest article
Eight winners: Are EU diabetes-metabolic syndrome health claims set to explode?
Eight ingredients have won EU health claims that can be used to back messaging around metabolic syndrome – although the take-up to date has been lacklustre, says Euromonitor analyst, Diana Cowland....
Cholesterol lowering bread: Researcher reveals method using whole grain oats
A new way to produce heart healthy bread from whole grain oats could help industry create a new area of functional bread products backed by EU health claims, according to...
Ajinomoto wins EU chilli extract approval
Japanese supplier Ajinomoto’s chilli extract has won European Union Novel Foods status at various levels in 22 foodstuffs including flavoured waters, meal replacements, baked goods and sugar-free gum.
Guest article
Provexis winner: EU health claims enforcement may dish rotten tomatoes
Steve Morrision was the COO at Provexis when the UK start-up won the EU‘s first ever article 13.5 health claim for its blood circulation-boosting tomato extract called Fruitflow in 2009....
Industry is only at the ‘tip of the iceberg’ with fiber enrichment, report
Bakery and snack manufacturers are only at the ‘tip of the fiber-enriched product iceberg’ and novel ingredients present opportunities to drive the sector further, according to a new report.
Who can win an EU immunity claim? Yeast beta-glucan can?
German yeast specialist Leiber possesses the only immune health claim in the EU assessment system at the moment. But why should its beta-glucan yeast succeed when it has already failed...
