Archives for November 16, 2007

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National Starch brings pre-gelatinised flour to Europe

By  Jess Halliday

National Starch introduced an extension to its Homecraft range of functional flours to the European market at FIE this year called Express 760, aimed at building viscosity and texture in instant and ready-to-heat foods.

Banana skins could offer cheap pectin from waste

By  Stephen Daniells

Tapping into the trend for alternative sources of pectin, researchers based in Belgium and Cameroon, have reported that pectin from banana skin could find application as a gelling agent.