Hirzel Canning Co. & Farms has expanded its line of Truly tomato products, switching to SIG 750g Combibloc cartons, as it celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, but insists cans still have a major role to play within the industry.
Lycopene from tomato skin derivatives can be retained during the extrusion of snacks to enhance their nutritional attributes, finds a new study from New Zealand and UK based researchers.
Supplements of the lycopene, the carotenoid that give tomatoes
their red colour, may be as effective as statins to reduce the
formation of plaques in the arteries that cause atherosclerosis,
says a new study with rabbits.
Researchers from Taiwan are eying a combination of gelatin and
poly(-glutamic acid) (-PGA) for the encapsulation of lycopene from
tomato pulp waste, offering alternatives for the ingredient
increasingly in the consumer's eye.
The tomato-derived ingredient lycopene is safe for use in a range
of foods including yoghurts, cheese, bread and cereal bars, says an
expert panel in the UK.
