Total grain intake is associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes.

Pete Levangie, CEO, Bay State Milling, speaks on the current global grain sourcing situation.

Bakery strategies to help mitigate supply-chain and pricing challenges.

Despite processed grains’ reputation for causing heart-related health woes, research indicates otherwise.

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to DIOSNA about grain cooking for baked goods.

According to the company, consumers want grains that fit in with their taste buds and health goals.

Health-conscious consumers are driving growth in grains both old and new.

The United Sorghum Checkoff Program announced today its new national sponsorship of the American Heart Association’s Healthy for Good initiative, which inspires Americans to make lasting changes in their diets and health one small step at a time.

The organization’s Farm-to-School Curriculum aims to bring food science to classrooms.

Made with just whole-grain rolled oats, it contains 60% more protein than regular oats.

According to the grain company, the products offer higher protein and more beta-glucan.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recognize grains as an important part of a healthy eating pattern. Grain foods provide dietary fiber as well as essential vitamins (i.e., folate, thiamine, niacin, vitamin B6, riboflavin, and vitamin A) and minerals (i.e., iron, zinc, manganese, copper, magnesium, phosphorous, and selenium).

The organization advocates for incorporating various grains as part of a healthy diet.

Grains are a fundamental ingredient in bakery and snack food products that can provide flavor, texture, nutrition, and functional benefits. What’s more, there exists a multitude of different grains to choose from, depending upon the product needs. 

An expert from Dakota MB discusses emerging trends in grains.

Global Organics Ltd. has solved the twin problems of fluctuating prices and product adulteration with its newly launched Organic Wild Salmiana Agave Syrup. 

International Molasses (IM) has introduced CaneRite Panela, an all-natural, free-flowing powder sweetener made from the freshly squeezed juice of the entire sugar cane plant.

Consumer awareness of ingredients and their impact on health continues to grow as information becomes more readily available across multiple platforms.

Sweegen’s footprint in Europe became stronger after the European Union Commission published its approval of Sweegen’s non-GMO Signature Bestevia Rebaudioside M (Reb M) for use in food and beverages.

We’ve grown more flexibly remote of late as we seek to connect as an industry. 

Sweegen is expanding its extensive sweetener portfolio in early 2022 with the zero-calorie, high-intensity sweetener brazzein.

Expanding its global distribution presence, Prinova Group LLC has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire industry expert The Ingredient House, LLC.

One-to-one natural drop-in sugar replacer helps cut sugar load in food applications.

Global Organics is proud to recognize its longtime partner, Natíve, for becoming the first Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) sugar producer. 

Bonumose, Inc. has announced the achievement of regulatory and food application milestones in the U.S. and Canada for the low-glycemic, rare sugar tagatose.

CitruSweet, ThauSweet bring lingering sweetness without the need to mask afternotes.

Sweet is one of the five basic taste sensations. While most people enjoy sweets, they are also mindful about the amount of sugar and carbs in their diet.

Icon Foods names new CFO and director of R&D.

In response to continued consumer demand for label-friendly ingredients, Cargill has expanded its processing capabilities of its sweetener plant in Cikande, Indonesia, to more than double the company’s production capacity for organic, non-GMO tapioca syrup.

PureCircle will offer three ingredients from bioconversion—Reb D, Reb M, and Reb AM—to food and beverage manufacturers across the European Union.

Through a strategic partnership distribution agreement with a leading supplier of erythritol, this addition expands Tate & Lyle's ability to help customers deliver on consumer demand for healthier sugar- and calorie-reduced products.

The sweetener is 90% as sweet as sucrose while containing 60% fewer calories.

Consumers want sweet snacks and baked goods with less sugar; here are ways to deliver.

The snack and bakery sweetener will be added to Batory’s line of ingredient offerings.

Producers can harness the supplier’s maple syrup and sugar for pastries and other items.

The products are aimed at helping snack and bakery producers develop items with less sugar.

The ingredient is intended to provide producers with a natural-tasting sugar alternative.

The addition expands Tate & Lyle’s ability to help customers solve stevia solubility issues in foods and helps deliver on consumer demand for healthier sugar- and calorie-reduced products.

An expert from the company outlines trends in sweeteners, and how producers can deliver.

“Sweet” is one of the five basic tastes, which also includes salt, sour, bitter, and umami. Many people crave sweet foods, but at the same time, consumers are more mindful of sugar in their diet.

A leader from Icon Foods explains BFY trends and products that can satisfy consumers.

The agreement will expand the availability of Incredo Sugar to U.S. food companies.

NutraEx Food, Inc. has launched BI-Sugar, a new plug & play sweetener solution that inhibits the digestion of sugar.

The product is a blend of sweeteners intended to replicate brown sugar.

An expert from the company discusses how the rare sugar compares to other sweeteners on the market.

Innovation is the result of fresh thinking.

Usage The food ingredient landscape is changing, with consumers shifting their focus away from specific ingredients to overall calories and nutrition.

Consumer attitudes and perceptions about health and nutrition issues are always changing. The United Soybean Board’s 19th annual Consumer Attitudes About Nutrition study looks at general nutrition and consumer responses to many of the major issues in the food industry today. The study can be helpful to food industry professionals making formulation, purchasing and marketing decisions.

The World Packaging Organisation’s president Thomas L. Schneider, CPP, discusses meetings and speaking engagements in Sydney, Bankok, new packaging shows and packaging news and technology from across the globe and much more.

Available now, the “Zen Guide to Manufacturing Intelligence” leads manufacturing professionals down the path to an enlightened look at quality metrics that shows the potential for greater quality control and cost savings by extracting more value from manufacturing data.