Breaking News on Food & Beverage Development - North America EU edition

PureCircle raises $67.18m for stevia investment

18-Nov-2009 - increasing pressure to reduce calories in food and beverages with many US beverage companies intending is encouraging both in volume and scope. Increasingly we are seeing volume brands lowering sugar calories

Pea flour could create tasty low-GI foods: Study

10-Nov-2009 - , antioxidants and protein. However, their use as food ingredients has so far been restricted due to unfavorable

MGPI’s restructuring pays off in Q1

09-Nov-2009 - , lower fat, fewer calories and lower cholesterol.

LA legislators debate action on soda

06-Nov-2009 - -Cola Company and the American Beverage Association also testified at the hearing, and emphasized calories from of calories derived from sweetened drinks. The Center for Consumer Freedom, a non-profit organization

Canada tightens front-of-pack nutrition labeling rules

06-Nov-2009 - that no more than five percent of total fat should be in the form of trans fat. They also restrict the amount

Government should urgently raise sugar quotas: Report

29-Oct-2009 - not exceed demand. In order to achieve this, the government can restrict the amount of sugar that American sugar farmers can sell, restrict the amount that the US will buy to the level required by trade

Senomyx calorie-cutting sucrose enhancer gets FEMA GRAS

27-Oct-2009 - Senomyx calorie-cutting sucrose enhancer gets FEMA GRAS ... -caloric sweeteners and flavor enhancers in response to demand from consumers for lower calorie foods. Senomyx claims

Deerland opens new lab for enzyme development

23-Oct-2009 - , quality assurance, application development and technical support – and a restricted area for working ... , quality assurance, application development and technical support – and a restricted area for working

Rating foods on nutrition and cost

21-Oct-2009 - It has been repeatedly suggested that a diet that is high in nutrient-dense, calorie-poor foods , such as fruit and vegetables, can be more expensive to eat than one that is high in nutrient-poor, calorie

FDA to examine front of pack labeling claims

21-Oct-2009 - calories, sugar, sodium, fat and trans fat or to enhance their nutritional profile

Resistant starch may cut food intakes: Study

20-Nov-2009 - Adding resistant starch to breakfast and lunch meals may reduce the amount of calories consumed ... Adding resistant starch to breakfast and lunch meals may reduce the amount of calories consumed

http://www.nutraingredients.com/

Whey protein open doors to low-fat fried chicken

20-Nov-2009 - solution dip reduced the fraction of calories from fat [from 33 per cent] to 25 per cent,” they said . “Federal recommendations state that 30 per cent or less of daily calories should be from fat

http://www.foodnavigator.com/

WTO to investigate EU ban on US poultry

20-Nov-2009 - Brussels impose restrictions on US poultry imports treated with the four anti-bacterial chemicals chlorine

http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/

Dispatches from FiE

Food sector at the forefront of sustainability, says Oxfam

20-Nov-2009 - the European Commission has lifted restrictions on the shape of fruit and vegetables that can be sold

http://www.foodnavigator.com/

AAHF claims Senate victory for supplement choice

19-Nov-2009 - saying some of his constituents feared the Codex would restrict their ability to purchase supplements

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/

Dispatches from ADICT by SIAL Paris

Food innovation success demands consumer perception of benefits

18-Nov-2009 - 100 calorie chocolate bar, for example, that effectively hands over responsibility for calorie intake

http://www.foodnavigator.com/

French sweet tooth holds sugar opportunities

17-Nov-2009 - consumers eat fewer calories, drink less alcohol, and fewer fats but, paradoxically, this same category of consumers have the largest sugar contribution to their overall calorie count," explains the report

http://www.foodnavigator.com/

Calorie guidance could be too low, says SACN

16-Nov-2009 - Calorie guidance could be too low, says SACN ... recommendations put daily calorie intake at 2,000 for women and 2,500 for men, and so a 16 per cent increase would give men an extra 400 calories to play with. This conclusion sparked a flurry of media reports ... calorie guidance, energy requirement levels, SACN

http://www.foodnavigator.com/

Food firms should tap opportunities in developing countries

16-Nov-2009 - of basic calories and proteins in a sustainable way, the second to generate reliable incomes for farmers

http://www.foodnavigator.com/

Diet rich in sulfur amino acids may aid bowel healing

16-Nov-2009 - were fed either a nutritionally adequate control diet or one containing a similar amount of calories

http://www.nutraingredients.com/