Functional Foods

Tastic relaunch targets premium consumers

Tastic has re-launched its Rices of the World selection of exotic rices with refreshed packaging. The range provides an international variety for consumers including Basmati - aromatic Indian rice; Bonnet - fine white rice; Jasmine - fragrant Thai rice; Risotto - fine Arborio rice and Sushi - rice for making sushi. Read more...

Effect of Baking on Antioxidant Activity


Bakery---Effect-of-baking-oIncreasing consumer awareness of the health benefits of fruits and vegetables has prompted the development of bakery products containing whole wheat flour and the fortification of bakery products with fruits and vegetables with high antioxidant potentials.

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Green Cell Technologies restores faith in Hoodia

GCT has been able to establish a certificated 0.357% P57 active/gram and up to 0.874% active/gram for its refined pharma grade through the proven use of its non-denaturing and active stabilisation process which produces up to 99.9994% bio-availability. This is considerably higher than any other product currently available, anywhere. Read more...

Raising the bar on functional snacking

Functional-Foods---Raising-Nutritional snacking bars are getting bigger and finding their way on to food shelves in the weight loss, diabetic, energy booster, breakfast snack, anytime snack sections, and in many other sections of the supermarket and other food outlets.

According to Sharon Bolel of Sharon Bolel Chemical Marketing, functional food bars are the food of the future. ‘Today’s hectic lifestyles together with the seemingly insatiable consumer demand for healthy eating options are spurring the growth of the snack bar market.’ Read more...

Beneo's Palatinose, a slow release carbohydrate

Holub’s new research was based on discovering what physiological properties the slow intestinal release of Palatinose, observed in enzyme kinetic studies, would manifest in the human body. Three separate studies were carried out to investigate:

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