Food & Beverage News

Health sector driving fi business
The Indian food & beverage ingredients sector has been witnessing steady change. Rising awareness has shifted the focus of the industry to health from taste

“Tax benefits revised for FP industry should be extended to FI industry as well”
Bipin Sinha, Project Director, Fi India, gives an insight into the Food Ingredients sector in the context of the forthcoming Fi India event, while talking to Manjushree Naik

Functionality of Acetylated Distarch Phosphate in tomato ketchup processing
Starch is one of the important food ingredients in terms of sheer versatility of applications in the food industry. The native and modified starches from different sources like corn, tapioca, wheat, rice and potato are extensively used in many processed foods.

Short & sweet vitacel wheat fibre
Dietary fibre is found in all plant foods. There is no fibre in meat or milk products. The majority of the fibre from the foods we eat is not fully digested. There are two types of fibre found in our foods, "Soluble" and "Insoluble". Both types of fibre play different roles in our bodies. We need to eat both kinds of fibre everyday.

Functional Ingredients to address rising cost of commodities
Agricultural commodities like oil and wheat can rise unpredictably and crush your bottom line. With high ingredient prices manufacturers need new cost saving strategies to protect their margins. One of the best methods to reduce and control formula costs is to replace ingredients that are expensive or have unpredictable prices.

Novozymes Acrylaway – A low-acrylamide future beckons
Since the discovery in 2002 that acrylamide is formed when starchy foods are baked or fried at high temperatures, this natural chemical substance has been raising a number of concerns and posing manufacturers with the challenge of how to effectively reduce its concentration in their products.

Spices – the best speciality ingredients
India is a spices rich country. Traditionally, spices have been recognised for their medicinal and health properties. With little fine-tuning we can craft our customary spices into rich speciality ones

EFSA favours T&L sugar replacement ingredients
Tate & Lyle’s sugar replacement ingredients polydextrose and sucralose have received positive opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for ‘reduction of post prandial blood glucose response’ and ‘maintenance of tooth mineralisation’ health claims.