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Innovation pushed from flavour firms operating in this competitive sector brings food developers new opportunities to improve the final product as ICI flavour subsidiary Quest International, streamlined in May this year through the spin off of its...
Malnutrition in the first few years of life leads to antisocial and aggressive behaviour throughout childhood and late adolescence, report US researchers.
The new interest in protein, one of this year's biggest food formulation trends, has been supported by ingredient innovation, with proteins stealing the majority of nominations for the Health Ingredients Europe awards presented on Tuesday.
Drinks companies are increasingly pushing bottled waters at the body-conscious consumer, taking advantage of water's established health position and shifting attitudes towards healthier lifestyles.
Agribusiness Bunge last week announced the formation of an alliance with Procter & Gamble and Peter Cremer North America to produce and market cholesterol-reducing phytosterol ingredients for pharmaceuticals and foods.
US-based Carotech has received a patent for a novel tocotrienol complex, said to increase the bioavailability of tocotrienols in the gastrointestinal tract.