Sweeteners

Have you ever wondered why new ingredients are created? Which comes first, the ingredient or the problem that the ingredient was created to solve? This classic chicken-or-egg question has important implications for how the ingredient is researched and ultimately marketed. Unlike finished goods sold at retail and in foodservice, industrial ingredients are more likely to come into being due to ...

The beverage craze continues to attract consumers looking for energy, hydration, vitamins and minerals, or just people looking for a feel-good beverage that delivers all of the above. Consumers are looking for better beverage alternatives with real nutritional benefits for day-to-day consumption. They’re also looking for good options to provide to their children. Current health concerns, including obesity, are prompting ...

Like people, some ingredients work harder than others. The quest for greater productivity and cost efficiency in manufacturing has R&D reaching for truly multifunctional ingredients—those that can replace more than one ingredient in a formula while improving functionality, flavor and/or nutrition.STRONG PERFORMERSGums, starches and fibers are common multi-taskers in today’s foods. In a soup or sauce, a gum often replaces ...

Al Yeganeh is one misunderstood man. To the extent that you may understand him at all, it’s probably as the persona based loosely on Yeganeh and made infamous in a 1995 “Seinfeld” episode that quickly slipped into pop-culture lore. But Yeganeh is simply a man with passion, and his passion is to make the best soup in the world.Yeganeh ran ...

Variations on the always-popular strudel can provide heightened interest in this classic. This fruit-nut adaptation adds new dimensions of flavor in the strudel itself, with cranberries and star anise to accent the apples, and basil accents in the sauce, which spins vanilla in a new direction. The manufacturing formula for this product yields a very similar product to the gold-standard ...