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Functional Foods

Healthy aging: Spotlight on ingredients for joint health
19 Sep 2018
Glucosamine and chondroitin are commonly used ingredients for healthy joints, but with increased focus on improved mobility as the population ages, other innovative ingredients are gaining ground.
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Research: green tea prevents cancer cells from 'refuelling'
7 Sep 2018
Matcha, the green tea packed with antioxidants, is often hailed as containing properties which prevent disease. Scientists in Salford, UK have shed a ray of light on the claim by testing it on cancer stem cells – with, they say, surprising results.
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Campden BRI inaugurates kombucha brewing club
6 Sep 2018
Campden BRI is inviting companies to join a club project to investigate numerous aspects of kombucha brewing, including symbiotic culture make-up and storage.
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Parabel gets GRAS No Objection for LENTEIN
5 Sep 2018
Parabel USA, a producer of plant protein ingredients,has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a GRAS No Objection Letter for its LENTEIN plant protein.
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Univar to distribute Kerry taste portfolio
31 Aug 2018
Chemical and ingredient distributor Univar has reached an agreement with Kerry Ingredients & Flavours to distribute its taste portfolio in the UK, Ireland, Spain and Portugal.
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Frutarom looks to expand market for turmeric formula
30 Aug 2018
With its eye on serving the Asia Pacific market, Frutarom Health is expanding the regional focus of NovaSOL Curcumin, its turmeric formula.
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Harnessing umami for salt reduction
30 Aug 2018
Food companies remain under pressure to cut salt from their products, and savoury umami-rich compounds have emerged as promising flavour-boosting alternatives.
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BioCell Technology promotes collagen in Asia
27 Aug 2018
Asia’s collagen market is booming but consumers in the region are increasingly demanding quality and scientific substantiation, according to BioCell Technology.
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DSM to open infant nutrition premix facility
24 Aug 2018
DSM is to open what it says is the industry’s only premix manufacturing facility built exclusively for the maternal and infant nutrition market. Construction of the plant, located in Buk, Poland is due to start in the next few weeks.
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Bell announces botanical extracts for chicken dishes
24 Aug 2018
Bell Flavors & Fragrances EMEA has launched a new range of natural chicken flavour profiles designed to cater for the growing market need for chicken, which it says is one of the major drivers of the global demand for meat.
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DuPont intros naturally sourced monoglyceride emulsifier
23 Aug 2018
DuPont Nutrition & Health has developed a new, naturally sourced monoglyceride emulsifier that it says brings food manufacturers improved production and handling efficiencies.
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ProVeg UK celebrates World Plant Milk Day
22 Aug 2018
Today is World Plant Milk Day, notes food awareness organisation ProVeg UK - a day that it says marks the fact that millions of people across the world are turning away from dairy and towards plant-based alternatives.
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