Gums and Starches

In Japan, sweet and savory snack foods, called osaki, are teatime accompaniments, nibblers with cocktails, and snacks for after school or while watching television. Unlike American snacks, Japanese snacks tend to be healthier, because they are generally not fried, and are made from rice, soy, vegetables, seaweed, fruits, nuts, beans and seafood. Flavorings include soy sauce, wasabi, curry, green tea ...

Throughout the ages, man has been faced with difficult choices: Chocolate or vanilla? Yankees or Mets? Soup or salad? However, these all pale against today’s biggest dilemma: Organic or natural? The battle begins USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, which oversees the National Organic Program (NOP), published the final rule on national organic standards on Dec. 27, 2000. USDA’s Organic Standards asserts ...

Be it from yak, goat or cow, milk as a foodstuff has been around nearly as long as man. Even commercial products are not new. Powdered milk was developed in the early 1800s, and evaporated milk is more than 100 years old. With such a well-established category, what could possibly be new? Fortunately for the food scientist, dairy continues to ...

Anyone can enjoy pizza, from vegans to carnivores to those following kosher and gluten-free diets. Pizza provides sustenance and satisfaction at all times of the day. Frozen-pizza evolution Frozen pizza has come a long way from those decades ago with overly chewy crusts, bland sauce, rubbery cheese and meat specks tougher than jerky. Today’s retailers’ freezer cases stock all types ...

All signs indicate Americans are tired of identifying bad carbs and watching fat grams. They are returning to the basics of dieting: monitoring caloric intake. This signals an increased need for products that deliver the original eating experience without the calories. “There are two approaches most formulators take when attempting to lower the calorie content of a food and beverages,” ...