Dairy Ingredients

Ingredient technology, specifications, nutritional aspects, functional characteristics and applications of dairy ingredients, such as milk, nonfat dried milk (NFDM), milkfat and butter, buttermilk, creamers, cheese, enzyme modified cheese (EMC), and milk protein (i.e., whey, casein, caseinates, isolates, hydrolyzed protein).

Slimming Chance: Nutrition Bars for Weight Management

Only when formulated with an eye to delivering targeted nutrition and satisfaction can a “slimming" bar play its part in helping consumers do just that. ...More
May 14, 2012
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Fiber, Flavor
Cultured Dairy Products Win IFDA Innovation Award

Two cultured dairy products—an apple parfait from YoCrunch and a fruit-and-fiber yogurt from Sensient Flavors LLC—were named the most innovative dairy products of the year during the IFDA Milk and Cultured Dairy Products symposium that took place April-24-26. ...More
May 7, 2012
Posted in News
Fast-Food Morning Sandwiches Ranked

Consumer Reports recently tested the nutritional and culinary merits of the breakfast egg sandwiches available in QSR. Only six rated as “very good” in terms of nutrition—and all six came from Subway. ...More
May 2, 2012
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
Functional Milk Proteins for Salt Reduction

Arla Foods Ingredients has developed a range of functional milk proteins that allow food manufacturers to reduce the salt content in their processed cheese products by up to 65%. ...More
May 2, 2012
Posted in News, Nutraceuticals, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
MicroThermics Names E2PS Full-Service Distributor in Brazil

MicroThermics has named E2PS as its full-service distributor of small-scale ultra-high temperature processing (UHT), high-temperature short time (HTST), aseptic and bio-pharm processing equipment to the food and beverage industries for Brazil. ...More
April 30, 2012
Posted in News
Pimento Spread Recalled Over Undeclared Allergen

Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc., based in Beaverton, Ore., is voluntarily recalling 653 cases Mrs. Weaver’s Pimento Spread that may have been packaged into containers marked Ham Salad, which does not list milk ingredients on the label. ...More
April 26, 2012
Posted in News
Soy Protein Cuts Fatty Liver Disease Symptoms in Obese Individuals

Obese individuals who consume a diet rich in soy protein may significantly reduce fat accumulation and triglycerides in their livers by partially restoring the function of a key signaling pathway in the organ, according to new research presented April 22 at the Experimental ...More
April 25, 2012
Posted in News, Nutraceuticals
Latin Sandwiches on the Rise

U.S. culinary culture is hungry for more Latin American sandwiches like Brazil’s Bauru, the Puerto Rican–inspired jibarito, and Mexico’s cemita poblana and myriad torta iterations. ...More
April 24, 2012
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Dressing / Marinades, Flavor, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
Our Restaurant-Retail Mirror: Burger Opportunities

While I kept waiting for the burger trend to fade, the chain players in the game kept raising the stakes—better burger here, global QSR giant there—and it just keeps getting more interesting. ...More
April 24, 2012
Posted in Blog, Bakery / Cereal
Protein Blend Fuels Post-Workout Muscle Building

Consuming a blend of proteins (isolated soy protein, whey protein and casein) provides a prolonged delivery of amino acids to the muscles, making it optimal for consumption following resistance exercise compared to intake of whey protein alone, according to new research ...More
April 23, 2012
Posted in News, Nutraceuticals