Ingredient technology, specifications (i.e. melting point, solid fat index), nutrition and health concerns, characteristics and applications of vegetable and animal fats, shortenings and oils, including soy, cottonseed, palm, coconut, canola, corn, sunflower, fish, flax and specialty culinary and nutritional oils, and specific fatty acids. Covering formulation and production concerns including fat bloom, fry life, trans fats, hydrogenation, interesterification, saturated fat content, rancidity/oxidation and solvent extraction.
U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Conti on May 10 denied General Mills’ appeal to throw out a class-action lawsuit brought against the food giant alleging the company’s marketing campaign for Fruit Roll-Ups, Fruit by the Foot, is deceptive and misleads consumers about fruit ...More
The American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) and the Japan Oil Chemists’ Society (JOCS) released the first validated direct method for glycidyl fatty acid esters in edible oils, AOCS/JOCS Official Method Cd 28-10. The method marks the first analytical collaboration between the ...More
BASF announced the acquisition of Equateq Ltd., a global leader in the manufacturing of highly concentrated omega-3 fatty acids, for an undisclosed amount. The transaction strengthens BASF’s position as leading supplier of ingredients for the nutrition and health ...More
Consuming foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, found naturally in leafy green vegetables, vegetable oils, nuts, chicken and fish, may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and memory problems, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology. ...More
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 16-5 on April 27 to advance the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, a half-trillion dollar farm and food plan and the first key test of support to reauthorize the 2012 Farm Bill set to expire Sept. 30, 2012. The ...More
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, announced the winners of the Culinary Challenge held during the Iowa Section of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Suppliers’ Night on Thursday, April 19. ...More
The question of whether vitamin E prevents or promotes cancer has been widely debated; however, new research published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research suggests two forms of vitamin E—gamma and delta-tocopherols—found in soybean, canola, corn oils and nuts may help ...More
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently deemed pistachio nuts as a heart healthy food by allowing its Heart-Check Food Certification Program’s Heart-Check mark to be featured on select the packaging of pistachio nuts grown and marketed by members of the American ...More
Kemin Industries broke ground on its new research and development facility, a state-of-the-art center designed to provide 1,215 linear feet of laboratory bench space for approximately 60 scientists. When completed, the facility will include two general labs, six shared ...More
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