Fruits / Vegetables

Ingredient technology, specifications, characteristics and applications of domestic and tropical fruit and vegetable ingredients for foods and beverages, including fresh, frozen, IQF, dehydrated, freeze-dried, juices and purees, related to issues including flavor, shelf life, ORAC, pH, soluble solids and Brix, packaging, including modified atmosphere, health claims and labeling regulations, and nutrient value.

Pink Lady Apples Have Highest Flavonoid Levels

Consuming a diet rich in apples, particularly the Pink Lady variety that contains the highest levels of flavonoids among apples, helps promote heart health, according to a study published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine Journal. ...More
February 8, 2012
Posted in News, Nutraceuticals
Food Safety Top Priority for Consumers, Manufacturers

Just this past year, food recalls and natural disasters affected global food supply chains, while political upheavals, new government regulations and continued debates about the environment pushed the issued of foods safety to the forefront of both manufacturers’ and ...More
February 7, 2012
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
FDA Blocks More OJ Imports Over Fungicide

Brazil's orange juice industry has removed the pesticide carbendazim from its list of recommended fungicides for crop treatments after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) blocked another 20 shipments of orange juice last week from entering the country because they ...More
February 6, 2012
Posted in News
Restaurant Sales to Reach $632 Billion in 2012

The restaurant industry is projected to increase 3.5% over 2011 numbers, with total foodservice sales expected to reach a record high of $632 billion in 2012, according to the National Restaurant Association’s 2012 Restaurant Industry Forecast. ...More
February 6, 2012
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
DuPont Sets Goals to Curb World Hunger

In an effort to curb world hunger, DuPont announced new food security goals that address innovation, education and rural community development that will be tracked along with the company’s current sustainability goals. DuPont has set a 2020 goal for completion of the new ...More
February 6, 2012
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Scientists Unlock Secret of Resveratrol

Scientists have discovered how resveratrol, a naturally occurring chemical found in red wine and other plant products, may impart health benefits, a finding that may one day lead to resveratrol-based medicines, according to a study published in the journal Cell. ...More
February 3, 2012
Posted in News, Nutraceuticals
Healthy Snacks Trending in 2012

The New Year always brings a host of resolutions to get in shape and choose healthy foods and snacks, and this weekend’s Super Bowl will test American’s willpower when it comes to snacking. ...More
February 3, 2012
Posted in News
Salmonella Kills 1, Sickens 30 in the UK

An outbreak of Salmonella Newport linked to tainted ready-to-eat sliced watermelon has killed one and sickened 30 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to the U.K. Health Protection Agency. The outbreak began in December 2011, and cases of illness caused by the ...More
February 2, 2012
Posted in News
Diet Rich in Omega-3s Lowers Arrhythmia Risk

Older adults who consume a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids found naturally in leafy green vegetables, vegetable oils, nuts, and fish and fish oil are 30% less likely to develop arrhythmia compared to those who have lower blood levels of omega-3, according to a study ...More
February 2, 2012
Posted in News, Nutraceuticals
Low-Income Families Struggle to Eat Healthy

Low-income families are cooking dinner at home, mostly from scratch, but are not eating as healthfully as they'd like, according to a new study released today from Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters® with support from the ConAgra Foods® Foundation. ...More
February 2, 2012
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal