Gums / Starches

Ingredient technology, specifications, characteristics and applications for hydrocolloid food gums, such as guar, xanthan, locust bean, cellulose gums, alginates, and carrageenan; and native and modified starches from grains, like corn and wheat, or other sources, such as potato and tapioca. Addressing formulation topics including freeze/thaw stability, rheology, gelation, and viscosity, fat replacement, starch or gum selection, proper dispersion and more.

Managing Moisture

Careful management of moisture in commercially manufactured foods is essential to product quality and safety. ...More
5 hours ago
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal
Stockholders OK Corn Products Name Change To Ingredion

Corn Products International shareholders voted to change the company’s name to Ingredion to better showcase its role as a leading global ingredients solutions company serving the food, beverage and brewing industries worldwide. ...More
Yesterday
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TIC Gums Launches Monthly Video Series

TIC Gums launched a monthly video series designed to describe how the taste, texture and mouthfeel of food and beverages are positively influenced by the presence of gums. The video series also demonstrates negative outcomes when gums are absent. ...More
May 1, 2012
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Flavor
Penford Promotes Youth Interest in Food Science

Penford Food Ingredients announced it would be teaming up with City Kidz Food Science Educational Lab "From Classroom to Supermarket ShelvesTM to promote interest in food science at a young age. ...More
April 30, 2012
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Resistant Starch May Lower Bowel Cancer Risk

Consumption of resistant starch leads to positive changes in the bowel and offer potential to help protect against bowel cancer, according to a new study in published in the Journal of Nutrition. Thee findings reinforce the fact that dietary fiber is beneficial for human ...More
April 26, 2012
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Fiber, Nutraceuticals
Corn Products/National Starch Launches Clean Labels Website

Corn Products International/National Starch Food Innovation launched cleanlabelinsights.com, a platform for manufacturers and opinion leaders to access research, technical advances, culinary applications, regulatory information and case studies on consumer product activity ...More
April 26, 2012
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GMO-Free Potato-Based Maltodextrins

American Key Food Products introduced its Kyrosan line of GMO-free potato-based maltodextrins. ...More
April 20, 2012
Posted in News, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
Reducing Added Sugars

Sweetener and flavor systems help product developers reduce added sugars while maintaining flavor and quality. ...More
April 20, 2012
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Fiber, Flavor
Texture-Improving Vegetable Fiber Starch

Coscura created a vegetable fiber starch called Swelite® for improving product texture, juiciness and nutritional profile. ...More
April 17, 2012
Posted in News, Fiber, Nutraceuticals
Gluten-Free Goodness

Grain Processing Corporation's line of native and modified corn starches improve texture and appeal of gluten-free products. ...More
April 16, 2012
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal