Topic: Natural


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    Naturally Sweet
    10/22/2009 - Although the term “natural” is still largely undefined, consumer demand for natural foods continues, and manufacturers have responded with products made with a range of natural sweeteners, including stevia, isomaltulose, erythritol, maple syrups, grain-derived extracts and honey. ...
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    Milking the Pasteurization Controversy
    10/21/2009 - Another offshoot of the natural―good―processed―bad―mindset is growing in the dairy segment with increased pressure for loosening the restrictions on the sale of raw, or unpasteurized, milk. ...
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    Raw Milk Debate Heats Up
    10/20/2009 - Raw milk advocates say it tastes better, helps with digestive problems and boosts immunity, while federal food safety advocates such as the FDA warns the milk is dangerous, due to harmful microorganisms, such as E. coli and Salmonella. ...
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    Recession Shopping Habits Revealed
    10/20/2009 - The current recession has impacted consumers’ eating behaviors in numerous ways. However, the downturn has not driven folks en masse back to scratch home cooking. ...
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    Europeans Prioritize Health, Wellness
    10/19/2009 - Consumers continue to see health and wellness as an important issue and will pay more for foods that display health benefits on their labels. ...
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    Australians Boost Energy Drinks Category
    10/19/2009 - Australia is one of the main countries to have driven global energy drink volumes up in 2008; however, escalating health concerns, growing preferences for natural ingredients and negative publicity are likely to inhibit long-term growth in the category. ...
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    Non-GMO Colorant
    10/19/2009 - Natural color from Suntava, Sayela, is derived from a natural, purple-corn hybrid developed by the company. ...
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    Clean-Label Colors
    10/14/2009 - In response to the new European Commission directive regarding additives, Symrise developed SymColor®, a  portfolio of colorants that complies with the new legislation. The new EC directive on food additives becomes mandatory on January 20, 2010. Consequently, from July 20, 2010, onward. foods which contain certain artificial colorings (including orange yellow, quinoline yellow and azorubine)...
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    Stevia in the Spotlight
    10/01/2009 - As someone who has been tuned into the keen profit potential of the “natural food” market for some time now, I welcomed the arrival of stevia—and, more specifically, its user-friendly constituent, highly purified rebaudioside A—onto the market with open arms (something I wrote about in the context of natural functional foods in a recent issue of the magazine). Yes, stevia has displayed some lingering...
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    OnlySweet Stevia Granted GRAS Status
    09/16/2009 - Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc. and WILD Flavors, Inc. have been granted GRAS status for their OnlySweet™ stevia extracts for use as a general purpose sweetener in a variety of food products for consumer use including, food, beverages, confectioneries and table-top products. ...
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