There is evidence that European potato starch suppliers are losing
out to Chinese competitors, as anti-dumping measures drive rampant
growth for leading Chinese starch maker.
Ulrick & Short's ready to use Eziglaze for bakery products
offers a clean label alternative to egg- and milk-based
ready-to-use glazes, and can help a baker's bottom line, according
to the company.
As interest in potato starch increases due to clean label
pressures, US scientists report that the gelling and paste-forming
properties of starch from sweet potatoes can be controlled by using
amino acids.
As food makers sharpen their product designs to target the growing
consumer health appeal, Penford Food Ingredients inks an agreement
with fellow US firm MGP Ingredients to manufacture and sell
resistant potato starch in the United...
Puratos and Novozymes have teamed up to develop a bio-solution to
help industrial cake manufacturers increase the softness and
freshness of their products, the companies have announced.
FDA's comment that it does not consider high fructose corn syrup to
be 'natural' has generated heated debate in the US food industry,
with one camp relieved for the clarification, while the other camp
opposes it as...
Products containing high fructose corn syrup cannot be considered 'natural' and should not be labeled as such, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said.
A new study suggests that the relative size of starch granules used
in a blend could determine overall gelation behaviour and whether
or not the starch components add to each others' properties or
interact to deliver new ones.
Starch from grass pea could be an alternative to chemically
modified starch for the food industry, says a new study from Poland
that assessed its rheological properties.
Ulrick & Short is launching a new Synergie starch for use in
clean-label products formulated using cold systems, like dairy
desserts and cold beverages, in place of modified starch.
Flavour compounds with a low solubility may form complexes with
high-amylose maize starch, offering innovative encapsulation and
cost-saving benefits, says a new study.
Chinese corn-based sweeteners producer Global Sweetener Holdings
has taken a new step towards its aim of becoming a leader in the
Asian and worldwide markets for corn sweeteners by buying out
Mitsui's share of their sorbitol...
Novozymes has reported sales of DKK435m (€58.35m) for food enzymes
in Q3 2007, during which it launched its long-awaited
acrylamide-reducing enzyme Acrylaway.
Carbohydrate company Penford Food Ingredients has launched a new
gluten-free starch product for use in bakery applications targeting
the growing free-from market.
Avebe is launching a new range of starch ingredients called Etenia,
intended to be used as gelling agents in dairy and other food
products but with clean-label and vegetarian-origin benefits to
boot.
Tate & Lyle used the recent IFT food expo in Chicago as a
platform to introduce its new line of branded fiber ingredients to
the US market, claiming the ingedients can help food and beverage
manufacturers add fiber to 'everyday'...
Tate & Lyle has announced the inking of a deal with Syral for
the sale of part of its European starch ingredients business for
€310m, which will make it more secure in volatile markets and in
context of the new European sugar...
Organic products containing certain non-organic minor ingredients
are now officially in non-compliance with US government organic
certifications, following the implementation of a new rule last
week.
Tate & Lyle has revealed the first product in its new line of
Promitor branded fibres - a prebiotic resistant starch said to have
superior process stability, resulting in greater cost-efficiency.
The search for low glycaemic and slowly digestible starch
continues, with scientists from Purdue University reporting a new
starch that may lead to smaller spikes in blood sugar and perhaps
ease hunger pangs.
Scientists from the US Department of Agriculture have proposed that
spray-dried sweet potatoes may offer potential as a thickener, with
similar properties to some starch solutions.
AB Enzymes has developed a new enzyme product in its Rohalase line
to enable higher yield of vegetable oil processing with a reduced
need for chemicals - an innovation the company says will save
energy and costs.
Acid modified tapioca starch may offer significant advantages as an
encapsulation material, producing better results than native
starch, says new research.
Encapsulation of peppermint essential oil as a model flavour in a
variety of modified starches is helping scientists fill in
knowledge gaps that could further enhance encapsulation of flavours
and aromas.
Corn Products International has reported "record" sales for
2006, closing its 100th anniversary year with what it had forecast
to be its "best year ever" .
Corn Products International today announced that it is to acquire
the food business of SPI Polyols, as well as the remaining 50
percent of SPI's Brazilian joint venture.
Amflora, the GM starch potato at the centre of recent controversy,
could help strengthen the competitiveness of the potato starch
industry, according to EuropaBio.
A US-Chinese collaboration into the properties and structural basis
of slowly digestible starches (SDS) could lead to healthier
carbohydrates that do not cause spikes in blood sugar and insulin
levels.
National Starch Food Innovation is to raise food ingredient prices
in the US across its entire product portfolio, with corn-based
ingredients set to see the highest hikes.
Danish group Danisco has become the latest in a string of
ingredients firms to pass on increased raw material and energy
costs to the market, announcing today that it is to up the mark on
its glucoamylase for the US brewing and portable...
Danisco has extended its bakery enzyme range with a new amylase
enzyme that slows down the staling of industrial bakery products,
and extending the shelf life of bread.
The US enzyme market is set for healthy growth, according to a new
report, but continued downward pricing pressures mean that this
growth will likely result from a corresponding increase in food and
beverage production.
MGP Ingredients is set to start full production of its fibre
enhancement product FiberRite RW, which has so far been available
in limited supply during a period of market testing, said the firm.
Cargill's finalised acquisition of a major Thai tapioca flour
business in Thailand underlines its commitment to establishing a
globalised ingredient-sourcing network.