Functional Food
Demand for Digestive Health Solutions Continues to Rise
The defining nutrition trend of 2020 has probably (and unsurprisingly) been the growing interest in immune health. However, the pandemic has also made consumers more aware of their wellness generally, and more determined to protect it. In particular, the pandemic appears to have increased interest in digestive health, of which 13 percent of consumers worldwide ...
Tips for Plant-based Dairy
The surging interest in dairy alternatives provides new choices for consumers looking for plant-based dairy to meet their nutritional and lifestyle needs. Although generally seen as a healthy choice, plant-based dairy may not have the same health halo as that associated with traditional dairy. Here we address some of what may be missing, as well ...
Using Enzymes to Help Meet Consumer Demands in the F&B Industry Today and Into the Future
Enzymes are proteins produced by all living organisms (microbes, plants, humans, etc.) that act specifically as catalysts to facilitate natural biochemical reactions in nature. Their origin in nature, proven safety, efficiency and specificity make them extremely important for the food and beverage industry. We have used enzymes for thousands of years to make delicious foods ...
Health & Wellness Trends: Balancing Science With Consumer Appeal
When it comes to health and wellness in the food industry, a challenge we all face is to deliver on quickly changing consumer trends while still ensuring products meet the appropriate regulations and do not deceive consumers. This is especially daunting because consumer trends change at a much faster pace than science. We might see ...
Consumer Interest in Immune Health Drives Demand for Functional Ingredients
With 42 percent of global consumers now proactively looking for products that can improve their health, to meet consumer demand for the products that provide the benefits they’re searching for, it’s vital for manufacturers to understand the market drivers, and what’s motivating consumer choice. For manufacturers and brands operating in the well-being category, the immune ...
Probiotic Application Challenges & Opportunities
Probiotics are the superstars of nutritional product launches in the 21st century. For most of history, probiotics labored away in obscurity, enriching products like yogurt and kefir—staple foods in many cultures. With the rise of interest in health spurred on by the zeitgeist of the 1960s, yogurt’s appeal in particular as a healthy food was ...
What Does Gut Health Really Mean?
At first, it seems like an obvious question. When most people think of gut health, they think of freedom from traditional stomach issues—bloating, cramping and discomfort, for example. What many of us don’t realize is that gut health encompasses more—way more—than all of that. In fact, when it comes to gut health, the digestive organs ...
Research Trends in Clean-label Preservation
Shelf-life challenges in an age of consumer nutritional activism. Over the last number of years, the clean-label movement has been in a constant state of flux. In fact, “clean-label” is less an evolution and much more of a revolution. Consumers are seeking transparency and clarity to empower them to feel better informed in their purchase ...
How to Avoid Being Just Another Plant Protein Product
At this point in the life of the plant protein trend, you have probably read countless articles about how the market for plant protein products is booming, and have seen lists upon lists of product launches showing how plant protein comes to life in products like bars and beverages. In the wake of an ever-growing ...
Does Exercise Help or Hurt Your Immune System?
It is well known that exercise has a positive relationship with overall human health, likely as a consequence of our evolutionary history where athletic endurance was a competitive edge over other species.1 As present-day elite athletes strive to push the limits of human physiology, scientists have undertaken research to understand the effects of exercise on ...
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