Fiber - Articles - Page 2

Suppliers virtually highlighted ingredients for dairy, nondairy products at IFT's SHIFT20.

August 28, 2020

New ingredients from AIC, Apura Ingredients, Domino Foods Inc. and more!

Fiber ingredients could add value to dairy products

They enable sugar reduction while promoting digestive and immune health

Sharon Gerdes

August 21, 2020

Even though a cow's diet includes a lot of high-fiber feedstuffs, fluid milk contains no fiber. Yet fiber is an excellent ingredient to boost the nutrition of a wide range of dairy products and dairy alternatives. Let's explore the benefits of adding fiber to foods in the frozen and refrigerated dairy cases.

New ingredients and packaging for dairy processors

January 23, 2020

New ingredients from Arla Foods Ingredients and CP Kelco. Plus new containers from Fabri-Kal.

Added dietary fiber could benefit dairy products

The addition of dietary fiber to dairy products could help processors meet the needs of consumers seeking digestive and other health benefits — and could also enhance product-related sensory attributes

Kathie Canning

January 9, 2020

Back in November 2018, Innova Market Insights published its forecasted "Top 10 Trends for 2019." Among them was "a fresh look at fiber." That prediction was based, in part, on the fact that 44% of U.S. consumers said they were increasing their fiber consumption in a 2018 survey the global market research firm conducted.

New ingredient and equipment offerings include a clean-label fiber solution

August 28, 2019

New ingredients and equipment from CP Kelco, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, and more!

New functional ingredients offer clean-label options

May 17, 2018

Ingredients from Arla Foods, Blue Diamond, ADM/Matsutani LLC, plus much more!

Dietary fiber regulations are in limbo

While waiting for regulatory decisions on the health status of fiber ingredients, dairy companies should focus on functional attributes.

Sharon Gerdes

January 3, 2018

The new Nutrition Facts regulations redefine fiber, adding a requirement that certain isolated or synthetic fiber ingredients must show a beneficial effect on human health. But implementation of those new regulations will probably be postponed until 2020.

Supplier news

Sensus obtains Non-GMO Project verified certification for chicory root fiber

November 3, 2017

The company’s Frutafit and Frutalose products are now Non-GMO Project Verified in the United States.

Processors, suppliers should keep watch for newly approved beneficial fibers

The FDA currently recognizes seven fibers as having health benefits. The new definition is evolving. Keep watch for newly approved beneficial fibers so you can adjust formulas and labels accordingly.

January 5, 2017

Dairy foods aren’t naturally great sources of fiber, but many fiber ingredients are added to dairy foods. The new Nutrition Facts regulations have redefined fiber, increasing the Daily Value from 25 to 28 grams, and making the calculation of fiber content on the food label more complicated.