Ingredients for Dairy Processors - Articles - Page 38

Hit your target texture for cultured dairy products

Understand the impacts that processing conditions and added ingredients can have on a cultured dairy product’s texture.

August 26, 2021

Although many consumers would say that “flavor rules,” texture is close behind. When it comes to cultured dairy products, smooth and creamy is always the target, and textural attributes such as grainy, gel-like, shrunken, weak or ropy are typically considered defects.

Consumers seek more fruit in their diet

Popular superfruits include elderberry, pink dragonfruit and coffee berry.

Sharon Gerdes

August 24, 2021

The USDA’s MyPlate guide suggests two servings of fruit per day for adults. But according to a 2017 press release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 12% of U.S. adults consume those recommended servings.

Celebrating dairy ingredient innovation

GoodSport Nutrition and Eurofins DQCI both take home the 2021 Breakthrough Award for Dairy Ingredient Innovation.

Kathie Canning

August 19, 2021

Each year, the Elmhurst, Ill.-based American Dairy Products Association (ADPI) and Dairy Foods put the spotlight on dairy ingredient accomplishments by honoring a dairy processing member of ADPI with the Breakthrough Award for Dairy Ingredient Innovation.

August 2021 offerings from suppliers to the dairy processing industry.

August 11, 2021

New equipment and ingredients from Flavorchem, GEA, Komax, and more!

Promote healthy aging with dairy

Fortifying dairy products with certain ingredients can attract consumers looking to maintain a high quality of life as they get older.

Anna Boisseau

August 3, 2021

Paul McCartney famously bemoaned getting older when he asked, “Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I'm sixty-four?” Now almost 80 years old, McCartney still spent his last decade on tour (this author saw him perform in 2014) and often credits a healthy diet for his longevity.

Ingredient suppliers offer new flavors for dairy and nondairy products

July 26, 2021

New ingredients from DairyChem, FlavorSum, Gamay Food Ingredients, and more!

Dairy protein supports recovery

For Olympic athletes, recovery nutrition is key to success.

Sharon Gerdes

July 15, 2021

Whether your favorite Olympic athlete is celebrating the thrill of victory or suffering the agony of defeat, he or she is now concentrating on recovery from intense exercise — and perhaps an injury that occurred as part of his or her competition.

Sustainable ingredients go back to the source

Manufacturers can tell a sustainability story through their ingredient selection.

Anna Boisseau

July 6, 2021

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many consumers already read labels to confirm food items met their standards — whether in terms of sustainability or nutrition. However, the health and safety concerns that defined the tumultuous past year-plus cemented consumer interest not only in the source of the foods they eat, but also in the ingredients that make up such items.

Suppliers offer natural and organic ingredients for dairy and nondairy products.

June 21, 2021

New ingredients from Beneo, Ciranda, EverGrain, and more!

Cultures and enzymes are the secret ingredients in dairy product development

They work behind the scenes to aid in dairy product innovation and enhancement.

Kathie Canning

June 1, 2021

Cultures and enzymes are the “secret ingredients” behind many of consumers’ favorite dairy products. They can influence attributes ranging from taste and texture to mouthfeel and shelf life.