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Added dietary fiber could benefit dairy products

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
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.
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Beneo chicory root fibers on FDA approved list
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FDA upholds dietary fiber status for chicory root

Beneo’s Orafti inulin, oligofructose may continue to appear as dietary fibers on Nutrition Facts panels.
June 18, 2018
Beneo’s Orafti inulin, oligofructose may continue to appear as dietary fibers on Nutrition Facts panels.
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Prebiotics promote the growth of probiotics

Prebiotics are nondigestible dietary fibers that promote the growth and activity of probiotics. That much we do know. But dieticians, processors and consumers have so much more to learn.
Karen Giles-Smith MS, RD
August 17, 2013
Prebiotics have recently received a plethora of press in the food industry news. Manufacturers of prebiotic ingredients are promoting the “prebiotic properties,” “prebiotic functionality” and “prebiotic benefits” of their products. Writers are touting the “prebiotic effects” of isolated ingredients from novel sources such as spirulina, spruce trees, Yacon root, yams, agave and Jerusalem artichokes.
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Inulin, a soluble dietary fiber: NovaGreen

June 11, 2012
NovaGreen is a producer of inulin, a soluble dietary fiber that is in high demand among retailers and processed food manufacturers because of its versatility, its low-caloric nature and its health benefits, including its ability to increase calcium absorption and promote intestinal bacteria growth.
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