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New Products & Technologies

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

by Toni Tarver

Every year, hundreds of companies come to the IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo® to exhibit the latest food products, ingredients, and innovations that make producing safe, abundant food easier. Integral to the success of this show is the development of new products and technologies. At the New Products & Technologies Showcase on Sunday, June 12, several companies revealed some of the most innovative ideas in the food industry. Two items on display at this year’s showcase are the IRIS Visual Analyzer by Alpha MOS (booth 4108) and Ergo-D2 by Total Nutraceutical Solutions.

The IRIS Visual Analyzer is said to capture the palatability of foods through a visual assessment that measures qualitative and quantitative attributes. This unique tool for advanced color analysis monitors the shelf life and stability of food products while conducting surface analyses and benchmarking against similar products. The analyzer contains a CCD camera and powerful data processing software, allowing the distinguishing of several color parameters and processing of multivariate statistics. The IRIS Visual Analyzer joins Alpha MOS’s family of products that digitize human senses (e.g., an electronic tongue and an electronic nose).

Ergo-D2 is a novel ingredient that possesses high levels of three bioactive health-promoting compounds: vitamin D2, L-ergothioneine, and beta glucans. This functional ingredient is said to have potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Mushrooms grown through a specialized process are the source for Ergo-D2, and the ingredient is said to be ideal for the fortification of both health-promoting foods and cosmeceuticals.

These products as well as many others are on display at the IFT Food Expo.

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Salt Replacers, Reducers

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

With the new 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans that were released at the beginning of this year, the U.S. government now advises that more than half of the population needs to drastically cut their daily salt intake. Several food companies have already introduced initiatives to cut sodium and introduced low-sodium alternatives, but the efforts continue. Here are some new products/services that move us closer to the Dietary Guidelines’ goal:

Cargill’s (booth 6039) FlakeSelect reduced sodium system: A new sodium reduction system being launched at IFT.

Kikkoman Sales USA’s (booth 4728) NFE natural flavor enhancers: The new line includes one liquid and two dry versions of powerful umami flavor boosters. Incorporating NFE can allow sodium reduction of 30–50% while keeping the label clean.

Kudos Blends Ltd.’s (booth 7946) KUDOS Potassium Bicarbonate: Gives bakers and bakery suppliers the opportunity to reduce sodium levels without compromising product quality, volume, taste, or texture.

Levapan SA’s (booth 4208) Salt Replacer: A natural, clean label containing yeast extract. Serves as a building block for substituting salt as high as 45% and reducing sodium up to 45% in typical food formulations.

Novozymes’ (booth 3829) Protamex and Flavourzyme: Enzymatic solutions such as Protamex and Flavourzyme can produce meat protein extract (MPE) from a range of raw materials such as turkey, chicken, pork, beef, and even fish. After its injection or tumbling into processed meats, MPE preserves the taste and properties of the end product while effectively reducing the salt content.

Savoury Systems International Inc.’s (booth 4113) #0885 Salt Replacer: Based on yeast extract, it will be shown at IFT’s Food Expo in a chicken noodle soup. Amino acids in the yeast extract help increase savory notes, in turn rounding out flavors so that the sodium is not missed in the final application.

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New Sweeteners, Tools to Reduce Sugar

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

It was recently reported that U.S. adults consume 22.2 teaspoons of sugar a day—or 355 calories. This may be contributing to the obesity epidemic in the United States and around the world. Thankfully, many ingredients companies are developing low-calorie or no-calorie replacements for sugar. Here are some new products featured in this category:

Anhui Jinhe Industrial Co. Ltd.’s (booth 8013) Acesulfame K: A sweetener that is 200 times sweeter than sugar.

Clasen Quality Coatings’ (booth 6613) “Better For You” Coatings: This new line represents a reduction of up to 25% in both sugar and fat content over its Star line. Available in milk, white, and dark chocolate flavors.

Domino Specialty Ingredients’ (booth 4529) Organic Blue Agave Light Nectar: Slightly thinner than honey with a neutral, mild flavor. Can be used to replace high fructose corn syrup and zero calorie sweeteners. A multi-purpose sweetener that is 25% sweeter than sugar.

Jiangxi Beiyang Food Additive Co. Ltd.’s (booth 8322) Acesulfame K: Can be used as a sweetener in soft drinks, chewing gum, instant coffee, instant tea, dairy product analogs, gelatins, pudding desserts, and baked foods.

New Trend Group’s (booth 6417) Sucralose: A high intensity sweetener that makes a wide variety of calorie-reduced products possible, including soft drinks, ice cream, dairy products, and baked goods. Can be used almost anywhere sugar is used.

Premium Ingredients International’s (booth 4119) Stevia (Reb A 97 & SG95): Premium Ingredients is the exclusive U.S. distributor for PureCircle’s Reb A 97 and SG95, which is the new, natural stevia derived proprietary blend. Half the cost of other sweeteners, it can be used to replace up to 50% of sugar without detection. 100% natural, non-caloric, and up to 400 times sweeter than sugar.

Sensus America Inc.’s (4139) Frutalose SF75: A low-calorie, all-natural sweetener designed to help manufacturers reduce sugar in their products. Delivers 65% of the sweetness of sugar at 2 kcal/gram. A clinically proven prebiotic that contains 75% soluble dietary fiber.

Univar Food Ingredients’ (4135) “Less is More” Interactive Formulation Tool: Allows easy access to the latest ingredient application information and a browser-like interface that customers can use to navigate technical documents, trend guides, and starting formulations for reducing sodium, fat, and sugar.