What You Need to Know about Flavor Extracts

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When it comes to food and drink, flavor is the No. 1 factor that influences consumers’ purchasing choices. To create the most appealing and tasty products possible, therefore, food manufacturers work with food flavorists, specialized professionals who use an incredibly wide range of natural and artificial ingredients to create the delicious flavors that consumers crave.… Continue Reading

What You Need to Know about Transglutaminase

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As health-conscious, clean label-oriented consumers become ever more interested in knowing what kinds of ingredients are in the food that they buy, many additives that have been commonly used for years like xanthan gum and soy lecithin are facing increased public scrutiny. Such is the case for transglutaminase, an ingredient that is also known as… Continue Reading

What Do You Think About Nutrient-Dense Foods?

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What do you think about nutrient-dense foods? This is the central question behind a recent survey from the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation that set out to examine consumer understanding, perceptions, and behaviors around nutrient density. Nutrient density is a relatively new term, though by no means a new concept: essentially, it refers to… Continue Reading