Ambient drink opportunities emerge for probiotics with encapsulation advance Ireland’s AnaBio Technologies has launched a range of encapsulated probiotic strains including well-established Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus species that can survive temperature stresses associated with UHT processing.
AnaBio, a micro encapsulation specialist based in Cork, was built on work done by founder Sinéad Bleiel, PhD. Dr Bleiel founded the company in 2011 after studying at the Irish national dairy research center in Moorepark, in Cork. She has also studied at University College Dublin and Michigan State University.
Dr Bleiel told NutraIngredients-USA that the company has now launched a range of probiotic strains including
Impossible Foods hires former Apple creative exec as chief experience officer Steve Turner, the former global executive creative director for Apple s Media Arts Labs (where he worked with Steve Jobs to launch a number of iconic Apple products), has been appointed as chief experience officer at Impossible Foods, where he will report directly to CEO and founder Dr. Pat Brown.
Turner who spent 11 years at Apple helping to launch a number of the company s disruptive technologies including iPod+iTunes, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Apple Music before launching his own strategic consulting firm, Sublime, in 2017 will be tasked with building brand awareness and
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Symrise Ignites the Market for Plant-Based Proteins
05-Apr-2021
With the market for plant-based protein products continuing to grow at a record pace, leading food companies and food service chains have been leaping into the plant-protein phenomenon.
This universal growth is based on a general demand for more protein options derived from legumes, seeds, and grains specifically. As quickly as manufacturers can develop them, consumers are reaching for products like vegan meat and dairy alternatives, high-protein energy beverages and bars, and even plant-powered protein premixes and powders.
Loma Linda Tuno: Plant-based tuna and the benefits of soy The start of 2021 saw a record number of plant-based products hit the market.
With demand from consumers stronger than ever, huge opportunities to develop plant-based alternatives to animal products such as
Already recognised as a hero ingredient in plant-based food, soy is the most used plant-based protein for food formulations globally and in the UK. As well as a multitude of nutritional benefits with its complete protein source, essential amino acids, and low levels of saturated fat, something that draws producers to the product is its versatility.
Soy performs well in the manufacturing process, withstanding high cooking temperatures without breaking down. It is able to be moulded into new shapes, making it the go-to product for brands looking to create nuggets, chunks, strips and flake-like textures.
Food manufacturers will face continued pressure to lower salt levels in their products in response to a growing ‘health crisis’, according to Andrew Ashby, managing director of ingredients supplier Brusco Food Group.
Ashby, whose company recently announced a partnership with sodium reduction system Smart Salt, told
Food Manufacture:
“In the UK we have over 16 million people with high blood pressure and that is one of the main risk factors for stroke, heart failure and kidney disease.
“Regularly eating too much salt puts increased risk of developing high blood pressure because of excess sodium in the body. Ultimately, too much sodium is driving a health crisis in the UK, which is why we should be looking at it from a food manufacturing perspective.”