Consumers want products with better-for-you fats like butter, and oil varieties such as coconut, olive, avocado and sunflower. Formulators are tasked with making these lipids work across the diverse food and beverage category.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on May 14 issued a step-by-step guide called REPLACE to eliminate industrially-produced trans fatty acids from global food supply, a move the agency said would reduce the number of cardiovascular disease-related...
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A recent USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) study published in the American Journal of Public Health found American adults, on average, substantially reduced their intake of trans fats between two time points—1999-2000 and 2009-2010—which...
Sweet treats are known for having a high-fat and sugar content, but in today's world of consumers who demand healthier foods, the popular clean label trend has made its way to a category that is typically not so clean label.
After nearly 50 years in "nutrition detention," fat is making a comeback thanks to shifting consumer preferences and an increasing number of clean label alternatives that align with consumer demand for healthier options.
Fats and oils are making a comeback thanks to recent research, shifting consumer preferences and an increasing number of clean label alternatives that align with consumer demand for healthier options.
Clean label has become the catchall phrase for ingredients that are simple, organic, natural and identifiable; however, the concept is certainly not new when it comes to the discussion of organic or genetically modified organisms (GMOs)...
