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Specialist information Microencapsulation platform provides improved
for the food sector stability and taste of functional ingredients
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to information, whether it is for G
rowing consumer demand for foods parameters and during long shelf lives.
offering benefits for heart health, Only on exposure to low pH in the
keeping up-to-date with the latest mood, weight management, and more has stomach after consumption the capsules
trends and developments or doing driven the functional food market, offering break and release the active ingredient
background research for a project. The IFIS food and beverage manufacturers the contained inside. This natural technology
(International Food Information Service) opportunity to differentiate their product solution can be used in a variety of
can help access high-quality and relevant offerings. Many functional ingredients are applications, including dairy, beverages,
information in the most cost-effective sensitive to processing stress and make baked goods, and meat, without changing
way possible. It is an independent and it difficult for producers to incorporate the sensorial properties of the final food
not-for-profit organisation. Users do not them into foods or beverages. or beverage. wowCAPS technology renders
have to become a member to benefit from GAT’s proprietary wowCAPS interchangeable microencapsulated
the products and services it offers. microencapsulation technology offers a ingredients with the same characteristics,
FSTA – Food Science and Technology simple and efficient solution to oxidation regardless of whether it is omega-3,
Abstracts – is a database of information and degradation of sensitive active polyphenols, minerals, or other healthy
on food science, food technology and ingredients. ingredients, reducing the development
nutrition. p The technology, based on a w/o/w time for new product concepts. p
multiple emulsion, can be used to protect a
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IFIS Publishing is based in Shinfield, of 2µm in diameter. The capsules are GAT Food Essentials is based in Ebenfurth,
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Book shows the power of tomato lycopene Reformulating margarines
R
emember the dietary rule advising the diet can offer all of us, and especially
and fats
us to eat five fruits and vegetable those aged 40 and over, the prospect of
every day? Well, not all fruits provide equal better health.
benefits. “Turning to the published studies” says V
andemoortele is continuously
looking to improve its margarines by
A new book called Levin “I was astonished to discover that using healthier fats (lower in trans-fatty
The Red Bodyguard several hundred scientists acids, less saturated fats) or by reducing
shows that there is much at nutritional and the total fat content. The growing
evidence to support medical research centers demand for more natural ingredients is
the importance of the in at least 24 countries also requiring alternative solutions for
tomato in our diet. had been investigating the additives used in margarine production.
The tomato is superior amazing health promoting Typically, partially or fully
to other fruits when properties of the tomato hydrogenated fats are reduced in the
it comes to disease for some 20 years and fat blend of the margarine to lower the
prevention. decided it was time to let presence of trans-fatty acids in the final
The Red Bodyguard the public in on the good food product. These reformulations can
discusses tomato news”. significantly change the crystallisation
lycopene for the Levin explains how and melting behaviour of the fat
prevention of illness. natural tomato lycopene can blend, which impacts the quality and
The book, published offer such amazing health functionality of the margarine. However,
by Icon Books, is now benefits. by changing the industrial processing of
available through “LycoRed Ltd has the margarine, functional properties like
bookstores in UK, developed Lyc-O-Mato, a hardness, plasticity and whipping capacity
Ireland, Canada, Australia and South tomato ingredient that could of the margarine can be optimized.
Africa and the USA. help in the prevention of several major Vandemoortele has a proven track
The author, Ron Levin, a former diseases. Their scientific contribution to record in reformulating margarines and
research pharmacist, worked for Beecham, natural tomato lycopene research has fats in this way. p
Syntex and for eight years as managing been invaluable.” p
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company. For more information, visit Vandemoortele Izegem NV is based in
Together with science writer Gerard www.lycored.com or Izegem, Belgium.
Cheshire, Levin explains how tomatoes in www.iconbooks.co.uk www.vandemoortele.com
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