Healthy Ingredients
Bridging the gap between health and indulgence
From inulin to ashwagandha, what ingredients are adding health benefi ts to today’s confectionery off erings? Kiran Grewal reports.
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rior to COVID-19 snack choices were often shaped by the on-the-go lifestyle, today healthy snacking has become key to personal health at home. 7 out of 10 consumers wish they had healthier options in indulgent food and beverage categories and 61% say that health matters more than indulgence
when choosing indulgent foods and beverages. The fi rst changes consumers plan to take to eat healthier
are about avoiding the negatives and adding more of the positives, making sure to have enough vegetables, protein and fi bre in the daily diet. As consumer awareness of digestive health, immunity, the
gut microbiome and its benefi cial effect on overall wellbeing continues to grow, so does the demand for BENEO’s prebiotic and natural chicory root fi bres. One can try to eliminate the
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sugar by dietary fi bres (e.g. inulin). In this way, the negative consequences of high sugar consumption can be targeted and health-conscious consumers are addressed. Globally, consumer interest in prebiotics continues to
grow and has already seen an increase from 51% in 2018 to 61% in 2022, according to HealthFocus International, Global Trends Report 2018, 2022. To cater for this rising demand, BENEO opened a new refi nery line in Pemuco, Chile, by the end of 2022, leading to a 15% increase of its total chicory root fi bres capacity. This will be followed by an additional 15% increase due to be completed this spring, resulting in a total increase of 30%. Chicory root fi bres (inulin and oligofructose) are the
only plant-based prebiotics. According to the International Scientifi c Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP),
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