08 May Beyond insoluble and soluble: A new framework for fibre

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Australian researchers are paving the way for more targeted health food products with a proposed reclassification of the traditional soluble vs insoluble dietary fibre model...

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20 Nov 2020: The year of inulin?

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The prebiotic fibre inulin is having its moment in the sun thanks to strong consumer desire for less sugar, for more protein and for products that support digestive wellness, says New Nutrition Business.

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10 Oct Gut microbes can be picky eaters – here’s why it matters

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We choose our food for a variety of reasons, including personal preference, availability, cost and healthiness. But we should also take our gut microbes’ preferences into account, a new study published in Cell suggests.

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01 Oct Digestive health gains ground in new product development

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Gut health is increasingly establishing itself within the food industry. An update on this trend from Innova Market Insights....

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08 Mar What your microbiome really needs is fibre, not kombucha

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In recent years, we’ve begun to learn that most everything we eat — from probiotic yogurt to a serving of asparagus to a fatty pork chop — has an effect on the microbes that live in our bodies, which, in turn, have an effect on us. And rapidly.

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30 Nov Kellogg debuts Hi! Happy Inside cereal brand

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Leveraging the massive trend of digestive wellness, the Kellogg Co has introduced Hi! Happy Inside, a new brand geared toward consumers in search of better health.

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13 Nov Catering to ‘The Adventurous Consumer’ is key for 2019: Innova Market Insights

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Targeting increasingly adventurous consumers, set on new discoveries and experiences, will be key to developments in the food and beverage industry in 2019, asserts Innova in its latest report on trends for 2019.

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12 Jun Understanding polydextrose and how it works

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Yielding only 1 kcal/g, polydextrose has become a multipurpose synthetic ingredient helping manufacturers increase non-dietary fibre content while replacing portions of a product's sugar, starch and fat. This, in turn, helps food and beverage makers create products with reduced calories and lower energy density in...

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14 Apr Dieters move past calories, food makers follow

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Obsessing over calories alone has left dieters with an empty feeling. And so calorie counting that defined dieting for so long is giving way to other considerations, like the promise of more fibre or natural ingredients. That is chipping away at the popularity...

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27 Mar The precise reason for the health benefits of dark chocolate: mystery solved

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The health benefits of eating dark chocolate have been extolled for centuries, but the exact reason has remained a mystery — until now. American researchers report that certain bacteria in the stomach gobble the chocolate and ferment it into anti-inflammatory compounds that...

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11 Feb Bread innovators focus on wholegrain and fibre claims

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Tracked bread launch numbers have generally continued to rise globally and, within that, products using health claims of some kind made up over 42% of the total in 2013, reports Innova Market Insights.

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29 Sep Innova: Healthy growth in wholegrains

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Interest in the health benefits of wholegrains is continuing to rise globally and is reflected in levels of new product activity - according to Innova Market Insights, the number of food and drinks launches marketed on a wholegrain platform rose nearly 10% in...

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22 Apr Innova: Fibre trend grows

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The use of fibre as an ingredient for either functionality or health is growing. Innova Market Insights tracked 2,645 new products globally in the last year (Feb 09-Feb 10) using fibre, compared to 2,088 in the previous 12 months.

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