A recent study has found that corn oil lowers cholesterol compared with coconut oil. The findings highlight consumer misconceptions of coconut oil, which has grown in popularity in recent years. The Study Coconut Oil Increases Cholesterol, Corn Oil Lowers It was conducted by US-based MB Clinical Research, and sponsored by…
Nutraceutical Ingredients Market To Reach US$49 Billion
The global nutraceutical ingredients market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5 percent between 2018 and 2023 and expected to reach US$49 billion by the end of the forecast period, according to market intelligence company ReportLinker. The market is estimated at US$34.06 billion in…
Food Safety Is Important In Gaining Consumer Trust
Major food companies will discuss advancing Food Safety Is Important In Gaining Consumer Trust at the Global Food Safety Initiative in Tokyo, Japan on 5-8 March, 2018. The GFSI is a worldwide project to advance food safety and improve consumer trust, and is bringing representatives of the world's biggest food…
Beverage Packaging Market Set To Bring In More Than US$130 Billion
The global consumer beverage packaging market is expected to witness an expansion with sales increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7 percent in terms of volume between 2018 and 2026, according to market intelligence company Transparency Market Research. The market is expected to reach US$130 billion in…
How Do You Protect Coconut Water During Processing?
Global demand for coconut water continues to grow among consumers, but the challenge for producers of this nutritious but fragile beverage remains: how to protect it from the air that makes it rapidly deteriorate during processing. How Do You Protect Coconut Water During Processing? The coconut water market has boomed…
Heineken Brews Beer With Solar Energy In Singapore
Brewing company Heineken aims to grow its share of renewable thermal energy and electricity in production from the current level of 14 percent to 70 percent by 2030. The brewer has announced its programme for renewable energy—‘Drop the C’ (‘C’ stands for carbon)—and will set new emission goals for distribution…
Productivity Gains In Ingredient Handling With Robotic Technologies
University researchers from the UK and two major food industry firms have teamed up on a project aimed at transforming food preparation by automating the handling of raw materials. Olympus Automation Limited (OAL), a supplier of engineering solutions to the food industry, is leading the an industrial research and development…
PureCircle Plans Massive Increase In StarLeaf Stevia Planting This Year
This will enable the company to meet the increasing demand of food and beverage industries for the best-tasting—and most sugar-like—zero-calorie, stevia sweeteners. PureCircle (LSE: PURE), producer of great-tasting stevia sweeteners for the global beverage and food industries, has announced that it will vastly increase the amount of StarLeaf stevia it…
India Vies With China For Title Of World’s Biggest Packaged Tea Market
Looking beyond top level market sizes and consumption figures, there is an interesting new tea culture brewing in both hot and ready-to-drink tea, fuelling global and regional innovation activity. While the story of tea begins in China, latest research from global market intelligence agency Mintel reveals that India currently vies…
Scientific Research Drives Demand For SN-2 Palmitate In China’s Formula Market
A growing body of scientific research is behind the popularity of OPO—a premium quality ingredient that mimics the fatty acid profile of human milk—in China’s infant formula market, according to Advanced Lipids, one of the leading providers of the ingredient. Demand for infant formula containing SN-2 palmitate has soared over…