Natural, Free-From & Functional Ingredients

Functional Solutions For Dietary Supplements

Many plant extracts have components that are believed to offer health benefits, but not all are readily absorbed into the human bloodstream. Cyclodextrins can increase…

Natural, Free-From & Functional Ingredients

Focusing On Anti-Staling Solutions For Bakery Products

Asian consumers are demanding more baked goods and bread, and manufacturers are consequently on the search for solutions that can help these products last longer.…

Beverages

Making Soy Convenient

Soy beverages have been a prominent part of the Asian diet for many centuries and are becoming increasingly popular in other parts of the world…

Beverages

Broccoli’s Glucoraphanin Packs A Powerful Detoxification Punch

Glucoraphanin found in broccoli is a super anti-oxidant, but how can one benefit from it if one does not like or cannot eat broccoli? By…

Beverages

Antioxidant Properties Of Yeasts In Foods And Beverages

All over the world, the interest of the consumers for healthy food, like fermented products, is increasing due to the growing number of people affected…

Beverages

2000 Year-Old Seawater All Bottled In

Water is one of the basic necessities for humanity’s survival. Fresh water suitable for human consumption is estimated to make up only 0.01 percent of…

Beverages

Asia-Pacific Lactose-Free Dairy Market: A Potential Market?

Milk and dairy products are globally advertised as healthy and essential to the daily diet as it contains vital nutrients, vitamins and the presence of…

Beverages

Standing Out Amongst Competitors

Competition can be fierce in the business sector, especially for coffee companies from countries whose neighbours are among the largest coffee producers in the world.…

Beverages

Increasing Fruit Juice Appeal To Millennial Consumers

Millennials are an influential generation, driving the demands for high-quality and natural harder than other age populations. With competitive beverage products like fruit juice, how…

Beverages

Life’s Too Short For Slow Proteins

Sports nutrition consumers want fast-acting proteins in a format that’s right for them. The latest generation of whey hydrolysates offers the perfect solution. By Peter…

Beverages

Cold Coffee Revolution In Southeast Asia

Coffee shop culture and the love for coffee products are growing amongst Southeast Asian consumers, presenting opportunities for manufacturers in these vastly expanding markets. By…

Beverages

More Than Just Energy

As one of the rapidly growing beverage segments in the world, competition within the energy drink market is becoming more intense. The addition of plant…

Beverages

Capturing Growth For Soft Drinks: Healthy Yet Engaging Innovation

Soft drinks have always been a consumer favourite, but they need to adapt to changing consumer demands, and manufacturers would do well to innovate this…

Beverages

Capitalising On Malt For Beer Brewing

Malt is essential in beer brewing, but the flavour it provides is often forgotten as manufacturers use the hops or yeast to tailor flavour instead.…

Beverages

Changing Culture Of Coffee Drinkers

The global coffee industry has been experiencing a healthy growth, with Asia playing a huge role in its expansion. Consumers are developing their tastes and…

Beverages

Permeate For Sports Recovery?

Permeate is a high-lactose dairy ingredient that has been used to standardise protein and fat content by dairy manufacturers. It has also been used in…

Colours & Flavours

Culinary Science: Liquid Seasonings For Authentic Ethnic Flavour Profiles

Taste is always a crucial factor that determines whether a consumer buys a product. With such importance, it is vital that food manufacturers can provide…

Colours & Flavours

Symrise: Sustaining Vanillin Sources

Lionel Flutto, president, flavour, Symrise Asia Pacific, and Romy Weytens, Taste Competence Manager, spoke with APFI at length about the vanilla industry and what the…

Colours & Flavours

Flavours: A Vanilla Perspective

Lionel Flutto, president, flavour, Symrise Asia Pacific, and Romy Weytens, taste competence manager, spoke with APFI at length about the vanilla industry and what the…

Colours & Flavours

Drink The Rainbow With EXBERRY® Colouring Foods

New drink concepts need to rely on more than taste alone. Using colour in beverages is crucial to gaining consumer preference. By GNT New drink…