Archives for October 21, 2004

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Health to drive honey choice for food formulations?

Health-promoting compounds found in honey could make this ingredient a more attractive option for food makers currently using bulk sweeteners such as high-fructose corn syrup and looking to jump on board the growing health foods trend, say scientists...

Global decision taken on orange juice

An international task force meeting in Brazil last week under the aegis of Codex Alimentarius, the global food standards body, cleared a decision after difficult discussions on defining the identity of reconstituted orange juice.

Honey could be next big food sweetener

Health promoting compounds found in honey could make this ingredient a more attractive option for food makers currently using bulk sweeteners such as high-fructose corn syrup, say scientists in the US, and looking to jump on board the growing health...

Hershey Foods making steady headway

After a slightly slow start to the year, the confectionery group Hershey Foods, saw sales rise and the gross margin expand in the third quarter, despite rising commodity costs.

Scientists unravel spice masking in rotten foods

Japanese researchers explain how herbs and spices can cover the odour of rotten food, finding that these foodstuffs seem to activate an area in the brain's olfactory bulb that is similar to that signalled by the smell of rotten foods.

Future profits rest with functional foods

The most successful health foods of the future are likely to be functional, and particularly those targeted at children and seniors, predicts a new report.