News On Ingredients from Northern America

Manipulating the amount of fat in children’s foods could help to reduce energy consumption without reducing taste preferences or liking, according to new research. The study, published in the journal Appetite, reports that reducing the fat contents of ...

Manipular la cantidad de grasa en alimentos para niños ayudaría a reducir el consumo de energía sin disminuir las preferencias o gusto por el sabor, cita un estudio. El estudio publicado en la revista científica Appetite, reporta que reduciendo el con...

A University of Idaho researcher is teaming up with J.R. Simplot Co.'s food group to develop new potato products with resistant starch, which can improve digestive health and benefit people with diabetes. Resistant starch is modified starch that bypas...

Efforts to reduce the daily sodium intake of U.S. consumers have been underway for decades with little progress, in part because salt has many desirable properties and serves as an inexpensive way to enhance the flavor of food, making good food taste e...

Cargill has announced that the palm oil products it supplies to its customers in Europe, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will be certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and/or originated from smallholder growers by 2...

Dow AgroSciences achieved an industry first with the unveiling of saturated fat free Omega-9 Sunflower Oil at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo in New Orleans.

Incoming IFT President Roger Clemens and President-Elect John Ruff presented four companies with the 2011 IFT Food Expo Innovation Awards.

Today at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Food Expo, Cargill introduced FlakeSelect™, a portfolio of products that enables food manufacturers to reduce sodium in snacks, baked goods and processed foods, or reformulate with sea salt, while main...

Affinnova, Inc., the global leader in marketing innovation software and services, is pleased to announce that Snack Factory selected Affinnova to help spice up its snack food product line.

A plant worker won an $814,500 judgment in Baltimore County Circuit Court after claiming he contracted a rare lung disease known as "popcorn lung"from breathing diacetyl, a chemical used to make food taste buttery.

The situation in the U.S. sunflower market remains in flux with the potential for additional planted acres depending on weather for the next 10 to 20 days.

Cross-border differences and similarities between Canadians and Americans have been revealed via two recent studies by leading market research company The NPD Group.

Omega-9 Oils from Dow AgroSciences have helped remove over 1 billion pounds of saturated and trans fats from the North American diet with beneficial economic and nutritional impact on the food industry.

From spicy new flavorings to premium ingredients, potato chips are cashing in on a whole new image these days.

Illinois restaurants may soon have to find a way to cut artificial trans fats from French fries, onion rings, popcorn shrimp, pies, cakes and fried chicken.

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division today kicked-off a weeklong event in the heart of New York City.

El Índice de la FAO para los precios de los alimentos ha bajado por vez primera tras ocho meses seguidos de incrementos, según anunció hoy la Organización de la ONU. El Índice tuvo un promedio de 230 puntos en marzo de 2011, un descenso del 2,9 por ci...

This week, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries investigation cited Washington Potato Company for 12 serious safety violations and three repeat serious violations with a $99,000 penalty.