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Sweeter Times Coming

The search for sweetness is only natural
Consumer commitment to reduce sugar consumption continues to drive industry opportunities to develop non-nutritive sweeteners that perform and taste like table sugar. Blending nutritive sweeteners with high-intensity sweeteners (HIS) has become the standard, with stevia being the common go-to, typically in blends with everything from corn-derived sucrose or dextrose to maltose or tapioca sugar, or recent arrivals like coconut sugar.
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Fruits and Nuts in Their Many Forms Have Applications in All Sectors of the Food Industry

Food scientists should be aware of the unique processed versions of fruits and nuts and the applications in which they work best
From sweet pastry fillings to savory almond-and-rice mixes, food scientists should be aware of all the unique processed versions of fruits and nuts and the applications that they work best in. Handling these often delicate ingredients with care will ensure optimal presentation as well as safety and flavor quality for the duration of that application’s shelf life.
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Lactose Intolerance, Food Allergies Create New Opportunities for Plant-Based Dairy

The growing usage of plant-based dairy and egg products has created a $4.3 billion market forecast to grow 6.0% annually through 2024
After infancy, approximately 65% of people have a reduced ability to digest lactose, a sugar found in many dairy products. Although milk and dairy products are a staple in many populations, increased awareness of lactose intolerance has led many people to reduce dairy consumption, avoid dairy altogether, consume plant-based dairy alternatives, and look for dairy products without lactose.
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Rising Demand for Recognizable, 'Clean Label,' 'Natural' Ingredients

Consumers are more closely scrutinizing the ingredients and processes involved in the food products they purchase
On one side of the food and beverage processing industry, food manufacturers have been tasked with solving issues of food and ingredient safety and security. From the other side, consumers are more closely scrutinizing the ingredients and processes involved in the food products they purchase. These two pressures have brought unprecedented challenges to the product developer.
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Old School Ingredients, Techniques Arrive in New School Forms & Flavors

Consumer culinary knowledge creates high expectations for product developers to deliver more genuine flavors

Today’s consumers carry more culinary knowledge than ever before, and can boast familiarity with ingredients such as lemongrass and kaffir limes, black garlic, fenugreek and carob. This creates high expectations for product developers to deliver more genuine flavors of Asia in easy to understand formats and flavors.


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Stainless steel fittings, valves, and custom fabrications

VNE Corporation is a leading manufacturer of stainless steel fittings, valves, and custom fabrications such as spool pieces and manifolds, both for sanitary and industrial applications. VNE also offers sanitary and high-purity stainless steel and industrial tubing.


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