Ingredients for Dairy Processors - Articles - Page 32

Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness columnist for Dairy Foods

Understand dairy’s role in the flexitarian diet

A strict vegan diet can produce nutrient shortfalls.

Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness editor of Dairy Foods

December 17, 2020

An increasing number of consumers have been turning to a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. But after a while, many of them find such a diet restrictive and lacking in important nutrients.

Health-promoting ingredients add something extra

As consumer interest in wellness continues to grow and evolve, new ingredients could help dairy processors make the right health claims.

Anna Boisseau

November 23, 2020

Healthy eating is nothing new, and consumers have long looked to food as part of their wellness goals. In the past decades, processors have met consumer needs by offering products such as low-fat dairy that supposedly helped people keep their weight down.

BNP Media announces the launch of BNP Engage

Previously orangetap marketing, BNP Engage will capitalize on the industry-specific expertise of BNP Media’s 45-plus publications.

November 20, 2020

BNP Media (www.bnpmedia.com), publisher of Dairy Foods and one of the country's leading B2B media companies, announced the launch of BNP Engage (www.bnpengage.com), a creative agency uniquely designed to serve B2B marketing needs.

Ingredients enhance cultured dairy products

New technologies result in ingredients that provide texture, flavor or nutrition.

K.J. Burrington

November 20, 2020

Though many people would say there is a lot of creativity and art involved in the development of cultured products, we all know there is a lot of technology built into the products we have today.

Promote the nutrient density of dairy products

Many nutrient-density-scoring patterns do not give dairy proper credit.

Sharon Gerdes

November 18, 2020

The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs), slated for launch in December, spotlight the special nutrient concerns at each life stage. The second of five major overarching guidelines is "Focus on variety, nutrient density and amount."

2020 State of the Industry: Ingredients for dairy products take innovation to new heights

Dairy is flying high with the ingredient trapeze act of 2020.

Kimberly Decker

November 2, 2020

Formulating successful dairy products can feel like a trapeze act even in the best of times. And 2020 was hardly the best of times.

Chocolate sheds its ‘guilty pleasure’ reputation

Chocolate suppliers offer guilt-free indulgence, thanks to healthier formulations and sustainable sourcing.

Anna Boisseau

October 12, 2020

You could say that chocolate and dairy are a match made in heaven, though some of today's health-minded consumers consider the duo sinful indulgence.

New ingredients for dairy and nondairy beverages include flavors, stabilizers and proteins

September 28, 2020

New ingredients from Applied Food Sciences, Beneo, Cargill and more!

Are plant-based milk alternatives healthier?

Plant-based beverages fall short on protein quality and quantity.

Sharon Gerdes

September 21, 2020

At least nine different plants are used to make milk alternatives, including almond, cashew, coconut, flax, hemp, macadamia nut, oat, rice and soy. And the category is exploding.

Colors for dairy products are going natural

Given dairy products’ health halo, natural colors are a natural fit.

Kathie Canning

September 16, 2020

"It isn't easy being green," Kermit the Frog famously said. And from a dairy product perspective, it's not easy being any color that fails to resonate with today's consumers.