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New ingredients from Cargill, ADM/Matsutani LLC, Malt Products Corp. and more!

What used to be associated with granola-crunching hippies and co-ops has long since become mainstream: Consumers can now find organic food everywhere, from their local farmer's market to Walmart.

The USDA releases an estimate of milk production for the United States every month, at least during months when the government is operating.

Demand for protein on the part of consumers continues to be strong. According to the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI), Elmhurst, Ill., 68% of Americans surveyed in 2017 said they wanted to consume more protein, compared to 50% in 2016.

The ability to digest lactose varies widely within populations, ranging from more than 90% of individuals from northern European countries, to less than 10% of individuals from Southeast Asian countries.

New ingredients from Beneo, Brenntag, Chr. Hansen and more!

If William McCormack, business development manager for nutrition at Wauconda, Ill.-based Synergy Flavors, noticed anything at the recent Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif., it's that the current fad for plant-based dairy alternatives is anything but a fad.

Clean label is big business. Euromonitor International estimates that global sales of clean-label food products will reach $180 billion by 2020.

As of 2020, the shows will alternate between Germany and France.

If you'e ready for the day when FDA mandates that all food and beverage labels stipulate not only how much total sugar is in each serving, but how much of that sugar is "added," take a bow: Prepping for the "added sugars" deadline has been no mean feat.