Ingredients for Dairy Processors

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Seventy percent. That’s the figure that kept running through my mind as I stared at the landscape outside the air-conditioned van.

New ingredients from Dempsey Corp., Palsgaard, Fiberstar, and more!

Dairy inclusions are adding excitement and flavor to products.

It is not hard to imagine a consumer reaching past a bloated yogurt package with a look of disgust. Now imagine him or her reaching past that yeast-spoiled cup for a pristine package of the adjacent yogurt brand, turning it over and then exclaiming, in equal disgust, "Sorbate, I’m not eating that!" The yogurt goes back on the shelf, and the consumer walks away from the cultured dairy aisle.

New products from Agropur, DSM, DuPont Nutrition & Health; plus more!

You've got to be pretty quick to keep up with the changing dairy beverage space these days. Dairy brands are looking for new ways to compete not only with sodas, which are finally starting to cede market share to better-for-you options, but also with a growing array of better-for-you beverage options.

The new Nutrition Facts regulations redefine fiber, adding a requirement that certain isolated or synthetic fiber ingredients must show a beneficial effect on human health. But implementation of those new regulations will probably be postponed until 2020.

Like most other food and beverage sectors, the bakery industry is adjusting to reflect the increased interest in clean eating. Bakers are finding ways to develop more nutritious sweet and savory treats by revisiting traditional recipes and using simpler ingredients.

The cocoa powders are alkalized with baking soda.

Starter cultures offer fast fermentation time; Bioprotective cultures increase shelf life naturally; Plus More!