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Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness columnist for Dairy Foods

Fiber ingredients could add value to dairy products

They enable sugar reduction while promoting digestive and immune health
Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness editor of Dairy Foods
Sharon Gerdes
August 21, 2020
Even though a cow's diet includes a lot of high-fiber feedstuffs, fluid milk contains no fiber. Yet fiber is an excellent ingredient to boost the nutrition of a wide range of dairy products and dairy alternatives. Let's explore the benefits of adding fiber to foods in the frozen and refrigerated dairy cases.
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Added dietary fiber could benefit dairy products

Added dietary fiber could benefit dairy products

The addition of dietary fiber to dairy products could help processors meet the needs of consumers seeking digestive and other health benefits — and could also enhance product-related sensory attributes
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Kathie Canning
January 9, 2020
Back in November 2018, Innova Market Insights published its forecasted "Top 10 Trends for 2019." Among them was "a fresh look at fiber." That prediction was based, in part, on the fact that 44% of U.S. consumers said they were increasing their fiber consumption in a 2018 survey the global market research firm conducted.
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Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness columnist for Dairy Foods

Dietary fiber regulations are in limbo

While waiting for regulatory decisions on the health status of fiber ingredients, dairy companies should focus on functional attributes.
Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness editor of Dairy Foods
Sharon Gerdes
January 3, 2018

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.


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Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness columnist for Dairy Foods

Processors, suppliers should keep watch for newly approved beneficial fibers

The FDA currently recognizes seven fibers as having health benefits. The new definition is evolving. Keep watch for newly approved beneficial fibers so you can adjust formulas and labels accordingly.
January 5, 2017

Dairy foods aren’t naturally great sources of fiber, but many fiber ingredients are added to dairy foods. The new Nutrition Facts regulations have redefined fiber, increasing the Daily Value from 25 to 28 grams, and making the calculation of fiber content on the food label more complicated.


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