Exotic superfruits aren’t the only fruits in town loaded with health benefits, consumers are discovering. Many perennial favorites like cherries, blueberries and raspberries are packed with vitamins, antioxidants and other nutrients.
Consumers seek better-for-you baked goods and snacks that taste good, are packed with nutritious ingredients and fit their lifestyles. Ingredient manufacturers are providing what bakers and snack manufacturers need to develop products to meet those important consumer demands.
From inclusions and replacers to pre-mixes and dough conditioners, bakers and snack manufacturers have plenty of ingredients from which to choose when creating products to meet consumer demand for healthful, clean-label foods and increasing government mandates.
In response to consumer trends, more bakers and snack manufacturers are using natural flavors and colors in their products. But will supplies of such ingredients be able to keep up with demand? Here’s what we found out from the manufacturers with which we talked.
For the third year in a row, QualiTech, a Chaska, Minn.-based food inclusions and particulates producer, has received grade “A” certification from the British Retail Consortium.
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council has teamed with Alison Sweeney, host of NBC’s The Biggest Loser, to offer American women healthy living inspiration via its website, www.littlebluedynamos.com.
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