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New ingredients deliver nutritional and functional benefits for snack and bakery products

Consumers search for more protein and fiber in their diets.

November 5, 2018

Consumers want to achieve better overall health and wellness, and adding more dietary protein and fiber helps. FDA defines dietary fiber as "certain naturally occurring fibers that are 'intrinsic and intact' in plants, and added isolated or synthetic non-digestible soluble and insoluble carbohydrates that FDA has determined have beneficial physiological effects to human health."

Improving snacks and baked goods with healthy grain ingredients

New grain ingredients deliver flavor, function and nutrition

Joyce Friedberg

September 13, 2018

Grains are fundamental ingredients in snacks and baked goods, providing function, flavor, texture and nutrition. Grains are classified as either whole grains or refined grains.

FDA provides guidance on dietary fibers

Robb MacKie

August 8, 2018

At long last, FDA has provided guidance on many dietary fibers. To be clear, the FDA announcement covers about 70–75 percent of common dietary fibers in use today, so more work needs to be done.

Clean-label snack and bakery products become more prevalent as consumer interest grows

Companies look to make more clean-label products to meet market demands.

Liz Parker Kuhn

March 19, 2018

Consumers are reading labels more, looking for products that are nutritious, with ingredients that are easy to understand and that work with their family's budget. While there's no official definition of "clean label," consumers and the snack and bakery industry have their own definition in mind.

New solutions for clean label, healthy breads

Solutions for clean label, nutritional enhancements and extended shelf life help meet prevailing demands.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

January 11, 2018

Fresh bread, bagels and English muffins comprise the largest segment in bakery, valued at over $10 billion per IRI, Chicago. But sales overall remain relatively flat. Nevertheless, several strategic options exist for bakers to infuse new life into bread sales.

Crackers stand on their own with unique nutrition and flavors

Melissa Kvidahl Reilly

December 13, 2017

Crackers grow more sophisticated as shoppers seek nutrition and flavor in their snacks.

Nutritional and functional ingredients for healthy snacks and baked goods

Maxine Weber

November 15, 2017

The idea of "better for you" encompasses much of what consumers desire today in many of their snacks and baked goods: clean label, non-GMO, natural and—at its core—solid nutrition to make those foods a healthy part of their daily diet.