More Americans are beginning to realize their diets don’t include enough fiber, which offers numerous nutrition and health benefits. To meet consumers’ demands for more fiber-enriched products, bakers and snack manufacturers are looking to ingredient manufacturers for products to address the challenges of using more fiber in formulations.
Fiberstar Inc. presented 2012 Citri-Fi Innovation Awards in November to three food technologists for demonstrating new uses for its Citri-Fi food ingredient.
With more Americans looking to incorporate healthier, satisfying foods into their diets, Hostess Brands, Irving, Texas, debuts Wonder 100% Whole Wheat, Honey Wheat and Wheat Sandwich varieties of bread that are baked without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
Pretzels have been around for more than a thousand years, originating in southern Europe around 610 A.D., according to historians. Today, crispy,
hard pretzels are consumed by people in many of the countries represented at the 2012 Olympics.