nutrition | Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery

Study: Almonds can improve appetite-regulating hormones in overweight, obese adults

Consuming almonds may lead to more effective weight management.

December 5, 2022

Adding almonds helps reduce blood glucose response and aids in insulin resistance.

Tate & Lyle funds research to improve understanding of healthier, more sustainable food choices

Shopping habits of 1.6M consumers will be studied.

October 19, 2022

Tate & Lyle PLC announced that it is supporting a new three-year research project which aims to improve the understanding of the UK food system and help people experiencing food insecurity and living with obesity make healthier, more sustainable food choices.

Dole label campaign encourages better snacking habits

The UK-based drive encourages snacking on fruit and other nutritive foods.

October 6, 2022

A multimedia campaign makes use of fruit-based ink and other tools to connect with consumers.

Using an accurate food composition analyzer to stay on top of consumer trends

One quick, nondestructive test can provide simultaneous analyses for compliant nutritional labeling, enhanced quality, and reduced cost

John Bogart

March 4, 2020

With consumers more focused on health and nutrition today, and empowered by the internet to follow the latest trends, food companies that cater to their needs will be rewarded and those who lag behind punished by a growing segment of the market.

The American Bakers Association highlights its 2019 regulatory priorities

Robb MacKie

March 12, 2019

Even though the year started in a partial government shutdown, the government relations team from the American Bakers Association (ABA) continued to push forward on several key regulatory initiatives.

State of the Industry 2017: Across the board, healthy bars find success

When it comes to bars, nutrition is king.

Melissa Kvidahl Reilly

June 13, 2017

In a report released last year, market research firm Euromonitor International examined the meal replacement segment, including snack and nutritional bars. What they found was that the space is in a state of transformation.

Sweeteners help snack and bakery manufacturers offer better-for-you products

Strategies for sweetener use factor in several variables, including 'added sugars,' better-for-you positioning, flavor, and natural and clean-label requirements.

Maxine Weber

January 16, 2017

We often equate January with the start of diet season. The past two months of overindulging are now behind us, and it’s time to be responsible eaters again.

Ingredient Technology:

What kind of attitudes do consumers have about nutrition?

July 16, 2012

Consumer attitudes and perceptions about health and nutrition issues are always changing. The United Soybean Board’s 19th annual Consumer Attitudes About Nutrition study looks at general nutrition and consumer responses to many of the major issues in the food industry today. The study can be helpful to food industry professionals making formulation, purchasing and marketing decisions.

Enduring Ingredients

Baked goods and snacks made with fruits, nuts and chocolate get a second look from consumers, as food manufacturers continue to introduce better-for-you products and tout these ingredients’ nutritional benefits.

Romy Schafer

May 18, 2012

As consumers’ interest in healthy eating continues to grow, so does their search for flavorful, prepared foods—including baked goods and snacks—with fewer calories and less salt, processed sugar and artificial ingredients. Products made with nutritious ingredients that have been around forever, such as fruit, nuts and chocolate, are more likely to find their way into the shopping carts of these concerned consumers.

Solazyme Roquette Nutritionals develops new whole algalin flour

May 2, 2012

Solazyme Roquette Nutritionals is developing new lipid-rich flours that enable produce developers to create bakery and dessert products with super nutrition and taste. Solazyme Roquette Nutritionals was formed between Solazyme and Roquette as an ingredient solutions provider that develops natural, functional ingredients, like those featuring microalgae, for food and beverage applications.