Clean Label Articles

Natural Colorants Overview

Natural Colorants Overview

Research on enhancing and stabilizing natural colorants shows that flavonoids are versatile compounds with a wide variety of uses. M. Mónica Giusti, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, described the state of natural...

Hydrocolloid Properties Against Supply Chain Instability

Hydrocolloid Properties Against Supply Chain Instability

Hydrocolloid Properties Against Supply Chain Instability The current supply chain disruption and instability make sourcing many hydrocolloids difficult. However, hydrocolloids possess a wide range of functionalities for food formulators in the clean label space. As...

Powering the Evolution of Fermentation Processing

Powering the Evolution of Fermentation Processing

Powering the Evolution of Fermentation Processing Fermentation has a long history, beginning with the spontaneous fermentation of dairy in North Africa in 10,000 BC. So began Paulo de Boer, Ph.D., Scientist And Project Manager, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research,...

Clean Label Challenges

Clean Label Challenges

While the clean label concept is hot and trendy, it is not officially defined by any government agency, leaving it open to interpretation. Clean label claims can range from express statements, such as “nothing fake” to implied claims like “small batch;” to lists of...

Clean Eating Narrative Informs Innovation

Clean Eating Narrative Informs Innovation

Clean Eating Narrative Informs Innovation Rachel Cheatham, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, Foodscape Group, LLC, set the theme for Global Food Forums’ 2022 Clean Label Conference with the keynote presentation, "Unpacking the Ever-Evolving Narrative of Clean Eating in Order...

Hydrocolloid Functionality for Product Developers

Hydrocolloid Functionality for Product Developers

Hydrocolloid functionality for product developers was addressed in a presentation given for Global Food Forums’ 2021 Clean Label Premium Webinar by Nesha Zalesny, MBA, Technical Consultant, IMR International. Titled “Tips, Tricks & Tradeoffs When Formulating with...

Consumers’ Ingredient Awareness on the Rise

Consumers’ Ingredient Awareness on the Rise

Survey data gathered by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) showed consumers’ ingredient awareness on the rise. Tony Flood, Sr. Director, Ingredient Communications, IFIC, emphasized this point in his webinar titled “Consumer Perception of Food...

Understanding Natural Food Colorants

Understanding Natural Food Colorants

Winston Boyd, Ph.D., Principal Consultant and Owner, Earthwise Technology, provided valuable insight toward a better understanding of natural food colorants in his presentation titled “Natural Colorants: The Opportunities and Challenges in Using Them Successfully,”...

Dairy Ingredients for Clean Label

Dairy Ingredients for Clean Label

Dairy-Based Ingredients for Clean Label Solutions CLEAN LABEL IS EVOLVING, and dairy ingredients are well-positioned to deliver clean labeled products. A cleaner label can be achieved by leveraging the unique composition and inherent functionality of “off-the-shelf”...

Clean Label Ingredient Replacement for Baked Goods

Clean Label Ingredient Replacement for Baked Goods

Clean Label Ingredient Replacement for Baked Goods Consumers desire safe, simple and healthy food. While the FDA may not have a definition for what exactly counts as “clean label” products, consumers are asking to buy them. So how do you, as a food innovator, approach...