Meat Alternatives

Hydrocolloids as Plant-Based Clean Label Tools

Hydrocolloids as Plant-Based Clean Label Tools

Hydrocolloids are important components of many food products. With consumers demanding more clean label and plant-based products, what must a food manufacturer consider when choosing a hydrocolloid for a new plant-based product? Nesha Zalesny, MBA, Technical...

Hydrocolloids for Clean Label Plant-Based Products [Video]

Hydrocolloids for Clean Label Plant-Based Products [Video]

Replacing traditional protein sources with plant-based proteins often results in a variety of problems such as lack of mouthfeel and body to off-flavors. Hydrocolloids for clean label plant-based products can play a large role in solving these issues. Current plant...

Omnivores Shift Toward Plant-Based Diets

Omnivores Shift Toward Plant-Based Diets

“Where does ‘science’ meet a company’s marketing objectives?” And, what does ‘clean label’ mean?” So enquired Rachel Cheatham, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, Foodscape Group, LLC in her presentation titled “Delivering Clean Label to the Transitioning Omnivore.” “There are...

Clean Label Moves Toward Sustainability

Clean Label Moves Toward Sustainability

Innova’s database contains 130 million records. Over 500,000 products from 90 countries are added each year. Using this tool, Mindy Hermann, MBA, RDN, Innova Market Insights, delves into the evolution of clean label as clean label moves toward sustainability, the...

Shift to Plant Based Diets Presentation

Shift to Plant Based Diets Presentation

Consumers want clean label foods they can trust, along with an expressed desire to include more plant-based foods in their daily diets for health and sustainability reasons. This “flexitarian” approach of the Transitioning Omnivore creates a dynamic intersection of...

Creating Consumer-friendly Ingredient Statements

Creating Consumer-friendly Ingredient Statements

Creating Consumer-friendly Ingredient Statements Ronald Visschers, Ph.D., Business Line Manager, TNO food research Challenged with the need to reformulate products with clean labels, manufacturers have the options to eliminate, modify or replace offending ingredients,...

Label-friendly Emulsifiers & Surfactants

Label-friendly Emulsifiers & Surfactants

October 29, 2015 - Researchers have explored a wide variety of natural, label-friendly emulsifiers & surfactants. “Unfortunately, industry faces significant hurdles to commercialization for some of these products. Current natural emulsifiers will probably never...