Foodnews March 2015

FoodNews No. 38 • March 2015

Contents Where real fruit pieces have never been before .........1 E-number free liquid injection & tumbling mix ..... 2 Positive EFSA evaluation of BENEO inulin ................... 3 Chia – the best plant source of omega-3 ............................4 Miso powder – new/old seasoning ...............................5 Add value with puffed grains .................................... 5 Organic fruit sugars – the natural choice ...................... 6 Extruded products with a multitude of opportunities ..7 Fabulous carbs easy to use ............................ 7 Food Ingredients Europe 2015 ...................................... 8 The Alsiano Food Team ........ 8

Where real fruit pieces have never been before The new Mini’s, tiny real fruit pieces from Taura, open a new world of opportunities in bakery and confectionery

By Taura Natural Ingredients Taura Natural Ingredients’ Mini’s are an innovative range of extremely small real fruit pieces developed to enable food manufacturers to add the benefits of real fruit to applications where it has not been possible before.

The demand for very small real fruit pieces is increasing across the world and can be attributed to health-conscious consumers seeking indulgent products with fewer calories so that they can enjoy snacking without feeling guilty about it.

Mini’s are as tiny as a grain of quinoa and are suitable for use in fine bakery and confectionery applications such as ultra-thin biscuits and premium thin chocolate tablets.

Mini’s are also great as topping on donuts and muffins or as inclusions in desserts, adding flavour, aroma and a soft chewy texture.

Taura is targeting Mini’s to a range of sectors including bakery, dairy and confectionery.

The small size and the consi-

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stency of the Mini’s pieces mean that they travel easily through production equipment such as depositor nozzles and rollers, offering exceptional distribution.

Mini’s are produced using the unique URC® process – Ultra Rapid Concentration – and have a high fruit content with no artificial colours or preserva tives, which means that they are percontinues on page 2 >>

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free-flowing and bake stable, so they will not burn, bleed or discolour during baking. Furthermore, they have a water activity of 0.35-0.50 to suit both dry and moist applications.

Raf Van Lommel, Sales & Marketing Manager at Taura Natural Ingredients comments on the new product launch: “We’ve seen a big demand among our customers for very small real fruit pieces that offer an alternative to ingredients that contain high

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levels of added sugar and other additives, such as sprinkle-style products.

Mini’s provide the perfect solution with each piece offering a tiny burst of flavour, aroma, colour and texture in a wide range of products. They look fantastic and are very easy to handle during dosing, providing more spots of fruit in the finished product than can be achieved with the same amount of larger fruit pieces”.

Mini’s are available in all flavours.

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• Through rollers used to make ultra thin products • Through nozzles to deposit fillings

Mini’s are going where real fruit pieces have never been before

• Through cluster equipment for greater dispersion • Through drinking straws • Sprinkles as a topping

E-number free liquid injection & tumbling mix Food Ingredients & Specialities B.V. has launched a new unique product free of allergens which can be applied to all meat-type applications

By Food Ingredients & Specialities B.V. Lib20 V2 is a new unique liquid injection and tumbling mix which is completely e-number free. This unique product is new within the market and has the distinctive feature that it does not contain any allergens.

The product can be injected or tumbled at a rate up to 30% and has been developed for use in the processing of fish, poultry and meat products.

Lib20 V2 has a pH enhancing function and as a result it has a positive influence on the water retention properties of proteins. Therefore, it is very often used as a phosphate replacer in all kind of applications.

Lib20 V2 is colourless and tasteless in the end product, and can be used for brine additions.

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Positive EFSA evaluation of BENEO inulin The positive EFSA evaluation on 13.5 health claim for BENEO’s inulin improving bowel function opens the door for new foods and beverages that support digestive health

By BENEO BENEO is pleased to announce that based on a 13.5 health claim application it has gained a positive EFSA evaluation for its prebiotic fibre inulin improving the effect on bowel function by increasing stool frequency. The application includes new and proprietary scientific research. EFSA’s positive evaluation allows the approval by the Commission, the Member States and the European Parliament within the health claim procedure and paves the way for new food and drink applications to benefit the industry as well as consumers.

The recent positive evaluation proves that BENEO’s prebiotic fibre inulin maintains normal bowel function by increasing stool frequency without triggering diarrhoea. This is because inulin resists digestion in the small intestine and is fully fermented in the large intestine.

EFSA’s decision is based on six human intervention studies that have consistently proven that consumption of inulin increases stool frequency and

thus supports digestive health. Significant results were demonstrated with a total intake of 12g per day. While the recommended daily intake of dietary fibre is 25g per day and actual intake is significantly lower, the positive evaluation shows that adding inulin to a formulation improves stool frequency and also helps to achieve the dietary goal of adequate fibre intake by the general population.

“Improved regularity in a natural way is a growing health target of consumers” Anke Sentko, VP Regulatory Affairs & Nutrition Communication, BENEO

For many people, improved bowel function resulting from a more optimal fibre intake means a noticeable improvement of gastrointestinal health and general well-being.

Thanks to this positive evaluation from EFSA, it will now be possible for BENEO’s customers to easily incorpo-

The BENEO-Institute is an organisation which brings together BENEO’s expertise from Nutrition Science, Nutrition Communication and Regulatory Affairs teams. It acts as an advisory body for customers and partners reaching from ingredient approval, physiological effects and nutritional composition to communication and labelling. The key nutritional topics that form the basis of the BENEO-Institute’s work include weight management, digestive health, bone health, physical and mental performance, the effects of a low glycaemic diet in the context of healthy eating and disease prevention, as well as dental health.

rate the BENEO inulin into a wide range of applications to allow consumers to benefit from the positive effect it has on the bowel.

Anke Sentko, VP Regulatory Affairs and Nutrition Communication: “The positive evaluation by EFSA shows once again that BENEO is on the right track to further invest in research and focus on sound scientific substantiation of its products’ benefits. Digestive health, including regularity, is an important element of feeling good, especially due to the fact we often have a “lazy” gut. Improved regularity in a natural way is a growing health target of consumers. The research shows that BENEO’s chicory fibres ‘function’ and contribute to digestive health, offering new diet related opportunities for the industry to respond to this consumer need.”

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Chia – the best plant source of omega-3 EU Novel Food approved BENEXIA CHIA OIL provides essential fatty acids to consumers in a reliable and sustainable way Omega-3 deficiency in modern lifestyle is a global concern as our diets are becoming increasingly “convenience” based with higher levels of saturated fats and decreasing amounts of omega-3 intake in favour of Omega-6. Omega-3 is not only good for our health. It is essential to the body and needs to be reintroduced in our modern food. Benexia Chia Oil is an effective and natural innovative solution for bringing balance to the omega-6/omega-3 score.

A revolution in human nutrition Benexia Chia Oil is a highly pure oil coming from premium chia seeds which undergo a cold-press extraction and filtering process in order to ensure very low levels of acidity and peroxides.

As a vegetable source of omega-3 and thanks to eco-friendly growing practices, Benexia provides no negative impact on the eco-system and there are no restrictions on use.

Made from chia, which is the richest source of omega-3 found in nature, it provides essential fatty acids to consumers in a reliable and sustainable way.

EU novel food approved In October 2014 The European Commission approved Benexia Chia Oil as a novel food for use in food supplements and substituting other plant fats and oils in foods and drink applications. It can now be incorporated into a range of food and beverage applications replacing up to 10% of plant oils, depending on application,

• Highest quality oil 100% pure and natural • Very sustainable source compared to fish oil • > 60% of total fat is Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA), the only essential omega-3 fatty acid (flax seed oil contains 54% and canola oil 11%) • Ratio omega-6:omega-3 = 1:3 • No toxicity, no anti-nutrients compared to flax seed oil • No allergenicity • Novel food approved under Regulation(EC) No. 258/97 • Global GAP, GMP & HACCP certified and in food supplements (2 g/day).

Benexia Chia Oil is produced by Functional Product Trading S.A. in Chile and is exclusively distributed in Europe and Asia by Ingredia Nutritional.

Outstanding functional properties Benexia Chia Oil has a high oxidative stability which is 5 times that of fish oil and 1.5 times that of flax seed. The oil has a delicious nutty taste without any odour or after-taste. It is in liquid form at ambient temperature, heat stable and clean label.

Benexia Chia Oil is suited for use in bread, baked goods, breakfast cereals, cereal bars and pasta, etc.

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Miso powder – new/old seasoning sensation Explore the many culinary possibilities of freeze-dried pure, aged miso that makes it possible to reduce or replace sodium, enhance flavours or to use it as a natural alternative to MSG White Miso: a yellowish-brown powder obtained by fermentation of Shiro Miso. Shiro, or white Miso, is obtained via shorter fermentation which results in a milder, sweet product.

By B Investments Solutions Ltd. Whilst salt is probably the oldest form of flavour enhancement, Miso also has a very ancient history. Brought to Japan in the 7th Century by a Buddhist priest, it has continued to be the mainstay of Japanese cuisine.

The Miso powders are a healthy way to reduce/replace sodium in a variety of food products, or as a flavour enhancer and a natural alternative to MSG. Because the Miso is in powder form it has so many culinary possibilities including bakery, sauces, coatings, seasonings, soups, ready meals, meat products, etc. It enhances the taste of dishes which include garlic, tomatoes, or mushrooms. Miso can also be successfully used in salt-reduced bread.

In the production of Miso, Koji - cultivation and propagation of Aspergillus Oryzae with grain – is added to the ingredients for fermentation. It is then aged and matured by means of micro-organisms from a few weeks to several years depending on the type and the regional production method.

Miso is normally available in paste form with salt added, but B Investments Solutions Ltd. is now introducing something entirely new to the market: pure, aged, Japanese red and white Miso in freeze dried powder form with no salt added.

Red Miso: a light red-brown powder which is the unique result of a very long fermentation process. Red Miso has a full bodied, strong, complete flavour.

The Miso powder is packed in 15kg carton with 12 months shelf life, stored under cool dry conditions.

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Add value with puffed grains The delicious and decorative puffed whole grains add flavour and wholesomeness to cereals, bars and toppings Valsemøllen offers a range of 4 different puffed grains - durum, wheat, barley and rye – which are excellent in breakfast cereals where the soft grains add extra flavour and increase the wholemeal content of the finished product, perfectly in line with the current health trends. The puffed grains are also well suited for e.g. salad toppings and in cereal bars where they can improve both taste and appearance.

Valsemøllen’s puffed whole grains are part of their NaturAks line which are products grown without straw shorteners.

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Organic fruit sugars – the natural choice Nutritis, pioneer in tailor-made 100% fruit sugars, offers a wide range of organic sweetening solutions that combine naturalness, respect for agricultural resources and nutritional benefits Nutritis has developed an innovative concept of 100% fruit sugars that can be used for numerous applications such as preserves, compotes, desserts, dairy products, cereal bars, ice-creams, sorbets and soft drinks.

Divided into mono-fruits and multifruits, Nutritis offers different organic sweetening solutions certified by ECOCERT and Agriculture EU: • Ex Grape Sugar® BIO - 100% grape sugar • Fructisweet® BIO - tailor-made sweetening solutions • Fructilight® BIO - the lowest glycaemic Index on the market

Here is a brief introduction to the various natural sugars that Nutritis produces from fruit:

THE MONO-FRUITS

(Deionised Fruits Juice Concentrates) exGrape® SUGAR BIO (or Rectified Grape Juice Concentrate) is an organic solution of sugars from the grape with its natural composition of sugars: 52% fructose and 48% glucose. This sugar is obtained from a White Grape Juice Concentrate where only the sugars and the water of the fruit are kept and making labelling such as “without sucrose added” and “100% extracted from fruits” possible.

FructiSweet Original® BIO has the composition of sugars (fructose, glucose, sucrose and sorbitol) naturally present in the fruits. In this range of products, Nutritis offers Apple Sugar which allows obtaining for example products “100% from Apple”.

THE MULTI-FRUITS (Sugars Extracted from Fruits) FructiSweet® BIO (50-60 and 75) are standardised products taking care of the quality and the price aspects of the liquid sugar solutions. These solutions of glucose and fructose coming from fruits only (apple and grape) are tailored to the customer’s needs and process.

Natural fruit sugars from organic source The fructose has a very high sweetening power, so the more fructose you use, the less sugar you need to add to your product. The solutions are at 70 brix because the fructose does not crystallize at this level (contrary to glucose). As the rate of various sugars is controlled, the FructiSweet products always have the same characteristics independent of the quality of the harvest. Finally, as we can switch from one fruit to another, the price of these sugars does not depend on the market of the fruit, which for grapes can be quite unstable and for apples very unstable.

At the moment, the most popular FructiSweet is the FructiSweet 50 which is exactly the same product as a Rectified Grape Juice Concentrate apart from the fact that it is not produced from grape. This is interesting because grape prices can vary quite a lot whereas this product has a much more stable price. FructiSweet 50 is also available in the organic version.

FructiLight® BIO (FructiSweet®95 BIO) has the lowest Glycemic Index of the calorific sweeteners on the market (GI=11.9) and thanks to the patented process it only contains

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fructose from fruits (contrary to other types that are from corn). FructiLight BIO has a sweetening power higher than sucrose, so decrease of quantities means decrease of calories. The product has a very high purity (no flavour), it is very stable, has excellent organoleptic properties and is without GMO, gluten or allergens.

Labelling All Nutritis sugars allow the mentions “100% from Fruits” and “Natural Fruit Sugars” on the front packaging. It is also possible to claim the low calories/sugar content with FructiSweet 75 and 95 and low GI with FructiSweet 95.

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Extruded products with a multitude of opportunities Bressmer offers a broad line of extruded products in various forms – also gluten-free and organic – and tailored to customers’ requirements The German company Bressmer produces crispies in different shapes, sizes and colours as well with different ingredients, flavours and coatings.

The coatings are from flavours of natural sources. Likewise the flavour can be kept inside of the extruded product if the outer surface shall be kept in a natural appearance, or to allow a slow expansion of the flavour during the consumption. Next to Bressmer’s standard products, they are able to develop and manufacture individual extruded products for special usage.

The products are available in conventional quality and from organic farming and the line also includes glutenfree variants. The extruded products are excellent in many applications, e.g. in bakery, confectionery, breakfast cereals and snacks.

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Product

Typical size

Typical form

Extras

Crispies

1 mm - x mm

- round or oval - cylendric - loops - individual forms

- coating

Grain Pillows

1.5 x 1.5 cm to 3 x 3 cm

- round and pillow like

- fillings - structured surface - coating

Grain Sticks

Length: 3-20 cm Diameter: up to 1.5 cm

- longish - bar shape

- cavities for fillings - structured surface - coating

Crisp Bread

Length: 10-15 cm Width: 3-7 cm

- rectangular

- coating

Fabulous carbs - easy to use Chickpeas are excellent for hearty foods providing a great source of protein and dietary fibres Like other legumes, chickpeas are among the best food sources of slowly-digested carbohydrates and resistant starch and Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients (LCI) has now introduced 'Westhove chickpea', a stabilised 100% chickpea flour using the patented Farigel process.

Chickpea is one of the basics of the Mediterranean diet and is well known for its healthy benefits, As with other pulses, chickpea is naturally rich in proteins, fibres, and minerals and low in fat. Yet, despite these benefits, chickpea is less used in food formulations, because it requires a long pre-

paration time. Now, because of LCI’s patented Farigel process, this stabilised 100% chickpea flour can be used without the previous constraints. You can save time and energy as there is no need to soak, to grind or to cook.

Westhove chickpea is easy to use and incorporate into instant hummus, tortilla chips, breads, cakes, biscuits, extruded products, pancakes and almond filling.

As a gluten-free and allergen-free natural thickener, Westhove chickpea can substitute cereal flours or soya.

It has a long shelf life of 12 months

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thanks to its enzymatic and microbial stability. Also there is no need to soak before use, giving a double benefit of time saved and totally reduced industrial effluent. And, of course, the traditional nutritional benefits of chickpea remain unchanged.

Limagrain also offers other hearty Farigel treated pulses such as faba beans, red beans and green lentils.

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Food Ingredients Europe 2015 No Alsiano package tour to Fi Europe in Paris this year. Instead, we are planning another initiative in connection with the trade show After many successful tours together with our customers to Food Ingredients Europe trade shows around in Europe, we feel that the time has come to rethink our activities in connection with this biennial event. We have therefore decided not to offer a package tour to Food Ingredients Europe 2015.

Alsiano will, however, still be present at FIE to have meetings with you and our suppliers. Furthermore, we are considering a new initiative in connection with Fi Europe in Paris.

Stay tuned for more information in the next FoodNews!

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