Organic food is the food that has been prepared sans harmful chemicals, such as herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. A complete organic food also prohibits the use of anti biotic in feeding animals. Though the yields from organic farms are lower, the benefits of consuming organic food are multi fold higher than consuming conventional foods.
Children and pregnant women are more vulnerable to the harmful effects of artificial fertilizers and it is worth spending a few more dollars on organic foods. Studies indicate that, in organic foods, the level of antioxidants, vitamins …

Japan develops standards of food additives. The standards approve Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, isovaleraldehyde as food additives, and develop standard specifications of these substances.
Sodium stearoyl lactate is an organic compound used as a food additive.
It is made by combining lactic acid and stearic acid, and then reacting the result with sodium hydroxide or calcium hydroxide to make the sodium or calcium salt. It is used as an emulsifier in processed foods.
Isovaleraldehyde is a liquid with an apple-like odor and naturally occurs in the oils of orange, lemon, eucalyptus, and peppermint. It …

Wellness supplementations today have gone a necessity if one desires to empower her/his own body against maturing and disease . Several debate that health supplements are not at all required but with the conception of nutrient processing methods and modern farming practices, food quality is now lower in nutrient density.
Chemic plant foods, environmental contamination, and food preservatives have deprived us from essential nutrients that are necessary to fend off diseases and fix our immune system. Nutritionary wellness supplementations thence are needed to close this nutritive gap. These foods include minerals …

1. Sodium Nitrite and its closely related Sodium Nitrate are food preservatives used primarily in prepared meat and fish such as ham, bacon, hot dogs, corned beef (spam), luncheon meats, and smoked fish.
2. Sodium Nitrite helps preserve the pink / red color of the meat which should have been grayish having been precooked. It also adds a characteristic flavor.
3. It also wards off against clostridium botulinum, the bacteria responsible for botulism, a dangerous disease causing respiratory and muscular paralysis.
4. Unfortunately, when cooked or broken down in the stomach, nitrites form …

Some of the current food trends are a continuation of what has been evolving over the past few years, while others are relatively new. “Functional foods” (add-ons for health) such as omega three’s, probiotics and antioxidants will continue to be buzz words in food circles.
Surveys tell us that the top reasons today’s consumers choose foods are because of taste, price, healthfulness, and convenience — in that order. Food manufacturers and restaurants will need to be attentive to these as they compete for consumer dollars.
More and more consumers are trying to …

Retailers, who begrudgingly went along when food makers pushed up prices to recoup record-high costs, are flexing newfound muscle and demanding price cuts to match the recent steep retreat in ingredient costs.
Food makers are resisting, saying the uncertain economy and volatile costs make price cuts unwise. But retailers aren’t backing down.
Consumers — who responded to the higher prices by favoring grocers’ in-house products over national brands and by shopping more at discounters — may end up with fewer choices all around.
“We don’t have to carry three brands,” Costco Wholesale Corp.’s …

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, March 16 /PRNewswire/ — The Flax Council of Canada announced that a panel of experts determined in January 2009 that whole and milled flax seed be given Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status. Expected within six months is a letter of “no objection”, finalizing GRAS status for flax by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Gaining this status expands opportunities for flax use by food manufacturers worldwide.
Increasingly, to be accepted in the mass food industry in the U.S., a ‘new’ food ingredient needs to be shown …

The procedure of food processing provides availability of many food products that we are not able to eat otherwise. Without this ‘food processing’ we undoubtedly, would not have that large variety of food products available in the market. This is only because of various food processing methods that our supermarkets and superstore shelves are full of those things which are available only for a particular season of the year. Food processing enables 365 days availability of almost all the food items. Frozen and canned fruits, vegetables and meat products are …

Despite the challenges that swirl around us, 2009 has the potential to be the Best Year Ever. In fact, the unraveling of what has been and the new possibilities taking shape provide the perfect canvas on which we can all paint the life of our dreams more vividly than ever before. The key to tapping into this shimmering field of potential is listening within and aligning with our spiritual purpose. I’ll explain here why I believe this is true and how we can all come into a place of greater …

March 13 – Thailand offers significant opportunities in the food processing sector as domestic sales and exports of processed foods continue to rise.
In 2008, Thailand imported approximately $1.4 billion in food ingredients, a 25 percent increase from the previous year. Despite the global economic downturn, Thai food manufacturers will still seek high-quality food ingredients at reasonable prices. U.S. suppliers should focus their attention on new functional food ingredients, flavors and other ingredients for promoting health and wellness benefits in foods.
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Thailand is one of the …