A renewed interest in home-baked products has brought more natural bakery NPD into the spotlight which includes trends toward fortifying bread to enhance its nutritional value. This has been driven by the COVID-19 pandemic with consumers looking for nutrition and naturality in bakery products, say suppliers. High fiber enrichment and calorie reduction also help consumers […]
Eight new fibers are now approved for inclusion on the Nutrition Facts label. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, released decisions made on citizen petitions to expand and better define what ingredients fall under the legal definition of “dietary fiber.” When in 2016 FDA unveiled a new definition for dietary fiber […]
Consumption of dietary fiber can prevent obesity, metabolic syndrome and adverse changes in the intestine by promoting growth of “good” bacteria in the colon, according to a study led by Georgia State University. The researchers found enriching the diet of mice with the fermentable fiber inulin prevented metabolic syndrome that is induced by a high-fat […]
A new study published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nutrients confirmed the short-term (post-prandial) blood sugar and insulin response of VERSAFIBE 1490 dietary fiber from Ingredion Incorporated, Westchester, IL. This is the first study to establish the short-term health effect of the ingredient in a food, according to the company. The clinical study, conducted by […]
