By Florencia Moreno Torres, health and nutrition global business development manager, Rousselot
For a concept that only recently entered the mainstream in some parts of the world, nutricosmetics are on their way to becoming one of the beauty industry’s hottest products
For a concept that only recently entered the mainstream in...
By Paul Nicholson, vice-president for rice research and sustainability, Olam Agri
Both a source of life and livelihoods, rice is the lifeblood of Asia
Recent global developments and rising hunger have put the spotlight on one of the world’s largest rice producers after India: South East Asia. A region where rice...
By Christian Philippsen, managing director, BENEO, Asia Pacific
Diabetes and obesity levels have skyrocketed in recent years, prompting more and more consumers to be concerned about their overall health and daily sugar intake.
The number of “sugar-free,” “sugar-reduced” and “no sugar-added” labels plastered on food products seems to be teeming...
By Susan Chua, head of market and consumer insight, Asia-Pacific, ADM
The pandemic and changing global landscape have significantly impacted and altered our daily routines and work arrangements
Consumers' outlook on health and nutrition has shifted in recent years as they grapple with the lasting impacts of macroeconomic forces including COVID-19....
By Aashim Malhotra, vice-president and managing director, Food & Beverages Group Asia Pacific, Dole Sunshine Company
Malnutrition is increasingly prevalent in developed cities.
Good nutrition is a human right and should be like sunshine: available and accessible to all. However, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates 3.1...
High fat and low carbohydrates are the core tenets of the keto diets. In order to meet these nutritional demands, producers must have adjustments to their product ingredients.
The keto diet has enjoyed enduring popularity for its high fat, low carb approach
Most diets come and go with the seasons, but...
Inspired by evolving consumer food and beverage trends around health and wellness, nutrition, plant-based and sustainability, Ingredion will showcase a suite of recipe prototypes at this year’s Food ingredients Europe (FiE) event in Paris, France. Designed specifically for the event, these recipes show food and beverage manufacturers how they...
By Vivian Dietrich, product manager of special salts at Jungbunzlauer Ladenburg
Minerals have diverse functionalities in the human body that are necessary for its overall health. Thus, we need the daily intake of a broad range of minerals to avoid mineral deficiencies, which might result in disease symptoms and common...
Tetra Pak has announced its collaboration with Fresh Start, a food technology incubator that works with a portfolio of start-ups to provide technological solutions to some of the challenges facing the global food systems.
As Tetra Pak’s first collaboration with a food processing technology incubator, this initiative will combine the...
With the long-term consequences of COVID-19 still unfolding, consumers today are hyper-aware of their personal health and are taking proactive measures to support their bodies’ natural defences and overall wellbeing.
Asian people having fun at the family dinner
By Lois Mo, marketing director of health and wellness at APAC, ADM
Across the...
