Fat

Nestlé UK cuts trans fat content

10-Jul-2003

UK arm of Nestle will cut type of fat linked to heart disease. The
move reflects increasing pressure on food manufacturers to reduce
the levels of trans fatty acids (TFAs) and comes in the same week
that US government announces all...

Enzymotec launches healthy oil

03-Mar-2003

Israeli company Enzymotec has launched an ingredient derived from
healthy fats for use in food applications. MultOil is based on
natural oils enriched with phytosterols and DAG, both thought to
help reduce the risk of cardiovascular...

Insight into the role of fat

12-Feb-2003

A new receptor for fatty acids has been discovered by a team of
scientists at Lund University in Sweden. Their work shows that fat
acts as a signal to cells in important organs, such as the liver
and heart. The research offers new...

Fatty diet may affect children's growth process

16-Jan-2003

A study on the effects of fatty diets on puppies, could provide
valuable insights into how oxidised fat affects growing children,
report researchers this month. The team found that even those fed a
moderate level of oxidised lipids...

ADM rolls out healthy cooking oil

04-Dec-2002

Weight control is in the news again today with US agribusiness
giant Archer Daniels Midland announcing the roll out in the US of a
cooking oil to help combat obesity. Manufactured from soybean and
canola oil the product has already...

Fat intake and heart disease - all to do with genes

23-Oct-2002

The link between dietary fat intake and heart disease is strongly
linked to genes, according to research reported in today's rapid
access issue of Circulation. Researchers suggest that the
information could be used to help formulate...

Aarhus Olie takes on the nutritional oil market

16-May-2002

Danish food ingredients company Aarhus Olie launched a nutritional
oil at the Vitafoods International trade fair in Geneva this week.
The product marks the companys first foray into the functional
foods markets.

Spectrum sells organic ingredients arm

03-May-2002

Californian group Spectrum Organic Products has sold its organic
ingredients division to a company called Acirca for an undisclosed
sum. Spectrum will now focus on its core nutritional supplements
and edible oils businesses.