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by-products from food production pose a major problem to industry. foodnavigator is seeking your views on how food companies can minimise their waste and put their leftovers to good use. several factors are driving companies to take another look at their waste – not least the issue of disposal. some 4.1m tonnes of food waste coming solely from food manufacturers in the uk alone every year, according to the waste and resources action programme. the rising cost of food is another main motivator; if a firm must pay for the whole fruit, they may as well find a way to use it all! in addition, the health trend is stirring interest in bioactive and fibre ingredients that can be sourced from fruit and veg; and if a natural alternative to a chemical additive can be found, it is sure to have a welcome reception given current consumer preferences. science in progress a cluster of recent studies have looked into the feasibility of using processing waste to make useful technical ingredients for use in other foods. for instance, spanish researchers found that portions of asparagus spears that are unused by vegetable processors could be tapped as a source of fibre, to bring both nutritional and technological benefits to food. according to the authors of the new paper accepted by the journal food chemistry , around 15cm of each harvested asparagus spear is used by vegetable canners. half of each spear, measuring 15 to 18cm, is considered a by-product. meanwhile, a study from italy has indicated that bergamot juice could be used to fortify fruit juice in place of synthetic additives, opening up a potential new use for a by-product of the essential oil industry. while the essential oil of bergamot is used by the pharmaceutical, cosmetics industries and food industries (its primary food use is as an aroma for confectionery, liquors and tea), the juice is considered a waste product. its bitter taste has precluded the juice from food industry uses in the past, and its disposal represents a big economic and environmental burden. however mixing the bergamot with apple and apricot juice was seen to make it reasonably palatable for consumers – and to pack a higher antioxidant punch. industry solutions while industry take-up or further investigation into the asparagus and bergamot examples is not known, there are some indications that companies are keen to put waste to good use. for instance, uk flavour firm ungerer has developed an innovative range of fruit flavours that uses fruit fibres as carriers in place of maltodextrose or wheatstarch, making a natural ingredient out of a by-product that can also boost food’s fibre content. other initiatives have failed to garner sufficient interest, however. in late 2006 leatherhead food international proposed a new project to uncover ways in which companies can use bioactives from waste materials to enhance human nutrition. the aim was to identify plant foods containing compounds that have a specified biological activity, and find alternative uses for waste materials. the findings would have given participating companies a head start in an area that looks set to figure large in the food industry's future. however despite industry being keen to wear its sustainability on its sleeve, the leatherhead project did not take off as not enough companies wanted to sign up to it. what do you think? know of a by-product that could be put to use – but isn’t? has your company found an interesting way to reduce its waste load? please send your comments of no more than 100 words to jess.halliday 'at' decisionnews.com by 8th september, putting ‘what to do with waste?' in the subject line. we will publish a selection of the best responses, covering all angles of the debate, on tuesday 9th september. please note that comments will be taken to be 'on the record', and the sender's name and affiliated company/organisation will be published.
Source :Food Ingredients Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
Date :
29
August
2008
Category :
restaurants and Food industrie
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nuts, dried fruits and confectionery firm zeina foods has boosted its cold storage capacity by 70% following a £1.7m investment in a new cold store. located opposite the family-owned firm’s factory in ossett, west yorkshire, the new 30,000 square foot purpose-built cold room now houses a selection of the company\\\'s dried fruits and nuts, middle eastern pastries and chocolate. investment in the new store has provided significant environmental benefits for zeina foods, which has been able to reduce its carbon footprint, extend the shelf-life of some products and reduce its need to outsource supply, which has often led to waste.
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the asia-pacific region will witness some of the biggest percentage increases in obese and overweight children in the world, finds datamonitor. research by the independent market analyst has found that in china, for example, although 15.9% of children aged between 5 and 13 are currently obese or overweight, this will rise by 9.4% year on year to 2014 as expenditure on confectionery and savoury snacks continues to soar.
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media reports have suggested that nestlé's leading chocolate brand kit kat is set to become fairtrade certified, in a move that would mirror cadbury’s recent move to fairtrade for its dairy milk chocolate. kitkat is the biggest selling chocolate bar in the uk and it sales in that country have risen 8.6 per cent since the start of the year. certification of the brand would certainly catapult the notion of fairtrade into the minds of chocolate consumers.
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flavour firm symrise has added new development labs and a sensory and consumer research centre to its site in moscow, as it aims to increase understanding of russian tastes. the russian market is regarded as one of high potential for the food industry, as earnings are going up and an emerging middle class has more to spend on novel goods. income in russia soared from an average of us$1185 per capita in 2001 to us$4803 per capita in 2007.
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new product launches for organic sweets in europe increased by a factor of six from 2006 to 2008 suggesting confectioners are starting to tap into new organic revenue streams as this burgeoning food trend spills over into confectionery. double digit growth rates for the burgeoning €25.8 billion global organic market contrast sharply with estimated market growth of just 2 per cent for the confectionery market in the uk alone.
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