Sodium

Eliminating sodium is a key factor in maintaining a healthy diet. Discover the latest in low- or no-sodium solutions.

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ABA, SFA recognize IOM’s sodium findings

May 16, 2013

The American Bakers Association and Snack Food Association say the findings from a recent Institute of Medicine report add a new perspective to the national discussion of sodium’s role in the American diet.


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Nu-Tek receives 2013 FABI Award

May 7, 2013

Nu-Tek Food Science’s Salt for Life Sea Salt Blend earns a 2013 Food & Beverage Innovations Award.


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Nu-Tek Food Science partners with Cain Food Industries

April 23, 2013

Nu-Tek Food Science and Cain Food Industries are partnering to help the grain-based food industry reduce sodium levels.


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Salt: A very misunderstood ingredient

April 10, 2013
Salt is a necessary and enjoyable ingredient that’s often vilified.
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Nu-Tek signs South American distribution agreement with Tovani Benzaquen Ingredients

February 4, 2013

Nu-Tek Food Science, Minnetonka, Minn., has signed an agreement with Tovani Benzaquen Ingredients, Sao Paulo, to distribute Nu-Tek Salt Advanced Formula Potassium Chloride to food manufacturers in Brazil.


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Ingredient Briefs: December 2012

December 10, 2012
Read about the latest ingredients for the baking industry.


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State of the Industry Report: Pork Rinds, Ingredients: New Twists on an Old Game

Updated formats and new flavors keep pork rinds on track and thriving in today’s snack race.
November 29, 2012
Pork rinds are probably the most misunderstood item in the snack category. This is surprising, because people have been eating pork rinds—also called pork skins—as long as they have been eating pigs. One of the world’s first snack foods created thousands of years ago, and favored in the southern states, pork rinds are a simple combination of fried pork skins and salt.
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State of the Industry Report: Popcorn, Corny Competition

Simple salt just won’t cut it in the competition for consumers’ popcorn-craving palettes. Unique ingredients and flavor profiles are helping popcorn manufacturers go for their personal best in the great snacking games.
July 19, 2012
Low in calories, high in fiber—popcorn may just be the perfect natural snack. Of course, that doesn’t stop manufacturers from trying to up the ante by enhancing all the whole grain has to offer. Now, popcorn can be found competing with chips, pretzels and even candy in the snacking Olympics.
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State of the Industry Report—Snacks: Pursuing the Perfect Pretzel

More nutritious ingredients and innovative designs make pretzels—an already better-for-you salty snack—even better.
July 17, 2012
Pretzels have been around for more than a thousand years, originating in southern Europe around 610 A.D., according to historians. Today, crispy, hard pretzels are consumed by people in many of the countries represented at the 2012 Olympics.
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State of the Industry Report—Snacks: Flavorful Fanfare, Crackers and Crisps

Crackers and crisps are benefitting from new production techniques, better-for-you ingredients, cleaner labels and innovative flavors as manufacturers deal with consumers having less discretionary income.
July 17, 2012
Crunch and flavor have always been gold and silver medalists in the cracker and crisp game, but because consumers are looking for more healthful snacks, there have been interesting developments with these products.
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EVENTS

Food Trends: Reformulating for Sodium Reduction

5/18/11
Online
Contact: Jamie Tunison
On-Demand Sodium reduction is among today’s most significant policy issues and consumer trends.

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June 2013 State of the Industry Report on Bakery

Our June report features the following products—take a look at a few of the many new offerings we’ve uncovered.
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Food Plant of the Future: Global Food Safety Impact on Facilities

On-Demand: SQF 2000, FSMA, ISO 22000/PAS220 and other standards continue to gain traction in an attempt to create safer foods and beverages.

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