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Grain ingredients bring taste, health to baked goods and snacks

Bakery and snack consumers want BFY benefits but won’t compromise on taste.

Jenni Spinner

May 18, 2026

With people looking for high-fiber foods, clean labels, and other must-haves, grains can deliver on several counts.

Ancient grains fueling BFY innovation: DakotaMB

The old ingredients are inspiring producers to formulate a range of new products.

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Tarrand Fiesel

April 3, 2026

An expert from the ingredients supplier outlines how quinoa, buckwheat, and other items are inspiring creative new bakery and snack products.

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Landmark clinical trial on whole grain sorghum begins

The Sorghum Checkoff Program and USDA are funding the research.

SF&WB Staff

September 15, 2025

Led by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the study will be the first human clinical trial to evaluate the health effects of whole grain sorghum.

Ardent Mills introduces egg replacement, ancient flour blend

The bakery ingredients are aimed at helping capitalize on emerging consumer trends.

June 27, 2023

The bakery ingredients are aimed at helping capitalize on emerging consumer trends.

Good Source Foods expands product line

February 1, 2022

Good Source Foods has announced the expansion of its snack line with the addition of Ancient Grains clusters for mindful eaters of all ages.

Exclusive interview: Q&A with Ardent Mills, on ancient grains and quinoa trends

Liz Parker Kuhn

October 26, 2020

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to Ardent Mills about quinoa and ancient grains trends.

Ka-Pop! Snacks offers ancient grain snacking alternatives

Fast-growing entrepreneurial brand Ka-Pop! Snacks brings truly better-for-you options to market.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

September 15, 2020

Ka-Pop! Snacks launched in April of 2018 with a core line of Ancient Grain Popped Chips, and the word about the brand started to spread. Then an appearance on "Shark Tank" to kick off 2020 brought Finkel's visionary snack concept to the world, catalyzing brand growth. Most recently, Ka-Pop! Snacks added a line of Ancient Grain Puffs, and product distribution continues to expand across the U.S., and into international markets.

State of the Industry 2020: Tortilla chips go well beyond basic

Consumers search for more than your run-of-the-mill tortilla chip flavors.

Kimberly Decker

July 24, 2020

Snacks have to work pretty hard to keep up with consumer preferences these days. For one, they have to be suitably snackable, i.e., convenient and portable.

Purely Elizabeth Launches NEW Pancake Mixes

Purely Elizabeth ancient grain, grain-free, and collagen with protein pancake mixes

March 6, 2020

At Expo West this year, Purely Elizabeth is launching pancake mixes in three varieties: ancient grain, grain-free, and collagen with protein.

Consumers seek simple, clean-label, good-for-you grains

Nutritious grains suited to clean label R&D can find traction in today’s snack and bakery market

Joyce Friedberg

September 16, 2019

Grains are a fundamental ingredient for snack and bakery products. With consumers seeking better-for-you snacking options, grains, which fit squarely into plant-based trends, provide a great combination of flavor, texture and nutrition.