Salt

Sodium reduction tools help create healthier snacks, bakery products

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Consumers aim to reduce sodium in their snack and bakery products.

British investment group Tekcapital announces global expansion of MicroSalt

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:40:00 -0500

UK intellectual property investment group Tekcapital PLC has announced a major expansion of its MicroSalt brand.

SaltWorks Pacific Blue Micro and Mini Flake Sea Salt

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:48:00 -0400

SaltWorks has introduced Pacific Blue Micro and Mini Flake Sea Salt, trailblazing finishing salts for manufacturers.

Cargill Salt's Sea Salt Flour

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Cargill's new specialty, powder-like sea salt is ideal for applications that require extremely fine sizing for blending, including dry soup, cereal, flour and spice mixes, as well as for topping snack foods.

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

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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.

The story behind the specialty sea salt supplier to America

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:07:44 -0400

Founded and based near Seattle, SaltWorks supplies premium-grade specialty salts to wholesale, retail, and consumer markets throughout the world.

Functional ingredients provide benefits, solve clean-label challenges

mmweber1@verizon.net (Maxine Weber) — Tue, 09 May 2017 16:11:00 -0400

Formulating products with the ever-increasing demands of today’s marketplace is no easy task.

Salt, the heart of artisan bread ingredients

rmiscovich@gmail.com (Richard Miscovich) — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Artisan breads rely on few ingredients—essentially flour, water, salt and yeast—each serving a critical function in the creation of a finished loaf.

New products drive chip sales forward: State of the Industry 2016

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The chips segment has grown quite lively over the past year, with new product areas emerging and others, like apple chips, seeing considerable growth and maturation. Snack producers are also starting to grow beyond potatoes, offering sweet potato, beet and parsnip chips.

Sea salts

Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:00:00 -0400

Secret Sun Salt's patented, reduced and full sodium sea salts are suitable for a wide range of commercial food applications, including baked goods and snacks.

Dietary sodium: The good, the bad, the ugly

ccochran@grainsfoundation.org (Christine Cochran) — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500

February—American Heart Month—reminded us that heart disease remains one of the most fatal conditions plaguing Americans.

Umami-Essence Sea Salt

Wed, 18 Feb 2015 12:46:00 -0500

Salt of the Earth Umami-Essence Sea Salt is a natural, savory liquid mixture of vegetable-extract umami and sea salt.

Low-sodium alternative ingredients

Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Low-sodium ingredients are readily available, but are consumers still concerned about their sodium intake?

The heart of better health

ccochran@grainsfoundation.org (Christine Cochran) — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500

The numbers regarding heart disease are staggering. More than one in four Americans die as a result of the disease, and it is the leading cause of death for men and women. It impacts so many of us, either personally or through our connections to loved ones, friends and family.