Month: April 2013

Healthy Grain Ingredients

Insta Grains® ingredients are healthy grain ingredients that have been minimally processed to have a reduced cook time. For food manufacturers, that saves time in the process of soaking or precooking grains for baked good, cracker, snack food, soup mix, dry blend and other healthy food product. Simply incorporate Insta Grains® ingredients into your dough…
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Joint Meeting – NCIFT and AACT April 2013

Thank you to AACT for hosting the NCIFT at a recent joint meeting in Fairfield, CA. We enjoyed a nice meal at the Blue Frog Grog and Grill, and were educated by the speaker, Brian Dunning, Director of Quality Assurance for Blue Diamond Growers. Brian also chairs the Almond Quality and Food Safety Committee of…
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Have you heard the one about the alcoholic baboons who took soy lecithin to prevent cirrhosis of the liver?

This study showed that when taken off the lecithin, there were no protective effects and the baboons developed cirrhosis! The work indicated that lecithin carries fat into the blood and assists in its metabolism, rather than depositing it in liver where it sits. This work was done in the 70’s and 80’s, conducted by the…
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Happy National Soy Foods Month!

You’ve heard about the health benefits of soy – such as this recent study about soy protein displaying strong anti-cancer properties. Wondering how to find soy in the grocery store? Check out this handy guide from Solae. Are you trying to add more soy to your diet? I am not a vegetarian, but at my…
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