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June 23rd 2021 Researchers look at finding new opportunities for pulse starch. Pulse crops grown in Saskatchewan, including peas, fababeans, chickpeas and lentils, have long been recognized as a safe and nutritious food source. Now, researchers at the University of … Continue reading →

June 09th 2021 Simplified ingredient lists and traceable origins increasingly prioritized. Traceable, fair-trade and simplified labels and other claims are stealing the spotlight in Food & Beverage innovation, and texturizing ingredients are no exception to the trend. The plant-based space, … Continue reading →

June 03rd 2021 USGC teams up with Egyptian corn starch company. Most businesses have a desire to be more efficient with their inputs and increase profitability. To help one of the most renowned companies in Egypt improve its industrial starch … Continue reading →

May 11th 2021 Neanderthals ate starch-rich foods, expanding their brains. Neanderthals and ancient humans adapted to eating starch-rich diets 100,000 years ago, far earlier than previously believed, according to a new study on the evolutionary history of the human oral … Continue reading →

May 07th 2021 European Commission’s positive conclusion on continued use of CRISPR for a competitive and green future. Swedish Starch industry pleased with European Commission’s positive conclusion on the use of CRISPR. On 29 April 2021, the European Commission published … Continue reading →

April 27th 2021 Packages Limited approves plans to form company for corn-based starch. Packages Limited has approved a plan to form a specialized subsidiary for the production of corn-based starch, a bio-based alternative to conventional packaging material such as plastic. … Continue reading →

April 19th 2021 Germany’s Loryma unveils formula for plant-based bacon. German ingredients manufacturer Loryma, the brand of the Crespel & Deiters Group, has unveiled a new wheat-based formula dubbed the Lory Bind’s functional starch blends that replicates bacon’s mouthfeel and … Continue reading →

April 16th 2021 Cargill is partnering with Starpro, the leading food grade tapioca starch producer in Thailand. Cargill is partnering with Starpro, the leading food grade tapioca starch producer in Thailand, to expand its specialty tapioca starch offerings in the … Continue reading →

April 15th 2021 Royal Avebe and Solynta join forces: hybrid breeding in starch potato production. Averis Seeds B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Avebe, will be working together with the hybrid potato breeding company Solynta on the hybrid breeding of … Continue reading →

April 13th 2021 This technical note shows how to analyze the starch quality of different batches or starch types in a short period of time (approx. 10 min.). Starch is the main component of wheat grains. It is stored as … Continue reading →