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May 08th 2019 Personalized platform potential: genetic differences may impact how people digest starch.  The US study highlights the need for personalized nutrition as the industry becomes increasingly engaged with the platform.  A new Cornell University study has found that … Continue reading →

May 06th 2019 4th Cassava and Starch Africa on May 22nd & 23rd in Accra, Ghana. “Driving Sustainable Development through Innovative Value Chains” 4th Cassava & Starch Africa Summit brings together industry stakeholders to discuss innovations in farm mechanization, new … Continue reading →

March 28th 2019 MGP Ingredients receives FDA approval of Fibersym® RW and FiberRite® RW as a dietary fiber source. MGP Ingredients, Inc. is pleased to announce the formal approval of its citizen petition requesting dietary fiber status under the new … Continue reading →

March 26th 2019 Building starch backbones for lab-grown meat using Lego pieces. A new technique to spin starch fibers using Lego pieces could have future applications for lab-grown “clean” meat, according to a team of food scientists from Penn State … Continue reading →

March 20th 2019 Self-healing coating made of corn starch makes small scratches disappear through heat. Superficial micro-scratches on the car body or on other high-gloss surfaces are harmless, but annoying. Especially in the luxury segment such surfaces are characterized by … Continue reading →

March 01st 2019 Ingredion acquires Western Polymer; expanding capacity for higher-value specialty ingredients. Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, announced today that it has acquired the operations of Western Polymer, a privately held, U.S.-based … Continue reading →

  February 28th 2019 “Starch Europe” statement on the decision of the Chinese Minister of Commerce to extend the anti-dumping duties on exports of EU potato starch to China. Starch Europe regrets the decision of the Chinese Minister of Commerce … Continue reading →

February 20th 2019 Scientists from Gdańsk University of Technology found a new alternative to plastic cutlery, a material that decomposes in three months. The ingredients of the fully organic bioplastic include potato and corn starch. The material has proved firm … Continue reading →

February 19th 2018 U.S.-based food to retail company Cargill to infuse 20 million euros ($22.7 million) in its starch production facility in Sas Van Gent, the Netherlands. Cargill is investing EUR20m in its starch production plant in Sas Van Gent, … Continue reading →

February 16th 2019 Starch from lotus stem, whey and isabgol to develop biodegradable film. “To minimise the use of petroleum-based plastics, there has been an increase in the research to develop biodegradable packaging materials using natural agro-based polymers.” Indian researchers … Continue reading →