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July 17th 2017 Raising cassava productivity in Africa to meet rising demands in food and industry. Turning a traditional crop like Cassava into industrial carbohydrates for food and non-food applications is the ambition of many African countries. For many years, … Continue reading →

July 07th 2017 AGRANA plans to double wheat starch capacity in Pischelsdorf, Lower Austria At today’s supervisory board meeting, the Supervisory Board of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG has approved plans to double the production capacity of the wheat starch factory in Pischelsdorf, … Continue reading →

July 07th 2017 2nd Starch World Europe, 30-31 Oct, 2017 – Budapest, HUNGARY   Starch industry in EU is more dynamic than ever as the region will see an end to restrictions come October 2017. Rabobank believes that isoglucose production … Continue reading →

July 04th 2017 ADM to acquire French wheat company Chamtor   Archer Daniels Midland Company announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Chamtor, a French producer of wheat-based sweeteners and starches. “We are pleased to welcome Chamtor as … Continue reading →

June 29th 2017 Sugar replacement, stabilization and viscosity available from green banana flour. ‘Functional fruit flours’ from starchy unripe bananas – which are low in sugar and in some cases high in RS2 resistant starch – could open new doors … Continue reading →

June 28th 2017 Starch-Based ‘Super Food’ May Protect Against Variety of Diseases A chemically-modified starch used to increase fiber content in foods may serve as a prophylaxis of type 1 diabetes (T1D). High-amylose maize starch — often found in nutrition … Continue reading →

June 20th 2017 Tate & Lyle celebrates 150 year anniversary of Koog, the plant that revolutionised the starch production industry.  This year marks the 150-year anniversary of Tate & Lyle’s oldest starch production facility, known as “Koog”, located along the … Continue reading →

June 15th 2017 GPC Announce Launch of Allergen Free and Non-GMO Tapioca-Based Product Line MALTRIN tapioca maltodextrin and tapioca syrup solids (MALTRIN T-Series) are the newest additions to Grain Processing Corporation’s marketed MALTRIN line of ingredients. The products are sourced … Continue reading →

June 08th 2017 The research for peas with higher protein and higher starch levels. Farmers in Montana, and other parts of the Northern Great Plains, are shifting from cereal mono-cropping to a cereal-dry pea cropping system; however, this transition is not … Continue reading →

June 08th 2017 Ingredion researchers develop first highly process-stable waxy rice flours. HOMECRAFT® Create multi-functional rice flours will help food manufacturers in the U.S., Canada and the Asia Pacific region deliver clean labels and homemade appeal, without compromising process tolerance … Continue reading →