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iFt show rePort Voodoo That You Do So Well m By Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor iFt exhibitors cooked up many prototype products worthy of grocery and foodservice. More on the web ore often than not, food industry suppliers work in surprise that next-generation Levona Brio, faster acting and proconjunction with processors in the creation of retail ducing greater volume than its predecessor, made for a delicious products. If this year’s prototypes at the IFT Annual cornbread muffin this year. Wild Flavors could make a fortune off sleep-deprived conMeeting & Food Expo are any example, we can look forward to some great upcoming offerings. In fact, some deserve to be on sumers with its Vanilla Cinnamon Sleep Chocolates. Made with natural vanilla and cinnamon flavors plus 15mg Valerian root exsupermarket shelves and foodservice venues just as they are. Our annual baker’s dozen of favorites is on our web site. We tract and 0.3mg melatonin, one piece will lull irritated travelers to could fit only the best of the best here in print. Our apologies to sleep without counting sheep. Seventy-eight percent of probiotic sales today are delivered those we couldn’t include because of space. through yogurt. So it was getJud McLester, executive ting our probotics in a juice chef at Wixon Inc., played smoothie was a nice change. off local cuisine with CajunCargill’s Ginger-Apricot Flainspired Turducken (turkey, vored Smoothie with Probiotics duck and chicken) appetizers. featured Viable Bif-6 probiotic Using Wixon flavors, spices cultures (concentrated, frozen and rubs, the Turducken was cultures optimized for high served cold with a crawfish and counts throughout product sweet potato spread on a hush shelf life), Oliggo-Fiber Inulin, puppy andouille pancake. natural ginger, natural gingerKraft Food Ingrediroot and natural apricot flavors. ents showcased handheld Virginia Dare’s 2007 appetizers or small plates. National Consumer Insights Kraft’s Little Cubans were mini sandwiches topped national starch’s crackers and baked chips were meant to Survey found 69 percent of with Restricted Melt Swiss showcase a range of textures that can be achieved with the consumers wanted to see more antioxidants incorporated into and American Cheese Sauce. company’s starches and other ingredients. their food and beverage prodCheddar Cheese Sliders were miniature burgers made with Hi-Melt Old English pasteur- ucts. So it’s no wonder superfruit flavors are proliferating. At the ized process cheddar cheese dices. We also loved the Wood- show, Virginia Dare’s tasty, flavored nutrient-enhanced water fired Chipotle and Butternut Squash Bisque soup, a creation prototypes in Yumberry, Nectarine, Pomelo and Jostaberry really of new Executive Chef Justin Young, who apprenticed with hit the spot for attendees in sizzling New Orleans. We didn’t believe our mothers when they told us that Master Chef Pierre Orsi in Lyon, France. Archer Daniels Midland introduced its Vegefull bean in- beauty was skin deep, but evidence is growing that ingested gredients line, which increases protein and fiber content in foods nutrients promote skin health. So beauty from within was such as snacks, bread and cookies. As an example, ADM created the theme at DSM’s booth. ProBella Strawberry Yogurt for a Blueberry Almond Cookie, which contains a half serving of Younger Looking Skin was made with DSM Premix XR18240 (contains DSM’s Resvida Resveratrol, Teavigo EGCG, All-Q veggies but tastes like an indulgent snack. We loved the biscotti baked last year by ICL Performance coenzyme Q10, FloraGlo lutein, Otisharp zeaxanthin, vitaProducts to show off its original Levona leavening agent. So no mins E and C). The Almond Board of California captured the adventurous flavor combinations that interest its foodie female target customer with Curry Chocolate Almond Bar (made with almond flour). On the other hand, Almond Cherry Energy Bars (with slivered more prototype products are sampled on our web site at almonds) exemplify the type of nutritious snack its on-the-go www.FoodProcessing.com/articles/2008/286.html. You male consumer audience likes to eat. Both were custom-baked by can find last year’s story at www.FoodProcessing.com/ Sucre, a local bakery, using Almond Board recipes. There’s been articles/2007/194.html, and the 2006 edition at www. growing use of almonds in the energy bar category. FoodProcessing.com/articles/2006/141.html. FoodProcessing.com 40 • Food Processing August 2008 http://www.FoodProcessing.com/articles/2008/286.html http://www.FoodProcessing.com/articles/2007/194.html http://www.FoodProcessing.com/articles/2006/141.html http://www.FoodProcessing.com/articles/2007/194.html http://www.FoodProcessing.com/articles/2006/141.html http://foodprocessing.com

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