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Understanding how ingredients
Purpos
are sourced and made can help
culinologists ensure a natural
positioning in food and beverages
Navigating
by Donna Berry
editor@sosland.com
22 |
ong gone are the days when consumers could divide their food world neatly
into 'natural' or 'conventional,' and 'healthy' or
'pleasurable,'" said Laurie Demeritt, chief executive officer, The Hartman Group, Bellevue,
Wash. "Now they navigate a complex palette
of shades of quality, whose resonance shifts
based on the category, the context and the
consumer."
This makes it challenging for culinologists to formulate "natural" foods. Adding
to the ambiguity, the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) does not explicitly define
the term natural and any such effort is a very
low priority for the current administration. For
now, FDA states, "From a food science perspective, it is difficult to define a food product
that is natural because the food has probably
been processed and is no longer the product
of the earth."
The regulatory agency claims a longstanding policy concerning use of the term. It considers the term to mean that nothing artificial
or synthetic has been included in, or has
been added to, a food that would not normally be expected to be in that food. However,
the policy was never intended to address
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Nutritio
food production methods, such as the use of
pesticides, nor did it explicitly address food
processing or manufacturing methods, such
as thermal technologies, pasteurization or
irradiation. The FDA also did not consider
whether the term natural should describe any
nutritional or other health benefit. All of the
latter, however, have become part of today's
conversation regarding natural foods and
beverages.
Perceiving natural
To gain a better understanding of consumers' perception of natural ingredients,
Ingredion Inc., Westchester, Ill, conducted a
study across different food categories. The
research showed that the recognition and
acceptability of ingredients, and their perceived or real naturalness, varies according
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Culinology - March 2018
Culinology - March 2018
TABLE of contents
PRESIDENT’S letter - A great start for 2018
EMERGING trends - 3-D printing Imagining the possibilities
EMERGING trends - Five dairy alternative beverages to watch
INGREDIENT trends - Meal kits Delivering on convenience and fl avor
EDITORIAL - Consumer technology, behaviors dramatically reshaping food service
INGREDIENT trends - Navigating Natural
Simplicity on the table
MEMBER profile - Arby’s adventurous side
Going to the next level
EXPERT voices - What’s next in sous vide?
INDUSTRY NEWS - RCA announces new leaders
INDUSTRY NEWS - Become an RCA partner with year-round sponsorship opportunities
INDUSTRY NEWS - Ambitious culinary arts and food sciences students to compete at RCA Conference
INDUSTRY NEWS - Access RCA Conference recordings
INDUSTRY NEWS - RCA Regional Events
INDUSTRY NEWS - upcoming events
INDUSTRY NEWS - Save the date for 2019
PETITS fours - Big companies thinking small about innovation
PETITS fours - Sourcing the globe for ethnic spice blends
PETITS fours - PANERA PUSHES FOR FEDERAL EGG DEFINITION
PETITS fours - McDonald’s switching to sustainable packaging
NEWS bites
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Culinology - March 2018 - TABLE of contents
Culinology - March 2018 - PRESIDENT’S letter - A great start for 2018
Culinology - March 2018 - 5
Culinology - March 2018 - EMERGING trends - 3-D printing Imagining the possibilities
Culinology - March 2018 - 7
Culinology - March 2018 - EMERGING trends - Five dairy alternative beverages to watch
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Culinology - March 2018 - INGREDIENT trends - Meal kits Delivering on convenience and fl avor
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Culinology - March 2018 - EDITORIAL - Consumer technology, behaviors dramatically reshaping food service
Culinology - March 2018 - 21
Culinology - March 2018 - INGREDIENT trends - Navigating Natural
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Culinology - March 2018 - Simplicity on the table
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Culinology - March 2018 - MEMBER profile - Arby’s adventurous side
Culinology - March 2018 - Going to the next level
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Culinology - March 2018 - INDUSTRY NEWS - Become an RCA partner with year-round sponsorship opportunities
Culinology - March 2018 - INDUSTRY NEWS - Access RCA Conference recordings
Culinology - March 2018 - INDUSTRY NEWS - RCA Regional Events
Culinology - March 2018 - INDUSTRY NEWS - Save the date for 2019
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Culinology - March 2018 - PETITS fours - Big companies thinking small about innovation
Culinology - March 2018 - 51
Culinology - March 2018 - PETITS fours - Sourcing the globe for ethnic spice blends
Culinology - March 2018 - PETITS fours - PANERA PUSHES FOR FEDERAL EGG DEFINITION
Culinology - March 2018 - PETITS fours - McDonald’s switching to sustainable packaging
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Culinology - March 2018 - NEWS bites
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