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Food guideline solutions

Play: Reduce calories and sugar in food and beverage applications

Play: Reduce fat and cholesterol in food and beverage applications Play: Reduce sodium in food and beverage applications Play: Increase fiber in food and beverage applications Play: Increase whole grains in food and beverage applications
Play: Reduce Fat / Cholesterol Play: Reduce Sodium Play: Increase Fiber Play: Increase Whole Grains

Cargill is dedicated to helping the food industry and beverage manufacturers address U.S. Food Policy developments.  These food policy developments include:

  • 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  • Front of Package (FOP) Label Systems Reform
  • Menu and Labeling Requirements

These developments in the U.S. food policy environment and growing consumer preferences for healthier food and beverage options, provide new opportunities and challenges that Cargill can help our customers address through food ingredients and product formulation capabilities. 

Policy focus

Dietary Guidelines 2010

Released on January 31, 2011, the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans focused on addressing obesity and advised Americans to lower caloric intake with a concentration on reducing sugar and solid fats; significantly reduce sodium intake; limit their saturated fat intake; and limit dietary cholesterol. The guidelines also recommended that Americans eat more vegetables, cooked dry beans and peas, fruits, whole grains, fiber, nuts, and seeds.

Front of Package (FOP) Label Systems Reform

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to develop a common Front of Package (FOP) system.  The food industry followed with its own voluntary system.  With FOP, participating food manufacturers will reprint on the front panel a subset of nutrition information from the Nutrition Facts panel. 

Federal Menu and Labeling Requirements

Congress passed the federal menu label law, which became effective when President Obama signed the Health Care Reform Act in March 2010. The law requires the FDA to draft regulations to carry out the law’s intent, expected in Spring 2011, and requires restaurants and similar food retail establishments in a chain of 20 or more locations under the same trade name and vending machines to list the number of calories per standard menu item on menus, menu boards or drive-thru boards. Also, at the request of a consumer, they will be required to provide additional nutrition information.

Cargill’s product formulation capabilities help the food industry and beverage manufacturers accelerate the commercialization of healthier products that don’t compromise the consumer’s sensory experience.

Cargill solutions:

 

Guideline solutions

Reduce Calories / Sugar

Truvia™ natural sweetener Truvia™ natural sweetener is a zero-calorie sweetener made from the best part of the stevia plant. Truvia natural sweetener is a great alternative to help reduce calories / sugar intake in foods and beverages.

Reduce Fat / Cholesterol

Clear Valley® omega-3 oils and shorteningsClear Valley® omega-3 oils and shortenings enables a claim of “good” or “excellent” source of ALA omega-3. It contains up to 30% ALA, which provides a minimum of 160 mg of omega-3 in most applications. It is shelf stable for more than nine months, taste neutral and because it is low in saturated fat, it makes an excellent choice for reducing fat  / cholesterol.

Reduce Sodium

SaltWise® sodium reduction systemSaltWise® sodium reduction system enhances saltiness while reducing sodium 25-50%.  The SaltWise® system offers great taste and ease-of-use in processed meat, meal, soup, sauce/dressing and salted snack applications.

Increase Fiber

MaizeWise® corn branMaizeWise® corn bran is an insoluable fiber that can help increase fiber intake at low to moderate inclusion rates while having minimal impact to flavor, texture, color and processing characteristics.

Oliggo-Fiber® inulinOliggo-Fiber® inulin, known as the “invisible fiber,” helps consumers maintain a healthy digestive tract and is easily incorporated into most foods or beverages without affecting taste or texture thus allowing for increased fiber intake for consumers.

Increase Whole Grains

WheatSelect® flourWheatSelect® flour is 100% whole wheat, but gives products more of the lighter color, softer texture and milder flavor of white flour - to help you create premium whole wheat products that appeal to more consumers yet helps increase whole grain intake.

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