Flaxseed quality and the food safety of whole grains

At no extra cost to its customers, ENRECO, Inc. now guarantees a 5-log “pasteurization” kill-step across its flaxseed ingredient line. This represents an important food safety milestone in ENRECO’s pursuit of SQF Level-3 certification for its flaxseed ingredients.

Foodborne microbial pathogens pose a real threat to whole grain ingredients because...
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New flaxseed product trendsetters

Packaged Facts projects the Omega-3 ingredient market to grow 40% between last year and 2015, generating a U.S. retail food market opportunity worth $4.0 billion (http://www.packagedfacts.com/about/release.asp?id=2000)

Food Business News recently highlighted the surging in market interest regarding Omega-3 products (“No signs of slowing for omega-3 market”, Sept. 27, 2011).

The 3rd Quarter, 2011 saw the global introduction of 48 new flax-containing products, representing 184 SKUs, according to Datamonitor (YTD introductions are 200 new products in 545 SKUs). Here are some of those that we see as trend leaders...
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Flaxseed Nutrition Report – more good news!

Flaxseed’s positive consumer image is largely attributable to its high ALA-Omega-3 content (20% by weight), but consumers are also catching on to its high concentrations of lignans, antioxidants, fiber and protein and very low glycemic value. New nutritional and medical research highlights the positive contributions of flaxseed to a wide variety of human lifestyle and medical...
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