A food ingredient is any substance that is added to a food to achieve a desired effect. The term “food ingredient” includes food additives, which are substances added to foods for specific technical and/or functional purposes during processing, storage or packaging.
Infant cereals play an important role in the complementary feeding period. The aim of this study was to review existing research about the quantity, type, and degree of infant cereal processing, with a special focus on whole grain infant cereals. Accumulating evidence shows many benefits of whole grain consumption for human health. Likewise, consumers are frequently linking the term whole grains to healthiness and naturality, and sustainable food production becomes a more important aspect when choosing an infant cereal brand. Whole grain cereals should be consumed as early as possible, i.e., during infancy. However, there are several challenges that food manufacturers are facing that need to be addressed. Recommendations are needed for the intake of whole grain cereals for infants and young children, including product-labeling guidelines for whole grain foods targeting these age stages. Another challenge is minimizing the higher contaminant content in whole grains, as well as those formed during processing. Yet, the greatest challenge may be to drive consumers’ acceptance, including taste. The complementary feeding period is absolutely key in shaping the infant’s food preferences and habits; therefore, it is the appropriate stage in life at which to introduce whole grain cereals for the acceptance of whole grains across the entire lifespan.
Extruder is the core machine, which ensure the best extruding and cooking effect.
Extruders of Shandong Arrow are designed by 3D soft...
Extruder is the core machine, which ensure the best extruding and cooking effect.
Extruders of Shandong Arrow are designed by 3D soft...
Ribbon mixer consist of a U-shaped horizontal trough and a specially fabricated ribbon agitator. A ribbon agitator consists of a set of inner and outer...
Ribbon mixer consist of a U-shaped horizontal trough and a specially fabricated ribbon agitator. A ribbon agitator consists of a set of inner and outer...
Various technologies are available to add micronutrients to regular rice, such as coating, dusting, and ‘extrusion’. The last mentioned involves the production of fortified rice kernels (FRKs) from a mixture using an ‘extruder’ machine.
Dry rice flour is mixed with a premix of micronutrients, and water is added to this mixture. The mixture is passed through a twin-screw extruder with heating zones, which produces kernels similar in shape and size to rice. These kernels are dried, cooled, and packaged for use. FRK has a shelf life of at least 12 months.
Single shaft blade mixer, suitable for mixing granule and powder, granule and granule and adding a small amount of liquid, applied to nuts, beans, feed...
Single shaft blade mixer, suitable for mixing granule and powder, granule and granule and adding a small amount of liquid, applied to nuts, beans, feed...
Vacuum spraying equipment is a new feed processing technology developed in recent years, which is mainly used for liquid addition or oil spraying to ex...
Vacuum spraying equipment is a new feed processing technology developed in recent years, which is mainly used for liquid addition or oil spraying to ex...
The roller mixing machine is mainly used for the mixing of seasoning powder in the late stage of food processing or the coating of raw materials and mi...
The roller mixing machine is mainly used for the mixing of seasoning powder in the late stage of food processing or the coating of raw materials and mi...
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