Food Technology, October 2009

Food Technology MagazineOctober 2009, Volume 63, No.10

Features

Importing Ideas From Around the World

A. ELIZABETH SLOAN
A peek into the global shopping cart reveals a tantalizing assortment of product concepts and trends—many with the potential to be transferred to new markets.

Unlocking the Benefits of Cocoa Flavanols

TAYLOR C. WALLACE, MARY WAGNER, GILBERT LEVEILLE, CARL L. KEEN, CATHERINE E. WOTEKI, CHARLES MANLEY, STEVEN W. RIZK, DAVID HEBER, AND ANIL J. SHRIKHANDE
Understanding cocoa flavanols and their mechanisms for health may drive development of the next generation of functional food products.

Creation and History of the World Food Prize (Online Exclusives)

Led by the vision of Norman Borlaug and founded by the General Foods Corp. in 1986, The World Food Prize, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the quality, quantity, or availability of the world’s food supply, moved to Iowa under the support of the Ruan Foundation in 1990.

Columns

Marianne Gillette
Leveraging Innovation in Today’s Economy
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
by Marianne Gillette
Roger Clemens and Wayne Bidlack
Metabolic Syndrome: Children at Risk
FOOD, MEDICINE & HEALTH
by Roger Clemens & Wayne Bidlack
Jeannie Houchins
Creating Balance in a Digital Media World
IFT NEWSMAKERS
by Jeannie Houchins
Donald Pszczola
Rediscovering Ingredients of Antiquity
INGREDIENTS
by Donald E. Pszczola
Linda Ohr
Functional Fat Fighters
NUTRACEUTICALS
by Linda Milo Ohr
Neil Mermelstein
Analyzing for Microbial Contaminants
LABORATORY
by Neil H. Mermelstein
Aaron Brody
Food Packaging Migrants: Hazardous or Insignificant?
PACKAGING
by Aaron L. Brody
J. Peter Clark
Water Activity: Thermodynamics in Food
PROCESSING
by J. Peter Clark
IFT
Sample Health at SupplySide West
SUPPLYSIDE WEST PREVIEW
IFT
WorldWide Food Expo Targets Meat, Dairy
WORLDWIDE EXPO PREVIEW
IFT
Climate Change and Food Production
PERSPECTIVE
by Eike Luedeling & Katherine Jarvis–Shean