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Archer Daniels Midland to enter soluble dietary fiber market
Archer DanielsMidland Company, Decatur, Ill., has begun start-up of a new production facility at its Clinton, Iowa, corn wet milling plant. The multimillion dollar facility produces Fibersol 2, a corn-based, 100% soluble dietary fiber developed by Matsutani Chemical Co. Ltd. of Japan. Fibersol 2, a low-calorie, tasteless, heat- and acid-stable ingredient used primarily for fiber fortification and as a bulking agent, has been incorporate…