April 2018

Volume 72, No. 4

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Top 10 Functional Food Trends
Instant nutrition, everyday performance foods, and health-enhancing food processing are among the trends defining the functional food and beverage sector.

By Elizabeth Sloan

April 1, 2018
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Weighing the Benefits of Dietary Antioxidant Supplements
As the science of antioxidants and pro-oxidants continues to progress, we are learning more about the effects of supplement dosages, the interaction between antioxidants and free radicals, and the role of free radicals in immune response and health.
April 1, 2018
Person running

Top 10 Functional Food Trends
Instant nutrition, everyday performance foods, and health-enhancing food processing are among the trends defining the functional food and beverage sector.

By Elizabeth Sloan

April 1, 2018
Glass filled with supplements

Weighing the Benefits of Dietary Antioxidant Supplements
As the science of antioxidants and pro-oxidants continues to progress, we are learning more about the effects of supplement dosages, the interaction between antioxidants and free radicals, and the role of free radicals in immune response and health.
April 1, 2018

Columns

Validation

By Cindy Stewart

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Chef Jessica Foust Puts ‘Healthy’ in Vending

By Kelly Hensel

CULINARY POINT OF VIEW

The Impact of Diet on Osteoarthritis

FOOD, MEDICINE & HEALTH

Building an Ecosystem to Grow Crops on Mars

By Mary Ellen Kuhn

IFTNEXT

North Carolina A&T Elevates the Postharvest Game

By TONI TARVER

INSIDE ACADEMIA

Making Over Meat and Seafood Products

By KAREN NACHAY

INGREDIENTS

Flexible and Functional

By Linda Milo Ohr

NUTRACEUTICALS

Auditing Food Safety

By Neil H. Mermelstein

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY

The Significance of Spray-Drying

By Tara McHugh

PROCESSING

Packaging Rules

By Claire Koelsch Sand

PACKAGING

More Plates of Plant Foods

By Food Technology Staff

FOOD SNAPSHOT

Departments

Online grocery shopping picks up steam; Helping preschoolers choose healthy foods

NEWS

Thin chocolate chip cookies; Plant-based whole-food bars; Beer for non-beer drinkers

NEW PRODUCTS

IFT announces election results; IFT names Achievement Award winners

IFT WORLD

Past Issues

March 2018

Volume 72, No. 3

February 2018

Volume 72, No. 2

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