SupplySide West trends: Plant-based eating, sugar reduction and other food trends – podcast
Judie Bizzozero offers key insight into macro forces driving healthy food and beverage innovation, including plant-based nutrition, sugar reduction and mindful eating.
The discussion of plant-based nutrition and sugar reduction continued to dominate the natural products narrative at this year’s SupplySide West show, highlighted by increased ingredient offerings for food and beverage applications. INSIDER’s Judie Bizzozero, senior editor, joins Sandy Almendarez, content director, to discuss the latest trends and challenges in the healthy food and beverage sector at SupplySide West 2019, including:
Plant-based ingredients for alternative dairy and meat substitutes flourished at SupplySide West 2019, with suppliers offering enhanced options that provide flavors, mouthfeel and texture typically associated with traditional dairy and meat products.
Sugar reduction solutions continue to evolve with ingredients including allulose, stevia, stevia blends, prebtiotic fibers, monk fruit and more.
The shift from better-for-you nutrition to mindful and purposeful eating was evident in how companies positioned clean label ingredients and mission.
Increased attention and ingredients for keto, vegan, paleo and gluten-free diets.
Opportunities for explosive disruption in the beverage category including the mainstreaming of sports nutrition as well as new flavors, proteins, probiotics, botanicals, CBD and other ingredients.
Check out other SupplySide West 2019 Trends Podcasts:
SupplySide West Trends: ‘More health for more people’ beyond nutrition – podcast
SupplySide West trends: Cognitive Rises, Rapinoe goes CBD and transparency beckons – podcast
SupplySide West trends: Gut microbiome, cognitive health, fruit – podcast
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