Norkem has recently added Mono Propylene Glycol (MPG) to our stock list, a highly versatile chemical with a wide range of uses in food production, animal feeds and in industry.
A colourless and odourless solvent, MPG is edible and has a slightly sweet taste, although most of its uses in food production revolve around it being an excellent carrier solvent and humectant. It also has highly adaptable heat transfer and anti-freeze properties.
South Africa’s Animal Feed Manufacturers Association (AFMA) celebrates its 80th anniversary this year and has been marking the milestone with a series of events throughout 2025.
Prebiotic fibre has become a much talked about topic in dietary health for humans as the role fibre plays in regulating the gut microbiota and, in turn, the gut’s role in regulating general health - has become much more widely understood.
New sugar restriction update in the UK?
We’re ready!
With the recent changes, GOFOS™, Galam’s sweet prebiotic fibre, is stocked and ready to support your sugar-reduced reformulations.
Protein bars. Energy bars. Workout bars. Recovery bars.
Names like these have become staples of the booming functional snack bar category. But while brands have scrambled to amplify the health benefits a bar can offer in the context of fitness and workouts, there’s evidence that consumers have wider considerations in mind when choosing their preferred snack.
Gut health is a red-hot trend not just in nutritionist circles these days, but in general food and drink production, too. It stems from growing awareness about the impact of diet on public health, and in particular the dazzling range of health benefits that promoting gut-friendly diets can bring.