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Cargill Health &Food Technologies Showcases
Its New CoroWise™ Brand of Plant Sterol at SupplySide East
FDA's recent approval supports plant sterol heart-health claim
MINNEAPOLIS - May 5, 2003 - Cargill Health & Food Technologies
(H&FT) will showcase its new CoroWise™ brand plant sterols during
the SupplySide East International Trade Show and Conference, May
6-7, 2003 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New
Jersey. Cargill H&FT welcomes the recent U.S. Food and Drug
Administration action that will permit the use of the plant sterol
heart-health claim on a broader range of foods and beverages.
"Plant sterols, such as CoroWise™ plant sterols, have been found in clinical studies to be effective in decreasing total blood and LDL cholesterol as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol," said Steve Snyder, Cargill H&FT director of sales and marketing for nutraceutical ingredients. "The recent action by the FDA provides a unique and immediate opportunity to incorporate CoroWise™ plant sterols into new heart healthy consumer products," Snyder said.
SupplySide East attendees also will have the opportunity to taste chocolates made with Cargill H&FT's AdvantaSoy™ soy isoflavones. Emerging science suggests that soy isoflavones may benefit women by relieving some menopausal symptoms and may help maintain bone health. Chocolates with AdvantaSoy™ retain their traditional flavor, color and consistency. This is possible due to the unique processing of AdvantaSoy™ isoflavones. The unique processing also improves the taste and odor when compared to other isoflavones on the market.
To learn more about these products and partnering with Cargill Health & Food Technologies, visit booth #1619/1621 at SupplySide East.
Cargill's H&FT business is part of a larger Cargill initiative called Food System Design. As such, Health & Food Technologies works in concert with customers to produce ingredient breakthroughs and other food system solutions that result in appetizing, nutritious and convenient consumer products.
Cargill Health & Food Technologies, based in Minneapolis, is a leading developer, processor and marketer of science-based, healthy ingredients for food and dietary supplements worldwide. Cargill H&FT is part of Cargill's Food System Design initiative in which Cargill businesses work with customers to produce ingredient solutions for affordable, nutritious, convenient and appetizing consumer products. H&FT is a business unit of Cargill, Incorporated, an international marketer, processor and distributor of agricultural, food, financial and industrial products and services with 97,000 employees in 59 countries. The company provides distinctive customer solutions in supply chain management, food applications, and health and nutrition.
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