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Health ingredients 2004: organic and functional come together.(PREVIEW)

Publication: Food Engineering & Ingredients
Date: Friday, October 1 2004

Consumers increasingly want natural foods with functional properties, say the organisers of HI (health ingredients) Europe 2004. The 'synergy' between organic and functional--seemingly a paradox--is becoming more and more apparent.

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According to the organisers, the Netherlands is the perfect venue for an exhibition on health ingredients. This country has a reputation for the quality of its dairy products, one of the prime areas for the utilisation of nutraceutical and organic ingredients. Health foods are increasingly popular in the Netherlands, an

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