In Europe, the publication Food Ingredients First (FIF) provides the most up to date information for the food industry. It covers a variety of topics including raw ingredients, food and beverage innovations, ingredient applications, market trends, functional food packaging and news. Alimentarius were commissioned to write contemporary scientific articles on a variety of food related topics. These included ‘Fat loss supplements’, ‘Functional food packaging’, ‘Sport nutrition’, ‘Antioxidants’, ‘Beta-alanine’, ‘Health claims’, ‘The science of recovery’ ‘Nanotechnology’, ‘Probiotics and cultures’ and ‘Protein innovation’. Each article critically reviewed contemporary science and focused on practical its applications in functional foods.
