Ingredient Snapshot: Global Organics Ltd., a supplier of sustainable, certified organic and fair trade ingredients, has solved the twin problems of fluctuating prices and product adulteration with its newly launched Organic Wild Salmiana Agave Syrup.

The US House released a report finding significant levels of heavy metals in some US baby foods. While this is a known issue to the industry, to date, companies have created their own strategies to provide safe baby food for US families. In August 2020, the FDA established an action level for inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereals of 100 ppb (the same as current EU standard). The house subcommittee is asking the FDA to go further and establish standards.

Over the last two decades, agave syrup has become a popular alternative to sugar and high fructose corn syrup. Its pleasant and mild flavor, thin consistency, and nutrient profile make it the perfect sweetener for a wide variety of applications. Agave syrup dissolves easily in liquid and is an ideal vegan alternative to honey.

Global Organics recently introduced rice flour and rice protein to our portfolio of organic, plant-based ingredients. Our supply partner has worked very hard for years to build a sustainable project – one that fits perfectly with our beliefs about protecting the environment and treating farmers well. Our category development manager for rice, graciously provided answers to some common questions we get about rice flour and protein.

  We proudly announce that our supply partner for organic cane sugar and organic ethanol, the Native Green Cane Project, has been awarded two prestigious environmental certifications.

Organic and non-artificial sweeteners are steadily gaining popularity as ingredients in prepared foods. These include liquid sweeteners such as honey, maple syrup, rice syrup, agave nectar and last but not least...coconut nectar.  Coconut nectar has a sweet, mild caramel flavor with an essence of floral, not at all coconutty.

While we are all focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is relaxing its approval process for new pesticides, among 95 other environmental roll backs by the current administration. Now that the “protect” in EPA seems to have been dismantled, consumers need to protect their own health by purchasing organic foods and demanding transparency in our food supply.

 Manufacturers of organic foods and beverages use caramel ingredients to color and/or flavor foods.  Here are 12 frequently asked questions about our organic caramel ingredients.

During this COVID-19 crisis, things are changing day by day, sometimes hour by hour!  Despite the challenges, we continue to supply our customers throughout North America and Europe...

The world of chocolate has a language of its own which is often confusing for those buying chocolate/cocoa ingredients or even buying a chocolate bar. Here’s a quick rundown of chocolate/cocoa terms that you’ll see on labels and product specifications and what they mean.