09.01.04
National Starch, Bridgewater, NJ, has submitted a Citizen’s Petition to the FDA asking it to modify carbohydrate content labeling on foods. The petition calls for separating dietary fiber from the total carbohydrates on nutrition labels, a process that would begin differentiating digestible and glycemic carbohydrates from non-digestible, non-glycemic carbohydrates on the nutrition facts panel. National Starch based its recommendations on the National Academy of Sciences’ (NAS) Macronutrients Report as well as the Codex Alimentarius Guidelines on Nutrition Labeling. The NAS report differentiates digestible carbohydrates from non-digestible carbohydrates in its evaluation of the physiological impact of carbohydrates and fiber. The Codex Alimentarius Guidelines, which have been adopted in most countries throughout the world, have defined carbohydrates as “available” carbohydrates, which do not include fiber.
In other news, the company has completed an expansion, which has increased the production capacity for Hi-maize™ resistant starch by 33%. This is the second expansion this year and is part of a three-year, multimillion dollar investment that National Starch is making to support research, clinical studies, plant science, manufacturing, marketing and educational efforts related to Hi-maize and other novel carbohydrate nutrition products.
In other news, the company has completed an expansion, which has increased the production capacity for Hi-maize™ resistant starch by 33%. This is the second expansion this year and is part of a three-year, multimillion dollar investment that National Starch is making to support research, clinical studies, plant science, manufacturing, marketing and educational efforts related to Hi-maize and other novel carbohydrate nutrition products.