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THE NEWS WEEKLY OF GRAIN-BASED FOODS JUNE 28, 2011

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Food scientists explore reﬁned grains role in American diet
NEW ORLEANS — Donuts and bagels now occupy the same nutritional bucket, dubbed “refined grains” by the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. How this happened was examined by four leading food scientists, speaking at a symposium held June 14 during the Institute of Food Technologists annual meeting at New Orleans. Joanne Lupton, Ph.D., professor of human nutrition at Texas A&M University, College Station, moderated the discussion, titled “Is there still a place on the table for refined grains after the 2010 Dietary Guidelines advisory committee report?” Speaking were Joanne Slavin, Ph.D., R.D., professor, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn., and a member of the 2010 DGA Committee; Julie MIller Jones, Ph.D., emeritus professor of nutrition, St.

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Flour milling drives Q4 gain in ConAgra unit
OMAHA — Operating profit within the Commercial Foods segment of ConAgra Foods, Inc. fell 6% in the fiscal year ended May 29, but was up 14% during the fourth quarter. Operating profit for the year totaled $504.6 million, down from $538.6 million during fiscal 2010, while fourth-quarter profit was $127.3 million, up from $111.3 million. Sales for the full year and fourth quarter were $4,301.1 million and $1,183.1 million, up 6% and 15%, respectively. Gary Rodkin, chief executive officer at ConAgra, said Lamb Weston and flour milling operations delivered strong results for the Commercial
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Catherine’s University, St. Paul, Minn.; and Victor Fulgoni III, Ph.D., senior vice-president, Nutrition Impact L.L.C., Battle Creek, Mich., and formerly vicepresident of food and nutrition research at the Kellogg Co. “Putting refined grains in the same group of ‘foods to avoid’ as sugar and
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Winter wheat harvest proceeds ahead of the average pace
KANSAS CITY — The U.S. winter wheat harvest made great strides in the past few weeks with combining completed or nearly so across the Southeast and Delta states and proceeding ahead of the average pace across much of the Southwest. Progress was much slower and even behind the average pace in the key soft red winter wheat region of the Central states because of a stubborn wet weather pattern that has gripped the area for months. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its weekly Crop Progress report issued June 20 indicated the winter wheat harvest in the 18 principal states was 31% completed on June 19 compared with 22% the previous week and 22% as the recent five-year average for the date. The report considered only Arkansas and North Carolina among the Delta and Southeastern states, though, and it was in the latter regions that the soft red winter wheat harvest was furthest advanced. As of June 19, harvesting was completed in the soft red winter wheat states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Georgia. The Arkansas harvest was 90% completed (84% as the recent fiveyear average for the date). Harvesting was 85% completed in Alabama (35%
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