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PETITS FOURS Children consuming more sugar than recommended Added sugar in drinks and foods makes up almost 16% of the calories US children and teens consume, which exceeds the 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommendation of 5% to 15% of calories from added sugars and solid fats, according to a report from the Centers for “Previous research has demonstrated that sodas are the single leading food source of added sugars intakes among children, adolescents and adults,” the researchers noted. “Our results showed a little more than 40% of calories from added sugars came from beverages.” The study was based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-08, and included interviews conducted in participants’ homes, standardized physical examinations in mobile examination centers, and laboratory tests. Other key findings from the study included the fact that boys between the Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. The report, published in the National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief, also found more added sugars calories come from foods than from beverages. ages of 2 and 19 consume about 362 calories a day from added sugar, which compared with about 282 calories a day for girls. Sugar consumption also went up as children aged, the report showed. Preschool-age boys consumed 13.5% of their calories from added sugars, while boys aged 6 to 11 consumed 16.6% of their calories from added sugars, and those aged 12 to 19 consumed 17.5% of their calories from added sugars. Meanwhile, girls in preschool consumed about 13% of their calories from added sugars, girls aged 6 to 11 consumed 15.7% of their calories from added sugars, and those aged 12 to 19 consumed 16.6% of their calories from added sugars. The study also found that added sugars make up a larger portion of the diets of white children and teenagers compared with Mexican American children and adolescents, and more added sugars were eaten at home than outside the home. AD INDEX Bunge Oils ___________________ 43 www.bungeoils.com IDF/International Dehydrated Foods _____________ 52 www.idf.com Mizkan Americas, Inc. __________ 21 www.mizkan.com ConAgra Mills__________________ 5 www.conagramills.com Innovadex LLC ________________ 41 www.innovadex.com National Starch Food Innovation ___________ 16, 17 www.foodinnovation.com Cryovac ______________________ 47 www.cryovac.com Integrative Flavors ______________ 2 www.cooksdelight.com Research Chefs Association ___ 23, 51 www.culinology.org/annualconference Culinary Farms ________________ 36 www.culinaryfarms.com DuPont Nutrition & Health _______ 7 www.danisco.com International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ______________ 37 www.iff.com Savoury Systems International, Inc. ______________ 22 www.savourysystems.com Eatem Foods Co. ______________ 28 www.eatemfoods.com iTi Tropicals _______________ 42, 48 www.ititropicals.com Siemer Specialty Ingredients ______ 6 www.siemerspecialtyingredients.com Gold Coast Ingredients, Inc. _____ 29 www.goldcoastinc.com Kikkoman International, Inc _____ 33 www.kikkomanusa.com Supherb Farms ________________ 11 www.supherbfarms.com GPI Inc. _______________________ 9 www.gpiglobal.com McIlhenny ___________________ 35 www.TABASCOingredients.com B.C. Williams Bakery Service, Inc. _ 27 www.bcwilliams.com 50 | Culinology | MARCH 2012 http://www.bungeoils.com http://www.mizkan.com http://www.idf.com http://www.conagramills.com http://www.innovadex.com http://www.foodinnovation.com http://www.cryovac.com http://www.cooksdelight.com http://www.culinology.org/annualconference http://www.culinaryfarms.com http://www.iff.com http://www.savourysystems.com http://www.danisco.com http://www.ititropicals.com http://www.siemerspecialtyingredients.com http://www.eatemfoods.com http://www.kikkomanusa.com http://www.supherbfarms.com http://www.goldcoastinc.com http://www.TABASCOingredients.com http://www.bcwilliams.com http://www.gpiglobal.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Culinology - March 2012

Culinology - March 2012
Table of Contents
President's Letter - Preparing for a brighter economic future
Upcoming Events
EmergingTrends - Trendy Fats
Emerging Trends - Hispanic culture affecting breakfast, dinner trends
Member Profile - Garden of Eaten
Consumer Trends - The power of perception
Dairy Trends - Dairy ingredient innovation
Flavor Trends - Emerging flavor profiles
Commodity Outlook - Input costs outlook
Packaging - Improving product integrity
Petits Fours
Ad Index

Culinology - March 2012