But there are still formulation and processing issues that need to be resolved. Elizabeth Krall of Boston University reported these findings of a recent study at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ShariAnn's Organic soups earn flavor awards. The soups are the first organic line to win the ATI Gold Medal for taste excellence. The feat is especially impressive for the Dexter, Minn.-based company because it has been producing soups and bean products for barely seven years.
Most shoppers see a connection between nutrition and their health.
They believe foods can offer benefits that reach beyond basic nutrition to functional nutrition for disease prevention and health enhancement. Although diet is very important to about two-thirds of shoppers, this attitude does not always translate into careful eating. Only 10 percent of shoppers always choose foods for health reasons. It is one of the most potent antioxidants among dietary carotenoids. Dietary intake of tomatoes and tomato products containing lycopene has been shown to be associated with a decreased risk of chronic diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease.