Is your infant or toddler becoming iron deficient? Why some kids may not be getting enough of this important mineral, and the ingredient that’s making iron fortification easier to tolerate If your baby is less than a year old and already drinking cow’s milk,...
Amla berry is poised to challenge the super fruit market The single most-mentioned fruit in Ayurveda is going mainstream The hardy Indian gooseberry, or amla, is the single most-mentioned fruit in Ayurveda, an ancient traditional system of medicine indigenous to...
New research may explain some of the amla fruit’s legendary health benefits In a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, scientists discuss how they demonstrated amla’s anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant properties in the lab Researchers have long been...
Taiyo’s Sunfiber® facility achieves FSSC22000 Certification Manufacturer of truly regulating soluble fiber is awarded the GFSI-recognized certification Taiyo’s Sunfiber® manufacturing facility in Aurangabad, India has achieved Food Safety System Certification (FSSC)...
Green Tea Polyphenols “Nutraceuticals of Modern Life” Lekh R. Juneja, Mahendra P. Kapoor, Tsutomu Okubo, Theertham P. Rao. May 21, 2013, CRC Press; ISBN: 9781439847886 An update to the original 1997 publication – Chemistry and Applications of...
New research indicates that Sunfiber helps to relieve the symptoms of chronic abdominal pain (CAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in children. This is great news, especially since there is no prescription drug available to treat children for CAP. Parents will also appreciate that Sunfiber is child-friendly: Unlike some remedies that need to be disguised, […]
Canadians can now enjoy a unique, truly regulating soluble fiber that helps reduce blood glucose levels after meals Health Canada has approved Taiyo’s ingredient, Sunfiber, for use as a dietary fiber source. The approval of this fiber source was based on clearly demonstrated safety and clinical evidence that the addition of Sunfiber (Partially Hydrolyzed Guar […]
Sunfiber is a galactomannan based soluble dietary fiber made from hydrolyzed guar gum. It is a versatile powder that can be easily added to a wide variety of foods, beverages and supplements. Sunfiber does not impact the flavor, color, texture, or aroma of the products to which it is added. It offers an easy way […]
Guar gum is a water soluble carbohydrate derived from the guar plant seed. It is used throughout the food industry for its superior thickening, gelling, emulsifying, and stabilizing properties as a result of its high viscosity.
Hydrolyzation is a controlled natural enzymatic process that breaks guar gum down into smaller units, greatly decreasing its viscosity and allowing the particles to dissolve more readily, while maintaining the original fiber content.