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Scientists have developed a new, simple way to cook rice that could cut the number of calories absorbed by the body by more than half - by transforming part of the soluble amylose in resistant starch.

Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR), a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Penford Corporation, a U.S.-based leader in specialty ingredients for food and non-food applications.

Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR), a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Penford Corporation (NASDAQ: PENX), a U.S.-based leader in specialty ingredients for food and non-food applications.

Western Polymer Corporation (WPC), in partnership with LTWAW, LLC, was recently certified as eligible to receive economic development incentives from the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) for its manufacturing facility in Fort Fairfield.

Tom’s of Maine, a leading natural products company focused on oral and personal care, is looking to reduce end-of-life waste from its products even more by experimenting with biodegradable packaging made from potato starch.

Innovador proyecto, cofinanciado por la Fundación para la Innovación Agraria (FIA), beneficiará directamente a los productores en términos de costos, logística e imagen, al emplear un sistema más sustentable ambientalmente.

Western Polymer Corporation (WPC) yesterday announced the purchase of the manufacturing plant and equipment of Aroostook Starch Company, LLC, in Fort Fairfield, Maine. This acquisition will be the third starch manufacturing site for the Corporation.

A team of Virginia Tech researchers has succeeded in transforming cellulose into starch, a process that has the potential to provide a previously untapped nutrient source from plants not traditionally thought of as food crops.

Last week the USDA published the final overview and latest revision of potato harvest 2011, Potatoes 2011 Summary.

Penford Food Ingredients, a leader in innovative carbohydrate systems and technologies, is adding to its impressive line-up of modified starch systems with the launch of PenTech™ 8500

A process that spins starch into fine strands could take the sting out of removing bandages, as well as produce less expensive and more environmentally-friendly toilet paper, napkins and other products, according to Penn State food scientists.

A University of Idaho food scientist’s invention that could promise healthier processed potato products helped a student business plan team finish fifth among more than 1,600 worldwide entries in the Rice University Business Plan Competition.

Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE:CPO), a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today announced that it intends to change its name to Ingredion pending shareholder approval at its annual meeting in May. The n...

Some of the components that go into making the actual newsprint paper of the The Columbia Basin Herald come from Columbia Basin farms.

Penford Corporation (NASDAQ: PENX), announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Carolina Starches. Penford will purchase the company interests and certain assets of the businesses currently operated by Carolina Starches, LLC and Ke...

Penford Food Ingredients launched a potato-resistant starch, PenFibe™ RS, which allows manufacturers to add dietary to a wide variety of food applications. PenFibe RS features a low water-holding capacity for increased solids/bulk without affecting pro...

Recently the USDA has published a revised overview of the United States Potato Industry statistics for harvest 2010. This report contains a wealth of data on the production per state and utilisation, for which we refer to the report itself.

A University of Idaho researcher is teaming up with J.R. Simplot Co.'s food group to develop new potato products with resistant starch, which can improve digestive health and benefit people with diabetes. Resistant starch is modified starch that bypas...