Oats

PromOat™ Debuts in Oatworks® Smoothies

Oatworks®' new line of healthy oat and fruit smoothies features PromOat™, the oat beta glucan ingredient from Biovelop, to provide satiety, energy and the FDA heart health claim for cholesterol reduction. ...More
April 3, 2012
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Brenntag Distributing PromOat™, Avenacare™

Biovelop AB, Kimstad, Sweden, announced it selected Brenntag North America, Reading, PA, as the exclusive U.S. distributor of its PromOat™ beta-glucan. ...More
September 26, 2011
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PromOat™ Called Best for Functional Drinks

The “Best Natural Ingredient for Functional Drinks" award went to PromOat™, the oat beta glucan ingredient from Biovelop, Kimstad, Sweden, at the Beverage Innovation Functional Drinks Awards 2011. The awards, which were held at a special gala evening in Washington as part ...More
April 7, 2011
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EFSA OK’s Oat Beta-Glucan Cholesterol Claim

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ruled nutrition and allergies (NDA) foods providing 3g of oat beta-glucan per day can bear the health claim: “Oat beta-glucan has been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. Blood cholesterol lowering may reduce the risk of heart ...More
December 10, 2010
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Molecular Weight Determines Oat Beta-Glucan Efficacy

Eating an extruded breakfast cereal containing 3 g/d of high-molecular weight (MW) oat beta-glucan (as OatWell® oat bran from CreaNutrition AG) lowered low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by 5 percent, in a University of Toronto study. ...More
October 7, 2010
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Biovelop AB ~ PromOat™ Oat Beta Glucan

Biovelop AB launched an oat-based soluble fiber ingredient, containing 35 percent beta glucan, called PromOat™. ...More
October 7, 2010
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Who's Wearing Their Heart on Their Sleeve?

Consumers' buying habits and increased sales suggest not only high self-awareness of their own health, but also an interest in natural alternatives for maintaining a healthy heart, leading to a profitable heart-health market. ...More
September 10, 2010 By Alissa Marrapodi
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Oat Beta-Glucan Decreases Blood Glucose

Supplementing 6 percent oat beta-glucan concentrate decreased net glucose flux, increased net SCFA flux and decreased peak apparent insulin production, according to a study published in The Journal of Nutrition. ...More
September 9, 2010
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The Weight Management Struggle

The weight management market may seem full of lemons masquerading as weight-loss sensations, but actual science-backed ingredients are available to assist in a greater weight control diet and lifestyle plan. ...More
September 2, 2010 By Steve Myers
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