A&B Ingredients

FAIRFIELD, N.J.--A new rice starch based system toreplace gelatin in yogurt applications has been announced by A&B Ingredients(www.abingredients.com). GRS offerssimilar attributes as gelatin, including mouthfeel and sheen, according to thecompany. "While the unique functionality of gelatin has been hard toemulate, we believe we now offer an extremely viable rice starch basedalternative," said Gil Bakal, managing director. GRS rice starch conformsto label requirements for vegetarian, halal and kosher status.