date:Jul 07, 2012
Speaking at the recent IFT trade show in Las Vegas, SunOptas senior group vp of Innovation and Sustainability James Podolske said that the product represented a breakthrough for sustainability as well as functionality, as rice hulls normally would be a waste product.
Podolske claims that the fiber is the first such ingredient on the market, allowing companies to add a significant quantity of fiber from rice hulls rather than rice bran.
Rice hulls are very high in silica so the challenge has