The Food Ingredients Europe Awards recognised two dairy products this year.
The winner of the Food Ingredient Research Award was Calpis Co for its Ameel-S pasteurised lactic acid beverage. The product, developed following testing on rats, is formulated to reduce blood pressure in humans.
Meanwhile, in the Most Innovative Food Ingredient Award Cornman scooped the silver medal for its Special Sandwich Butter. Designed for caterers, the product is said to spread perfectly manually or mechanically at very low temperatures.
Gold in the category was won by Loders Croklaan for its Cotebar S partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, while bronze went to Roche for its 15% Crystal Clear vitamin E product.