Cargill to Unveil Innovative New Form of Plant Sterols 

02/10/07 Cargill will premiere CoroWise ES101 plant sterols - its latest innovative food ingredient - during Food Ingredients Europe (FiE), to be held Oct. 30 through Nov. 1, 2007 in London. The new CoroWise ES101 free plant sterol powder is easier to use and requires less processing than steryl esters. It also has a higher concentration of heart-healthy, cholesterol-reducing plant sterols than any other steryl esters instant version, with no impact on food flavour.

Cargill will showcase this new form of CoroWise plant sterols in a prototype acid dairy drink at its FiE stand F61. "We are excited to bring this new ingredient to the European market and believe that CoroWise ES101 is an optimal solution for food and beverage manufacturers who want to deliver cholesterol-reducing products to consumers." said Olivier Duchatelier, sales director, Cargill Health & Nutrition, EMEA.

Cargill will also highlight two of its other forward-thinking, heart-healthy ingredients: Omega 3s and Barliv barley betafiber. Preliminary development studies show that up to 150 mg of Cargill's Omega 3 ingredient per serving can be added to products with no discernible change in flavor or shelf life. Barliv barley betafiber, currently in development, is a low-viscosity, high-purity barley beta glucan and has been clinically shown to reduce cholesterol.