INNOVA® announces reformulation of its top-selling VEGAMINE®

16/09/05 INNOVA®, one of the nation's leading manufacturers of hydrolyzed vegetable/plant proteins for the food industry, has announced that it has reformulated its top-selling Vegamine® product line (hydrolyzed vegetable/plant proteins) to be able to meet customers' request for a non trans-fat label claim. Vegamine, a savory flavor enhancer produced since the 1940s, is widely used throughout the food manufacturing industry and can be found in soups, sauces, gravies, seasonings, vegetarian dishes and other applications. The company's reformulation of Vegamine is in direct response to our customer's demands and consumers changing market needs to reduce and eliminate trans fatty acids or trans fat from their diet.

Now available to INNOVA customers, Vegamine's new formulation has eliminated partially hydrogenated soybean oil from its ingredient listing, allowing a zero percent (0%) trans-fat nutritional claim. All Vegamine label statements, specification and nutritional data sheets will immediately reflect a reduction in trans-fat. Vegamine continues to meet all Kosher and Halal requirements.

The Food and Drug Administration recently issued a final ruling requiring food manufacturers to list trans fatty acids (trans fat content), along with the 14 other previously-required mandatory nutrients, on the Nutrition Facts panel of conventional foods and some dietary supplements. Beginning January 1, 2006, the FDA will require all food companies to label the amount of trans-fat in their products allowing consumers to have additional information to make healthier food choices that could lower their intake of trans fat as part of a heart-healthy diet. The FDA's trans fat rule is the first significant change to the Nutrition Facts panel since the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) regulations were finalized in 1993.

Based in Oak Brook, Illinois, INNOVA specializes in creating customized meat and savory flavors with unique signatures for most food applications. INNOVA manufactures a full line of characterized meat flavors under the Robust® brand and produces hydrolyzed vegetable/plant protein (HVP) under the Vegamine® brand. Savory flavors such as cheese, vegetable, chile, seafood, dairy, and alcohol flavors are branded under our SavorNotes™ line. A team approach assures that INNOVA customers receive on-target, quality products delivered quickly. INNOVA is dedicated to providing high quality, innovative flavor solutions for food manufacturers to distinguish their products in the retail grocery, industrial and foodservice segments.

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