Issue #1, News & Tips          April/May 2009

Dear Friend,

We're pleased to keep you informed of the many beneficial applications for Z Trim multifunctional fiber. Thanks for reading!

Phil Versten -
VP, Marketing and CommunicationsIssue #1, News & Tips

Exchanging Innovation with Top Formulators

Bird's Eye's Steve Padley

When we first began talking to Birds Eye's vice president of research and development as part of a third party innovation exchange, we hoped we could help them to formulate using Z Trim - for stability, water control, fat replacement, emulsification, and so on. We didn't know we would end up being invited into a world of "Alpha Chefs" where the peaks of creative intensity soared.

That's the world of Senior Corporate Research and Development Chef Steven Padley, whom we met soon after introducing ourselves to Birds Eye's VP of Research and Development, Laurie Smith. Chef Steve invited our Director of R&D, Lynda Carroll, to attend a meeting of the Alpha Chefs, where she benefitted from and participated in presentations on a host of innovative offerings from the research chefs of various food companies, working across food categories. 
 

"The Alpha Chefs are an innovation exchange just for chefs," Lynda said, "so in those gatherings they are able to concentrate more specifically on advanced issues concerning taste and functionality.
 

"They're a very lively group," she said, "the cream of the crop. They work hard but they also know how to have fun."
 

Chef Steve appreciates the outcome of the experience as well. "After being introduced to the people of Z Trim, I have found a wonderful new product that has afforded me the ability to formulate everything from sauces to breads with vastly improved functionality, flavor and versatility," he said. "Being a frozen foods company, we are always concerned with how new 'out of the box' products will perform in the frozen segment, and Z-Trim has been a great new addition to our arsenal."

Functionality for Food Manufacturers

How is Z Trim Multifunctional?

Z Trim is a cost effective ingredient that can, depending on the application, better enable food manufacturers to bind water, manage flavor retention and release, add shelf life, extend product, and enhance stability and texture while reducing fat and calories. 

For more information, visit the "Frequently Asked Questions" page on our web site.

Better Nutritional Options for School Food

How is Z Trim both a Taste AND Nutrition Solution?

The challenge in meeting the strict nutritional guidelines set by the USDA is to serve foods that hit the nutritional mark while satisfying some fairly finicky palates. USDA-developed Z Trim is a proven solution that enables food service directors to turn "meals served" into "meals devoured" while benefitting nutritional audits. Whether using our fibers in their own preparations from scratch, or seeking it out in the foods they purchase (such as in brand name salad dressings, baking dry mixes, meats, etc.), Z Trim is gaining favor in the nation's schools.

See the "Z Trim in Schools" page on our web site.

Z Trim Holdings, Incorporated, https://www.ztrim.com, partners with the food industry in the deployment of solutions and technologies built around cutting edge dietary fibers, blends and custom emulsions. Innovation for health and wellness is built into our business model with value added components of capital, process, product, market, and R&D knowledge.

Z Trim and Z Trim blends are OU Kosher certified functional food ingredients, emulsifiers and stabilizers made from the hulls of either corn OR oat. Z Trim is versatile and can serve as a fat replacement, thickening agent or emulsifier with texturization, binding, shaping, suspension, water control and pH balance attributes. Z Trim represents a minimally processed and frequently cost competitive alternative or complement to many of the oils, gums and starches it can replace. Because Z Trim is non-caloric dietary fiber, replacement of added fats with Z Trim can achieve calorie reduction in many foods without negatively affecting taste or texture, and can substantially reduce harmful trans and saturated fats found in many foods. Z Trim has wide application in dairy products, dressings, dips, sauces, baked goods, processed meats, snack foods, cookies, pies, cakes, icings, brownies, bars, ice cream, milk shakes and many other foods.