Fi Asia 2013: Visitors help themselves to BENEO's healthy cupcakes

BENEO lures onlookers with inviting – and healthy – cupcakes at the show. Its booth takes the form of a ‘wellness café’, reflecting the company’s commitment to healthy snacking solutions. Visitors to the stand were invited to sample products formulated with the company’s functional carbohydrate Palatinose? and its prebiotic fibres Orafti? inulin and Orafti?Synergy1. Healthy snack alternatives at the wellness café included low-fat, sugar-free, and energy-enhancing cupcakes, as well as tea with bone-health benefits, and chocolate drinks for children.

BENEO’s functional ingredients derived from chicory roots, beet sugar, rice and wheat. Key nutritional benefits are ‘less fat’, ‘less sugar’, ‘less calories’, ‘added fiber’, ‘gluten-free’ and dairy alternatives as well as energy management, digestive, bone and dental health. Key technological benefits focus on taste and texture improvements.