Functional foods\ Ingredients - N°65 such as the Stade Toulousain rugby players Antoine Dupont and Maxime Médard. GOLD AWARD BRONZE AWARD (chickpeas, lentils and peas) shaped like Namaste Water Bekids rice grains. Ready in ◗What about 9 minutes, they are tomorrow? Kefir US Betters high in protein, vegan International has and gluten-free. The developed freeze-dried product was launched Stress is a phenomenon fruit popsicle sticks on the Italian market in that affects almost the entire to-go for children July this year.■ planet, hence the agri-food (watermelon, mango, pineapple, banana). GOLD AWARD OF players are positioning them- Without added selves on this market. But what sugar, they come in SWEET GROCERY a pouch with a fun is the best way to approach design. Launched Kimchi Jam it? The Polish company XL in November in the U.S.A., the popsicle Energy goes straight to the It is under the brand sticks were selected point by offering a drink name Namaste that the for the convenient based on CBD (cannabidiol), Greek company launched offer for kids. They in January 2017 water also obtained the Gold a molecule found in hemp kefi r with fruits. Gluten Award in the Fruits & but which, unlike THC (tetra- and dairy free, it is 100% Vegetables category.■ hydrocannabinol), is not pshy- natural and available in the AWARD OF coactive. Available in two fl a- following versions: mango/ The Korean Miwami Co, vours (lemon and mate), this sea buckhorn berries, NON-ALCOHOLIC Ltd. has launched on peach/baobab, citrus fruit/ DRINKS the market a jam with energy drink is dedicated ginger. This beverage fermented ingredients. to the persons willing “to was selected for its health Give It A Shot It is a mixture of kimchi relax during their active day” and pleasure dimension jam (fermented, spicy (according to the wording of conveyed by plants.■ It is back in May 2018 cabbage) and soy paste that the Portuguese jam. A healthy and 103 the commercial) as it ensures SILVER AWARD company GL SA tasty product launched a feeling of “total relaxation for launched So Natural in March 2018.■ Shot, a functional the body”, “a clearer mind” Pesticide drink shot whose and “pressure release”. A functional properties GOLD INNOVATION free frozen are associated with AWARD positioning shared by other vegetables in a “active” ingredients: players - mostly North Ame- activated charcoal, rican ones, such as Diamond paper-based bag ginger, turmeric and Cocasse Carrés cayenne pepper.■ Légumes CBD (CBD-infused drinks and Produced by the Italian gummies), Not Your Granny’s company Rolli Alimentari GOLD AWARD OF Tea, and Lagunitas (Califor- SPA, these frozen SAVOURY GROCERY nian beer formulated with vegetables from an eco- sustainable chain come More Than Rice CBD and THC - 5 mg each). in a biodegradable paper Note: Lagunitas is part of the bag. Pesticide residual Heineken Group. It is true that free, these vegetables this CBD market is experien- (peas, minestrone, The bars of the French courgettes, mixed start-up Cocasse are cing exponential growth. In grilled vegetables... a mix of vegetables 2014, across the Atlantic, it nine varieties in total) (65%) and cocoa accounted for slightly over result from agricultural butter (35%) from US$ 100 million. This year, techniques with low organic agriculture. environmental impact on Designed with a focus it has already exceeded half air, land and water. The on eco-sustainability a billion US$. And in three product was selected and available in three years, it is projected to reach for the eco-sustainability versions - tomatoes/ more than US$ 1.8 billion, of the production and beet/carrot - they the packaging. It will be The Italian company enhance taste and according to Statista... Which launched on the market in Pedon S.P.A. offers nutritional values in is quite enough to stir the January 2019.■ a mix of pulses dishes.■ appetite of the food brands interested in a natural ingre- dient of vegetable origin...■ News on Functional & Health Ingredients \ N°65 \ October - November - December 2018 \ ■