One of Cargill’s natural solutions to the nation’s sweet tooth – Zerose™ erythritol – will be featured prominently at this year’s Nutracon 2010 as the company sponsors the event’s Mainstreaming of Natural Sweeteners Track. Zerose™ erythritol is a natural bulk sweetener that tastes like sugar but has zero sugar, zero calories, zero aftertaste and zero artificial ingredients.
While industry experts and attendees gather at Nutracon March 10-11 to explore practical reduced-calorie options that will satisfy consumers’ taste buds, they’ll also be sampling products with Zerose™ erythritol including indulgent reduced calorie chocolates and refreshing zero-calorie mint lozenges. Cargill also will feature very creative prototypes and products at this year’s Natural Products Expo West, March 12-14 at the Anaheim Convention Center. In addition to the sweet tastes of the Zerose™ natural sweetener prototypes, stop by booth # 434 to taste-test the latest products made with Cargill’s health-promoting ingredients including:
· Gluten-free bread made with Oliggo-Fiber® inulin to support digestive health and help enhance calcium absorption

· Goji berry antioxidant beverage made with Barliv™ barley betafiber to help lower cholesterol

· Quest Products Cardio Chews, a commercially-available dietary supplement made with Cargill’s CoroWise™ Naturally Sourced Cholesterol Reducer™ brand of plant sterols

· Refreshing Dairy Smoothies fortified with Regenasure® glucosamine hydrochloride, a non-shellfish, vegetarian-sourced product that many customers use to promote joint health..

“Cargill thrives on technology and innovation,” says Pam Stauffer, global marketing programs and communications manager, Cargill Health & Nutrition. “It is tremendously rewarding to include our proprietary cutting-edge ingredients into functional products that have multiple health benefits and incredible appeal to the general public. We are excited that our partnerships with food and beverage manufacturers around the world are making healthy eating deliciously mainstream.”

For more information visit www.cargill.com/food/health <http://www.cargill.com/food/health> or the following product specific sites: www.zerosesweetener.com <http://www.zerosesweetener.com/> , www.barliv.com <http://www.barliv.com/> , www.corowise.com <http://www.corowise.com/> and www.regenasure.com <http://www.regenasure.com/> .

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Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, the privately held company employs 159,000 people in 68 countries. Cargill helps customers succeed through collaboration and innovation, and is committed to applying its global knowledge and experience to help meet economic, environmental and social challenges wherever it does business. For more information, visit www.cargill.com <http://www.cargill.com/> .