Wednesday November 14 2007

Symposium on:

Functional drinks & smart waters: solutions for a new revolution

8:55 Registration

Overview

9:00 Overview of functional drinks trends in 2007
-What are the actual and future ingredients used in functional drinks?
-Do actual functional drinks have proven preventive and health-promoting properties -How to determine the optimal safe dosage in drinks?
-Which antioxidants for which health benefits and claims?
Dr Philip R Ashurst, Consulting chemist & Forensic scientist, Ashurst & Associates, UK

Functional Drinks Stability and Bioavailability

9:30 Bioavailability of phytochemicals (vitamine C and carotenoids) from beverages in the presence of absorption modifiers
A complementary approach for the development and testing of functional beverages : in vitro and in vivo studies:
-Stability of carotenoids from fruit juices stored at room temperature
-Evaluation of serum response in humans of carotenoids upon consumption of orange juices using emerging technologies (i.e. electric pulses, high-pressure)
Dr Fernando Granado Lorencio, Unidad de Vitaminas, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain

10:15 Break

Functional Drinks Preservation & Quantitative & Qualitative Evaluation

10:45 Beverages preservation, New solutions for safety challenge : The benzoic acid issue
-The risky couple of benzoic acid and ascorbic acid in soft drinks, which mechanism? How to aviod benzene formations? what are the alternatives?
-Promising role of antioxidants and polyphenols as preservatives : antioxidants offering a preservative actions?
-CO2 sterilization : New process to preserve antioxidants from alteration?
Dr Philip R Ashurst, Consulting chemist & Forensic scientist, Ashurst & Associates, UK

11:05 Problem of quantitative and qualitative evaluation of active ingredients in functional drinks
Methodological advances and their critics on classical methods
Estimation of active ingredients before and after production
Antioxidant activities : How to standardize evaluation methods
Dr Alegria Carrasco Pancorbo, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Spain

Antioxidants from fruits & Vegetables wastes for Functional Drinks : Perspectives

11:20 Fruits & vegetables wastes as a potentiel source of antioxidants for functional drinks manufacturers
Dr Andreas Schieber, Institute of food technology, Germany

11:35 Can functional drinks rich in antioxidants prevent meal induced peroxidation
Dr Joseph Kanner, Departement of Food Science, The Volcani Center, Israel

11:45 Antioxidants use in non-carbonated drinks, the smart waters concept
Dr Bejit Edeas Japonese Society for Antioxidants, Japan

11h55 : Six minutes to convince :

Accepted Abstracts for oral presentation:

Tee beverages – can they improve body weight reduction process in athletes from “weight – sensitive” disciplines?
J. Bajerska, J. Jeszka, M. Człapka-Matyasik, A. Kostrzewa-Tarnowska Agricultural University of Poznan, Department of Human Nutrition and Hygiene, Poznan, Poland
Effect of high pressure supercritical Co2 treatment on antioxidant components of blood orange juice
P. Rapisarda, S. Fabroni, E. Maccarone C.R.A. Centro di Ricerca per l’Agrumicoltura e le Colture Mediterranee, Corso Savoia 190, 95024 Acireale (CT), Italy
Comparison of the study of the antioxidant activities of fruits and vegetables by oxygen radical absorbance capacity and amperometric methods
B. V. Nemzer*, A. Ya. Yashin**, Ya.I. Yashin**, N. I. Chernousova* * FutureCeuticals, Inc., USA, ** NPO Chimavtomatika, Russia
A new functional drink obtained by fermentation of Tigernut orgeat (Cyperus sculentus L.)
M. Piqueras1, E. Sentandreu1, V. Bernabé1, M. Pérez-Juan1,2 and G. Pérez-Martinez1,2 1 Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Valencia, Spain, and 2 Alimentos Funcionales y de Origen Tradicional, S.L., Valencia, Spain.
Cocoa polyphenols increase lifespan in an organism model Caenorhabditis elegans
J.V. Forment, L. Moulay, L. Cienfuegos1, B. Muguerza, M. Pasamar, S. Laghi, O.Vilanova, Y. Castilla, P. Martorell, R. De Llanos, F. Montón, D. Ramón Department of Research and Development, Natraceutical Group. Autovía A-3, Salida 343, Camí de Torrent s/n;46930 Valencia-Spain
Conditions Of Use Of Sodium Alginate As Grape’s Polyphenol Extract Stabilizer
A. Ruiz R. Marcos, O. León, G. Antolín Foundation CARTIF. Technological Park of Boecillo, parcel 205. 47151 - Boecillo (Valladolid), Spain.

12:30 Lunch & Poster Session

Functional Drinks Global Market

14:00 Functional Drinks Global Market
Health & Wellness market overview and NPD
Health and Wellness Drinks market in a global context
Global and regional trends
Focus health and wellness categories
NPD overview
Challenges and Opportunities for beverages manufacturers.
Ms Elena Ruiu, Health and Wellness System Research Manager, Euromonitor, London, UK

14:30 Round Table discussion

Functional drinks as delivery system on health benefit, advantages and challenges? Functional drinks as an anti-aging solution for baby boomers?

Discussion in the presence of scientific committee and speakers

Functional Drinks Exhibition

Future innovations : Latest formulations, ingredients and packages from the japanese market on display.
The report "ANTIOXIDANTS BEVERAGE ON THE JAPANESE MARKET” 2008-21 pages prepared by the JAPANESE ANTIOXIDANTS SOCIETY will be offered to each participant.