For most people, the concept of capsulized food? usually conjures up images of space travelers ingesting meals condensed into a compact pill. However, in modern-day reality, things are quite different. Capsulized foods are one of the most innovative nutritional advancements in recent memory, and will soon become a significant ? and highly valued ? concept within the healthy eating community.
To understand what capsulized foods are and how they are positively changing the way the world eats, it is helpful to see the problem that capsulized foods are designed to solve. In a word, that problem is: lack.
Despite the growing awareness of eating healthy, most attempts to provide people with healthy meal and nutritional products suffer from some kind of 'lack'.
There is a lack of convenience. Many foods are not packaged for convenience. Those that are convenient are oftentimes heavily processed and filled with artificial ingredients. And, preparing meals often requires a luxury of time many consumers do not have.
There is a lack of portability. This is a direct extension of convenience. Though a full-course meal may provide the right amount of low glycemic carbohydrates, unsaturated fats, and complete proteins, it is often tethered to the kitchen table.
There is a lack of sources. Our world is abundant with natural and processed foods. Yet, finding the right combination of those foods to meet our dietary needs is challenging for many. The array of choices adds to the confusion, and sometimes the food selections we want are not available to us. Whether one is on a low carbohydrate, low fat, or isometric diet, finding the right foods and incorporating them into our daily lifestyle requires effort.
There is a lack of nutrient-density. This refers to the amount of nutrition within a given food. For example, a soft pretzel weighing 60 grams has a low density of nutrition, whereas an egg also weighing 60 grams has a high density of nutrition. Ounce for ounce, many processed foods possess less nutritional value (or, density) than whole foods such as fruits and vegetables. However, many processed foods have great merit since they do provide dense nutrition in a small amount of food. The challenge is in identifying the foods that are rich in nutrients versus the foods that are not.
It is within this situation of lack that capsulized foods provide real eating solutions. Sometimes called "compact liquid foods", capsulized foods are extremely portable, require no preparation time at all, and travel easily due to their small, durable, and lightweight containers. At the same time, capsulized foods are liquefied, which allows them to be quickly consumed. This is of primary importance to eaters who simply do not have time to prepare and then sit through a traditional meal. Capsulized foods are also extremely rich in nutrients, and in fact provide the highest nutritional value per fluid ounce of any food product on the market. As such, capsulized foods effectively solve the lack of convenience, portability, and nutrition-density in a single, cost-effective eating solution.
Yet there is another key aspect of capsulized foods that must be present; in fact, it is arguably the most important aspect of all: taste[i].
Research has proven that nutritional supplements of any kind will simply not have a lasting impact if taste is not a primary design consideration. True, while people are willing to tolerate foul-tasting cough medicine, they only do so because the frequency is a few times per year. Eating, however, is an activity ? and for many, an enjoyable activity ? that people engage in on a daily basis; several times a day, in fact. Asking people to tolerate unpalatable nutritional foods is simply not a reasonable expectation, and for years, any attempt to create capsulized food has been unable to overcome this hurdle. That is, until very recently. Manufacturers today understand that in order to develop a capsulized food ? a food that can become a staple in consumer diets -- taste is paramount.
Capsulized foods often provide a complete macronutrient- and micronutrient-enriched meal in a only a few liquid ounces. This allows consumers to go from hungry to satiated, and from undernourished to nourished in less than five seconds. And at around 100 to 200 calories, capsulized foods are suitable for those on calorie-reduced diets, or those who simply want to maintain their weight.
The defining target market for nutritional supplements is no longer elite athletes, but the millions of everyday people who have been exposed, some since birth, to sugary cereals, fast foods, potato chips, candy bars, and caffeinated soft drinks[ii]. This broad group of consumers is interested in healthy choices, but has proven its absolute power in punishing products that fail to reach the lofty bar set by taste buds. They also demand convenience, and capsulized foods deliver.
Eaters can now, through capsulized foods, enjoy the convenience, portability, nutritional-density, and taste that they have demanded for decades. This bodes well for not only the current generation, but future generations as well, who will have access to capsulized foods as viable and intelligent eating options.
ABOUT PROTICA
Founded in 2001, Protica, Inc. is a nutritional research firm with offices in Lafayette Hill and Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Protica manufactures capsulized foods, including Profect, a compact, hypoallergenic, ready-to-drink protein beverage containing zero carbohydrates and zero fat. Information on Protica is available at http://www.protica.com
You can also learn about Profect at http://www.profect.com
REFERENCES
[i] Source: "Taste Matters". AFIC. http://www.afic.org/Taste%20Matters.htm
[ii] Source: "Sports Drinks and Energy Bars: Fuelling the Couch Potato". Kalorama Information. http://www.kaloramainformation.com/editor/viewcontent.asp?prid=373
Copyright - Protica Research - http://www.protica.com
cleaning help near Mundelein ..In parts 1-6 of this series of articles titled "Take... Read More
Liquid vitamin mineralThe liquid vitamin mineral dietary supplement is a... Read More
The key to better health is learning the difference between... Read More
DIETARY SOURCES OF GLUTATHIONE: Glutathione (GSH) is an antioxidant and... Read More
The importance of protein in a healthy diet is well... Read More
Today, more than ever, consumers over the age of 50... Read More
A frequent misunderstanding about macrobiotics is that it is a... Read More
Coq10 is also known as Coenzyme Q10.This co q10 is... Read More
While there are many effective ways to get more energy... Read More
How is it that we can't seem to think that... Read More
How many magazines have you read where they tell you... Read More
Studies support the benefits of eating a diet rich in... Read More
The wonders of modern science continue to amaze us with... Read More
Every where you look you see articles or news or... Read More
With summer comes more sun and with more sun comes... Read More
The Mediterranean Diet is now recognized as one of the... Read More
Acid reflux disease, or GERD, is a common compliant of... Read More
It slows ageing, promotes healthy vision, has anti-cancer properties, increases... Read More
We all need fat in our diet on a daily... Read More
Are you sick and tired of the confusion about our... Read More
Do you want more energy? How about more of the... Read More
Unfortunately, the words "diet" and "cheating" go hand in hand.... Read More
Proper hydration is extremely important during exercise. Adequate fluid intake... Read More
How often do you pick up items at the grocery... Read More
To many people, this may seem a simplistic answer to... Read More
reliable maid service Wilmette ..Fats have been unfairly lumped together as being all bad... Read More
You may have heard that essential fats are an important... Read More
As any student of chemistry will assure you, acids and... Read More
One of the most common questions I am asked is... Read More
Zingiber officinale has been held in the highest regard by... Read More
The Omega Zone Diet and specialists' opinion"Omega RX Zone -... Read More
Factory FarmingThe big names in American agriculture would like you... Read More
Cranberry juice was first made by American settlers in 1683.... Read More
Green tea has been used as for medical remedies in... Read More
Some of the things you think you know that just... Read More
I know that the headline is a oldie, but it... Read More
Flaxseeds may be the smallest seeds you will find in... Read More
As you've probably heard before, your post-workout meal may very... Read More
Dr. Arthur Agatston, the cardiologist who developed South Beach Diet... Read More
All carbohydrates are not the same. Generally it is assumed... Read More
We sometimes hear about ways that we can take care... Read More
Could it be possible that our beloved chocolate may actually... Read More
Here's something you probably don't know. The fruit and vegetables... Read More
People want to get the very best they can when... Read More
The cry of "I have no willpower!" often emerges from... Read More
AgingHow did aging appeared?If mechanism of Death was chosen by... Read More
Many of us sprinkle oregano on our pizza and stews... Read More
Eating grain products - breads, cakes, cereals - have long... Read More
America's focus on nutritious eating began to receive national attention... Read More
The problem with sugar is that it doesn't contain any... Read More
Nutrition |