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How Colombia's front-of-pack warning labels are calculated (Res. 810/2021)
Ketchup gets a sugar warning label, and it's not a sweet product. Here's how Colombia's thresholds work, and the traps that show up when you reformulate. Read more...
Emulsiones en alimentos: qué tienen en común la leche, la mayonesa y la mantequilla
Food emulsions: what milk, mayo and butter have in common
Milk, mayo and butter are all emulsions. Their balance explains why changing fat, protein or pH is never a small change. Read more...
Proteínas en alimentos: suero, caseinato y arveja, ¿cuál elegir?
Whey, caseinate or pea protein: which one should you use?
At pH 4.6, only one of these three proteins stays in solution. Picking a protein means picking its job: dissolve, emulsify, gel or texturize. Read more...
Actividad de agua (Aw): la clave de la vida útil de un alimento
Water activity (aw): the key to shelf life
Same moisture, very different shelf life. The difference is water activity, and it shifts every time you reformulate. Read more...
Cómo reducir azúcar en alimentos sin perder textura, color ni vida útil
How to cut sugar without losing texture, color or shelf life
Sugar does more than sweeten. It builds structure, browns, softens, preserves and controls crystals. Here's how to pick the right replacement without breaking your product. Read more...
Optimización de procesos en planta con inteligencia artificial: el futuro de la industria alimentaria en Colombia
AI in food plants: how process optimization is changing Colombia's food industry
Colombia's food industry has a problem few companies talk about: production lines are full of hidden inefficiencies. Unplanned stops, raw material waste, variability in the finished product, bottlenecks nobody has... Read more...
Reformulación de alimentos: cómo eliminar sellos de advertencia sin dañar tu producto
Food reformulation: how to remove warning labels without ruining your product
Since Colombia's Law 2120 of 2021 took effect, the black octagonal warning labels have become one of the biggest headaches for food brands. A "High in sodium" or "High in... Read more...
Desarrollo de productos alimentarios en Colombia: cómo llevar tu idea al mercado en 90 días
Food product development in Colombia: from idea to market in 90 days
Launching a food product in Colombia takes more than a good recipe. Between formulation, INVIMA sanitary registration, packaging, co-manufacturing and sensory validation, most founders get lost along the way. Many... Read more...