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SUSTAGRAIN: HIGH PERFOMANCE, HIGH-FIBER GRAIN OFFERS WHOLE GRAIN NUTRITION LIKE NO OTHER
ConAgra Mills has answers for a whole grain world
The whole grain revolution is here to stay. With the 2005 Dietary Guidelines calling for three servings of whole grains a day, consumers are eager to find new whole grain options. And now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a qualified heart-health label claim for barley's soluble fiber, barley is more visible than ever.
Sustagrain Barley -A Functional Food for the Future
High-fiber, low-starch Sustagrain barley is a next-generation whole grain. A proprietary, waxy hulless barley variety (Prowashonupana), Sustagrain has an unparalleled macronutrient composition. With total dietary fiber (TDF) making up more than 50% of its carbohydrates-and 40% of that in the form of cholesterol-lowering soluble fiber-Sustagrain can be a potent tool for heart health.
Beyond heart health, the whole grain fiber in Sustagrain is key for digestive health, blood sugar management and increased satiety. Sustagrain has roughly three times the TDF and soluble fiber of conventional whole oats, with less than half the starch of other cereal grains, making it one of the lowest-glycemic-index grains on the market. It is available in flour, thick and quick-cooking flakes, and steel-cut and whole kernels. Sustagrain boosts the fiber-but not the bulk-in breads, rice blends, hot and ready-to-eat (RTE) cereals, baked goods, bars and more.
Your Partner in Better-For-You Innovation
Whole grains give food labels the extra boost health-conscious consumers seek. ConAgra Mills can partner with customers to develop great-tasting, optimum-nutrition products. An in-depth understanding of labeling and regulatory matters, with an extensive portfolio of healthful whole grain ingredients, enables the ConAgra Mills team to suggest applications and formulations meeting nutritional targets and consumer demands.
ConAgra Mills offers the broadest portfolio of whole grains in the industry, including proprietary value-added products designed to meet consumer needs. For more information about ConAgra Mills whole grain products, please visit www.conagramills.com.
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About ConAgra Foods, Inc.
ConAgra Mills is a food ingredients brand of ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG). ConAgra Foods is one of North America's largest packaged food companies, serving grocery retailers, restaurants and other foodservice establishments, and also supplying a portfolio of ingredients to food manufacturers. Popular ConAgra Foods brands include: Angela Mia, Banquet, Chef Boyardee, ConAgra Mills, Egg Beaters, Gilroy Foods, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt's, Lamb Weston, Marie Callender's, Orville Redenbacher's, PAM, Spicetec and many others. For more information, please visit www.conagrafoods.com.
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