EMERGING MARKETS OFFER VARIED SOURCE OF NOVEL NATURAL INGREDIENTS

BY DINAH GARDNER, PACIFICA GODDARD, KARRYN MILLER AS the ranks of China's middle class swell, their desire for leading healthier lifestyles - including what they drink - is also growing. Manufacturers have a wealth of ingredients from which to pick. Not only can they use globally-renowned healthy choices such as fruit juices and mineral-enriched drinks, they also have thousands of herbs, roots, flowers and fruits popular in Chinese medicine to choose from as ingredients and additives. The latest major fad in China is lemons, said Joy Huang, a Shanghai-based ...


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