European company Cornelius Group is urging food manufacturers not to panic over the continuing increase in egg prices and fall in supplies.###Wholesale prices of eggs in the UK have increased by 5.8% in the last two months of 2016 and by 16% across the rest of the EU, according to commodities analysts at Mintec.###The price rise is due to recent bird flu outbreaks and rising consumer demand.###An expected fall in supplies has prompted an increase in demand as buyers try to secure volumes early, potentially posing major issues for food processors.###“There are alternative products available to food manufacturers who use eggs in their products – for example the bakery sector,” said Gareth Clark, sales manager for Bakery at Cornelius.###“There are egg replacement ingredients on the market which can be used as a substitute anferrous fumarate deutschd which can be healthier and just as nutritional, whilst having no impact on the taste quality of the final product.”###Cornelius distributes Ceamfibre, a natural fiber ingredient derived from citrus peel as a partial egg anmagnesium citrate 3 2d fat replacekirkland calcium vitamin d magnesium zincment ingredient. ###Ceamfibre has beneficial effects on food nutritional properties as well as functional properties.###It is an all-natural food ingredient contributing to clean label products. ###Moreover, the ingredient comes from a non-allcalcium citrate & vitamin d3 tabletsergen, non-genetically modified organism and gluten free source.###In October, UK egg sales increased 9% year on year, accounting for an extra 40 million eggs sold, according to Midissolvable calcium citratentec.###More than 12.5 billion eggs are used in the UK every year, the highest for almost three decades.###The rise in demand is due to celebrities and health experts recommending eggs as part of a healthy diet.###Health-conscious consumers are purchasing more eggs as a protein alternative to red meat.