From health-boosting "superfruits" to a croque monsieur that stays crunchy in the microwave or a snails-and-dips dinner party kit, the food business had its brightest new ideas on show in Paris this week.

Some 5,600 exhibitors from 105 countries lined the aisles of the SIAL trade show running until Thursday outside the French capital, many pushing bold new taste mixes, from banana wine to truffle mustard or savoury macaroons.