NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2018: And the finalists are…

NutraIngredients-USA is pleased to announce the finalists for the inaugural edition of the NutraIngredients-USA Awards ... the winners will be announced at our awards evening in Chicago on July 16th.

Focusing on true innovation, long-term market success and cutting-edge research, the NutraIngredients-USA Awards will honor the best and brightest in ingredients, finished products, companies, people, and initiatives in the nutrition and dietary supplements industry.

Our expert judging panel have trimmed down the huge number of entries to create a shortlist of finalists. Winners will be announced on July 16 at a special event at the Wyndham Grand Riverfront in Chicago.

… and now for the finalists (alphabetically) for the NutraIngredients-USA Awards categories: 

Ingredient of the Year: Sports Nutrition

ElevATP (VDF FutureCeuticals)

EnXtra   (Anderson Global Group & Enovate Biolife)

Velositol (Nutrition 21)

Ingredient of the Year: Healthy Aging

Ceratiq phytoceramides (PLT Health Solutions)

FloraGlo (Kemin Human Nutrition and Health)

Testofen (Gencor)

Ingredient of the year: Weight Management

Howaru Shape (DuPont Nutrition & Health)

Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 (UAS Labs)                    

Probiotic product of the year

Jarro-Dophilus Infant (Jarrow Formulas)

Jarro-Dophilus Women  (Jarrow Formulas)

Target gb-X  (Klaire Labs)

Botanical product of the year       

FlorAvani (Himalaya Herbal Healthcare)

Mood+   (Amare Global)

NOW CurcuFRESH (NOW Foods)

Omega-3 product of the year

IQ Chicken (Belovo Inc.)

Qüell Fish Oil - EPA/DHA Plus D   (Douglas Laboratories)

Plant Based Omega-3  (Swanson Health)

Personalized nutrition initiative

PureGenomics

Spoon Guru                          

Vitamin Packs

Start-up of the year

Amare Global

Prenexus Health 

Sinnovita

Nutrition research project

Caffeine  genetics and athletic performance (University of Toronto & Nutrigenomix Inc.)

Efficacy of a Nootropic Spearmint Extract on Cognitive Performance and Reactive Agility: A Randomized  Double-Blind  Placebo-Controlled  Parallel Trial (Kemin Human Nutrition and Health & MusclePharm)

Urox containing concentrated extracts of Crataeva nurvala stem bark  Equisetum arvense stem and Lindera aggregata root  in the treatment of symptoms of overactive bladder and urinary incontinence: a phase 2  randomised  double-blind placebo controlled trial (Seipel Group Pty Ltd.& the University of Queensland, Australia)          

NutraIngredients-USAs NutraChampion

Asma Ishaq

Judy Blatman                     

Shane Durkee

Editors Award for Industry Initiative of the Year

Sabinsa's Pterocarpus marsupium reforestation program           

Super Chicken (Belovo Inc. / IQ Foods)     

Our expert judges are shown below: 

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