NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2021: And the finalists are…

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

Our expert judges​ have trimmed down the large number of entries to create a shortlist of finalists. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 11am CT during a live broadcast on NutraIngredients-USA.com​.

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

Ingredient of the Year​

Beauty from Within​
Ceramosides, Seppic​
Myoceram, NIPPN Corporation (distributed by innoVactiv)​
Wellnex Replenwell, Nitta Gelatin ​

Cognitive Function​           
CALMaLuma, Gencor​
enXtra, Enovate Biolife ​
Longvida Optimized Curcumin, Verdure Sciences ​     

Healthy Aging​   
Calcium beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate + Vitamin D3 (HMB+Vitamin D), TSI Group​
Eriomin, Ingredients by Nature​
Levagen+, Gencor                              ​

Prebiotic​
Bimuno, Clasado Biosciences​
Sunfiber, NutriScience Innovations on behalf of Taiyo International​
VitaFiber IMO, BioNeutra Global Corporation​

Sports Nutrition​
Creapure, AlzChem Trostberg​
NEM, Stratum Nutrition​
TWK10 Sports Probiotic, Lonza​

Weight Management​       
BPL1, ADM​
Slendesta, Kemin Industries ​
Slimaluma, Gencor            ​

Product of the Year ​

Botanical​             
David Winston’s Men’s Prostate Tonic, David Winston’s Men’s Adapt, David Winston’s Men’s Midlife Tonic, Herbalist and Alchemist​
Kiwi Regularity, Enzymedica​
Korean Red Ginseng Extract 240g, Korean Ginseng Corp. ​              

Immune Support​               
CV Defense, CV Sciences​
Immune Therapy Cistus+ Infusion, For the Biome​
Immunoflora, Enviromedica           ​

Omega-3​              
ChildLife Essentials Omega-3 DHA + Choline SoftMelts, Vitux AS ​
Children's DHA Gummies, Nordic Naturals​
Omega-3 Smoothies (O3smoothies), Virun Nutra-Biosciences​

Probiotic​             
Bio-Kult Mind, ADM Protexin​
DS-01 Daily Synbiotic, Seed​
Omni-Biotic Stress Release, Allergosan USA (Institut Allergosan)​         

Sports Nutrition​
Continual G, Inid Research Lab​
CurraNZ, Health Currancy (UK) ​              

Specialty Categories                                         ​

Nutrition Research Project​            
Benefits of Supplementation with HydroCurc, Pharmako Biotechnologies​
Further evidence of benefits to mood and working memory from lipidated curcumin [Longvida] in healthy older people: A 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, partial replication study, Swinburne University, Centre for Human Psychophamacology​
Game Changer: Plant Proteins for Athletes, Increnovo​

Start-Up Award​
Brightseed 
Envara Health
Seraphina Therapeutics

Editors Award for Industry Initiative of the Year​  
NOW publicizing quality concerns about supplements purchased on Amazon, NOW​
Sustainable Herbs Program, American Botanical Council​
The Elderberry Anti-Adulteration Initiative, Initiative by Artemis International, with collaborators: Iprona, ABC, USP, AHP, Alkemist Labs, Complete Phytochemical Solutions​

The NutraChampion will be announced on July 14​

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