With pomegranate rapidly assuming the status of the new super
fruit, a food laboratory hasreleased a testing system for
determining its concentration in products.
Drinking black tea could reduce stress hormone levels and help ease
the burden of heart disease, says the first randomized clinical
trial into the effects of the beverage on stress.
Our plain-dwelling ancestors were big-time eaters of inulin-containing plants, and prebiotic consumption was significantly higher than today, an archaeologist told attendees at the 5th Orafti Research Conference in Boston.
How does a company with just one ingredient continue to report
growth on an annual basis? The answer, according to Horphag
Research chief operating officer and executive vice president
Victor Ferrari, is expanding applications through...
Curcumin, found extensively in curries, could boost the body's
ability to clear the build up of plaques in the brain that are
linked to Alzheimer's disease, suggest results from a small
laboratory study from the US.
The credibility of traditional Chinese medicine has been called
into question by a contentious bill that has passed to a second
reading in the Ontario legislative assembly in Canada, with
professional associations polarized over the...
Acatris Health has confirmed that it is changing its name to
Frutarom Group following the acquisition by Frutarom, and expects
to see its ingredients used in more product types, like beverages
and cosmetics.
By adding a novel genetically engineered bacterial strain to dairy,
the fermentation process is limited to converting lactose to
glucose, a technique that could remove the need to add sweeteners
to dairy products.
Folate intake in the US has not met the FDA's targets following the
mandated fortification of enriched grain products with the B
vitamin that began in 1998, according to a recent study.
Inulin and oligofructose could offer ways of stemming the tide of
obesity, or could change immune responses and protect against
potentially harmful infection, said prebiotic experts at Orafti's
5th Research Conference at Harvard...
A daily glass of antioxidant-rich pomegranate juice could halve the
build-up of harmful proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease, says a
new animal study from the USA.
The sale of Zila's nutraceutical business to NBTY, including
Ester-C, has completed, marking the new owner's entry into
ingredients and freeing up the old owner's attention for its core
cancer detection interests.
Sabinsa Corporation has agreed to discontinue making or selling
Genimax in the US as part of a settlement with Archer Daniels
Midland over patent infringement of the agribusiness giant's
proprietary soy isoflavone technology.
Naturex is aiming to raise industry awareness of traditional
botanicals sourced from Morocco, ahead of unveiling nine new plants
that could provide dietary supplement makers with a raft of new
formulation options.
Frutarom is acquiring Acatris Health for €10.5m cash in the latest
step in its rapid expansion programme - a move expected to bolster
its R&D and human resources, and create new cross-selling
opportunities.
International Flavors & Fragrances has completed an internal
program designed for sodium reduction, which provides the firm with
a base of reference for its range of flavor systems for reduced
salt applications.
Science - consolidation and breakthroughs - took centre stage at
the 5th Orafti Research Conference last week, as world-leading
scientists convened to discuss prebiotics.
DSM is acquiring Swedish ingredients firm Lipid Technologies
Provider (LTP) for €18m - a culmination of its initial investment
three years ago that will let it leverage LTP's technology for new
ingredients in weight management...
Supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) prevented
age-related bone loss in mice, says a new study that could offer a
dietary therapy for protecting against the ever-growing threat of
osteoporosis.
Nutraceutical Corporation is not giving up its fight for banned
herbal, ephedrine, and has filed a petition for rehearing in front
of the entire tenth circuit of the US Court of Appeals, following a
federal appeals court decision...
Lipid Nutrition is breaking out of the Loders Croklaan business
unit structure, becoming a private limited liability company in its
own right and operating as an independent entity within the Loders
Croklaan Group.
Neptune Technologies and Bioressources is eyeing the path towards
profitability after a full year 2005 in which it increased sales of
ingredient from marine biomasses by 45 per cent and slashed
operating losses by 50 per cent, compared...
BASF has confirmed that it is increasing prices of its vitamin B2
for food products, three days after it announced similar measures
for the same vitamin intended for animal feed.
BioSerae has conducted a trial to assess its NeOpuntia extract of
prickly pear cactus on metabolic syndrome, which it expects to open
up new marketing avenues for the lipophilic ingredient.
ReGen Therapeutics has been tightening its belt to reduce costs as
it prepares for commercialisation of its Colostrinin nutraceutical,
but first half 2006 results indicate that prospects are good and no
further share issues are planned...
A recent study props up the principle of low-carb high-protein
dieting - giving the low carb fad diets that pushed meat
consumption, such as the once fashionable Atkins diet, one last
laugh.
The FDA has released a guidance for food facilities to maintain
records of production and distribution that still falls short of
taking a stance on the issue of adverse events reporting.
A Mount Sinai School of Medicine study found giving mice with
amyloid plaques red wine slows their memory loss and brain cell
death - adding to a body of science linking compounds in the
beverage to slowing the Alzheimer's disease-related...
In the first of two articles, Norm J Rich explains the value and
strength of a trademark for goods, services or a new business name,
and the legal protection it affords.
Mannatech has entered into an exclusive ten-year arrangement with
Swiss biotech Lonza for the worldwide distribution and marketing of
dietary fiber arabinogalactan harvested from the American larch
tree.
Frutarom is launching an extract of pink rock rose, a plant grown
in Mediterranean countries that has a history of use in traditional
herbal medicine to counter respiratory infections and support
gastrointestinal and skin health.
Every extra of fruit or vegetable consumed daily could cut the risk
of heart disease by four percent, says a meta-analysis of almost a
quarter of a million people, giving people even more reason to seek
out the nutrient-rich foods.
Increasing the daily intake of selenium from dietary and
supplementary sources, could cut the risk of bladder cancer by 70
per cent, suggests a new study from Belgium.
The SunOpta natural food group has expanded its distribution
network in Canada through the acquisition of natural products
supplier Purity Life Health Products, enhancing control over the
pipeline of its products and its vertical...
First there were cosmeceuticals, now there are nutricosmetics -
orally-taken products to improve health and beauty that, according
to the latest market study, make up a rapidly-growing category.
BASF has announced that it is increasing worldwide prices for
vitamin B2 for animal feed due to increased production and
marketing costs - and an increase for the food grade is likely to
follow.
Obesity concerns and a lack of innovation have driven down sales of
fruit-flavored juice drinks in the US over the past five years, and
prospects to boost the market remain dismal according to a new
report by Mintel.
A US Court of Appeals has upheld Kemin Industries' lutein patents
after Pigmentos Vegetales del Centro appealed a September 2004 jury
verdict - finally closing lengthy litigation between the two
parties and giving the Iowa-based...
A pilot study conducted for Acatris provides evidence that its
LinumLife flax lignan product is bioavailable in human males,
allowing them to realises the health benefits propounded by
previous research.
Making the point of getting a daily egg, the yolk of which is a
rich source of lutein and zeaxanthing, could reduce the risk of
developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), suggest two new
studies from the University of Massachusetts.
Kyowa Hakko has developed a new fermentation process for the
production of the L-tyrosine, which will open up the amino acid's
use in nutritional products of non-animal origin and may help grow
the overall market.
If formulators are worried verbose FDA-approved health claims fog
the message they are trying to get across to consumers, they should
maybe question one of the basic foundations of nutrition packaging:
the nutrition label.
Maize, bred to contain high concentrations of the pro-vitamin A
carotenoid, beta-carotene, did increase the vitamin A status in
gerbils, and could be used to tackle vitamin A deficiency, says a
new study.
The demonisation of spinach following last week's E.coli outbreak
could give salad-dodgers the excuse they have been looking for to
skimp on their recommended five to nine portions of fruit and veg a
day. Without communication...
Scientists from Brazil have reported that supplementing the diet
with the soluble dietary fibres, inulin and oligofructose, boosted
calcium absorption in rats by about 40 per cent, results that add
to an ever growing body of science...
