After a tumultuous 2005, PacificHealth Labs looks to be sailing
towards a steadier year, thanks to a strategic shift and the sale
of its sports drink intellectual property.
Leatherhead Food International is offering a new analysis service
to help food manufacturers develop products with added omega-3 and
to aid quality control.
A review of 18 studies has led researchers to claim that soy
products may protect against breast cancer, but that consumers
should be wary of high-dose supplements - conclusions that have
been questioned by an industry association.
Italian researchers have reported that a daily glass of tomato
juice could lower markers for inflammation by over 30 per cent, but
has no effect on the immune system, adding to the debate as to
whether carotenoids can boost immune...
LycoRed is offering manufacturers the means to use multiple
carotenoids in their product formulations and still leave room for
other ingredients, thanks to its vegetarian co-beadlet technology.
The shot-sized drinking yoghurt has proved a popular format for
functional foods in Europe. Now the format is entering a new
category with the launch of the first such product for weight
management in Portugal, using DSM Food Specialties'...
The world's top 25 food companies are not taking the current
obesity crisis seriously enough, according to a report from The
City University in the UK.
People who follow a vegetarian diet are likely to have body weights
as much as 20 per cent less than non-veggies, and are at lower risk
of serious diseases, says a new review.
Newly-issued standard reference materials for the quality control
of ephedra are still relevant, says the National Institute of
Standards and Technology's (NIST) - despite the plant having been
banned by FDA in 2004.
Women who had more exposure to sun during puberty, or who have high
intakes of the vitamin as adults, are less likely to develop breast
cancer, say scientists at today's 97th Annual Meeting of the
American Association for Cancer...
CreAgri's olive-derived Hidrox hydroxytyrosol formulation receives
a distribution boost with the signing of a new agreement with DSM
Nutritional Products.
New Hope Natural Media, the organiser of last month's Expo West
show in Anaheim, CA, has released visitor figures that belie
surging interest in the natural products sector and healthy
ingredients innovation.
High intake of calcium and vitamin D, particularly from
supplements, may lower the risk of diabetes by 33 per cent, say
American scientists, as a leading European clinician reports that
over a billion people are vitamin D deficient.
Omega-3 fatty acids could prevent or inhibit the growth of liver
cancer cells, say researchers from the University of Pittsburgh at
today's annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer
Research.
KGK Synergize has a full pipeline of new nutraceutical products,
and is seeking additional growth capital of between C$7 and $10m to
bring them to market over the coming years.
Increasing industry awareness of VDF Futureceuticals' CoffeeBerry
concentrate is growing, as producers are advised to up production
to cope with expected demand.
UroLogic, herbal ingredient launching in products in the US this
month, could provide a new natural means of managing incontinence,
after being shown to significantly improve the symptoms of urinary
incontinence and overactive bladder...
The battle surrounding the technology rights for the production of
soy isoflavones has been refired as Archer Daniels Midland files a
lawsuit against a US firm for infringing patent rights.
Spain's Natraceutical Group has developed a new alkalization
process to make its soluble cocoa fiber suitable for use in
functional milk products, an area it has identified as offering
strong opportunities in the functional sector.
Parmalat's profit before interest and tax rose 18.4 per cent in the
first two months of 2006 to € 45 million, with predictions that net
debt would remain stable over the year.
Both green and black tea could protect against age-related diseases
like Alzheimer's, says a new study, adding yet more support to the
benefits of tea extract on brain health.
Forbes Medi-Tech is expecting future growth for its branded
nutraceutical business to be borne of its milestone deal with
leading UK retailer Tesco, yet is philosophical that it will
continue reporting losses until one of its ventures...
Raspberries possess about 50 per cent higher antioxidant activity
than strawberries, and storage or processing into jams does not
remove the valuable compounds, as growing consumer awareness of
health benefits drive sales.
Norwegian researchers are developing a new chewable capsule for
omega-3, primarily aimed at small children who have trouble
swallowing normal capsules.
The Traditional Medicines (TM) Congress has extended the comment
period for its draft regulatory model for traditional medicines in
response to requests from practicing herbalists.
The body's ability to absorb and benefit from soy isoflavones is
greater when taken from juice but not cookies, results that have
implications for using soy isoflavones as functional ingredients.
Two leading spirulina producers have criticised the National
Organic Standards Board's (NOSB) decision to disallow the use of
Chilean nitrate in organic production as unjust, and have declined
to alter their process as safety...
France's Danone has announced a three-year licence with US-based
Integrated Genomics for access to the ERGO database and genomic
discovery system to enhance the group's probiotic understanding and
R&D.
Israeli biofunctional ingredients maker Enzymotec is continuing its
Eastern European expansion with a move into Russia with its
phosphatidylserine (PS)-containing brain health products.
A new line of functional fat substitutes claims to be able to cut
up to half the fat content of products while fortifying them with
health promoting ingredients.
Last February Brand New Brands entered the functional foods arena
with $15 million in funding and a plan to nurture small brands. At
Expo West Jess Halliday caught up with founder and president
Will Rosenzweig to discuss the first...
A calcium-binding protein derived from jellyfish is edging closer
towards entering the supplements market, following the laboratory
studies showing potent anti-aging activity on brain cells.
The omega-3 market is one of the biggest trends in the supplement
market today, but it seems it is crossing from general wellness
towards products aimed at specific consumers and indications.
A daily supplement of grape seed extract, a rich source of
polyphenols, could lower blood pressure and ease the burden of
metabolic syndrome, says new research.
Ingredients suppliers and food and drink manufacturers are joining
forces to fund a new project by Leatherhead Food International
aimed at systematically comparing available prebiotics.
At this weekend's Supply Expo, Embria began speaking for the first
time about its new immunity supplement, EpiCor - a high-metabolite
immunogen born out of decades of experience and observation in the
animal nutrition field,...
New friends, industry trends, innovations and Elvis impersonators.
The 25th annual Natural Products Expo West and SupplyExpo drew to a
close yesterday afternoon, after three days of intense industry
activity and education.
Denomega Nutritional Oils and GAT Food Essentials have joined
forces to take on the European functional food and beverage market,
leveraging the former's fresh oils and the latter's
microencapsulation technology.
Broccoli has been riding high on a wave of positive health reports
for some time; now CS Agra, the company behind sgs 100, has been
renamed as CS Health to better represent the benefits of its core
ingredient.