Artichokes and red kidney beans are among the best sources of
dietary antioxidants, according to a new US investigation, said to
be the largest, most comprehensive analysis to date of the content
of these disease-fighting compounds...
Eating a fibre-rich cereal helped men with high insulin levels to
reduce a rise in the hormone, suggesting that fibre could be an
important preventative therapy for people at risk of developing
type 2 diabetes.
The new cultures unit at Danisco looks set to become a powerful
force in the probiotics sector, gaining additional strains and
entrance to new markets with the acquisition of Rhodia Food,
according to new division chief Fabienne Saadane-Oaks.
In response to market demand natural lactic acid, lactate and
gluconate supplier Purac wlll ramp up production of its sodium
lactate powder, unveiling a new production facility in Spain.
Daily calcium supplements may protect against colon polyps,
particularly the advanced type that go on to become cancer,
according to research published in the Journal
of the National Cancer Institute.
Pressure from B2B customers has encouraged Kemin Foods to attain
the ISO 9001:2000 certification for the design and manufacture of
its purified lutein as a food and dietary supplement.
Calcium supplements, previously shown to cut the risk of colorectal
polyps, appears to have the greatest effect on advanced colorectal
adenomas, considered to be most strongly associated to invasive
colorectal cancer, according to...
Dutch infant nutrition group Royal Numico is to sell its
unprofitable South African baby food business as it looks to
concentrate on regions where it can gain a leading position.
Food makers will have increasingly accurate data about their
consumers as researchers in the US design a new method to help
survey respondents remember 'forgotten foods'.
Hydrolysed whey proteins significantly reduce blood pressure in a
small clinical trial, likely by altering multiple cardiovascular
disease risk facters, reported researchers at a recent diabetes
conference, writes Dominique Patton.
A new probiotics alliance, between leading Danish firm Chr Hansen
and a Canadian biotech company, is launching its first product for
the growing women's health market.
Australian food ingredients firm Burns Philp could be close to
announcing the sale of its North American spice business, Tones
Brothers, for up to $500 million, say Australian media reports.
A common, but increasingly expensive and popular, food ingredient
is the focus of a new global initiative to protect production.
Ingredients firm Aarhus United has linked up with other
stakeholders in the food industry to push a plan...
Dutch food group Prinsen, manufacturers of Maxim Nutritionals, and
Zoeller Marketing (ZMI), distributors of the Extran Professional
line, have joined up to create a new sports nutrition company for
the US markets, namely PZ Sports...
Findings from a new report from the Geneva-based World Trade
Organisation suggest today's highly processed food industry will
continue its thirst for ingredients, writes Lindsey Partos.
In the past two decades international trade...
After successful sales of Kao's health-orientated Econa cooking
oils in test markets ADM will sell the functional food throughout
America writes Philippa Nuttall. With olive oil seemingly
the only possible rival to Enova, ADM...
Little evidence supports either the safety or efficacy of
nutritional supplements in helping to improve diabetes-related
conditions despite strong public interest in natural therapies,
according to the head of a government-funded...
Eating fruit may help protect against the development of
age-related maculopathy (ARM), an eye disease that can cause
blindness, according to US scientists.
Number two vitamin maker BASF and the former number one Roche have
been told by the US Supreme Court that a case brought by former
customers outside the US against the companies for price-fixing
cannot proceed.
A new study supports growing evidence that eating fruit - thanks to
the protective antioxidants they contain - can help men and women
fight against the onset of age-related maculopathy (ARM), a
degenerative eye disease that can cause...
Further evidence to support the inclusion of carotenoids in food
formulations comes from the US with a new study showing that high
blood levels of carotenoids, a family of disease-beating
antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables,...
Zila, the Phoenix-based healthcare company, has cited the
development of Ester-E as the main reason for a net loss of of $1.6
million ($0.03 per diluted common share) in its third quarter
results compared to a loss of $639 thousand,...
While around 76 percent of US consumers believe they eat healthily,
57 percent of them feel overweight according to a new survey by
Deloitte & Touche. This contradiction raises a host of issues
for the food industry as it works...
Britannia Health Products, the company set up to market the evening
primrose oil brand Efamol, is introducing a range of breakfast
cereals containing Hi-maize prebiotic resistant starch.
Researchers are to investigate whether a genistein-rich food,
derived from soybeans and shiitake mushrooms, could help slow or
even halt the progression of early prostate cancer.
Functional dairy products firm Lifeway Foods will expand its range
of kefirs with a new line of no-added-sugar dairy drinks for
consumers following low-carbohydrate diets. The new beverages will
be showcased at the Summer Fancy Food...
US researchers believe they may have discovered a new cause of
insulin resistance, the condition that leads to the increasingly
prevalent type 2 diabetes. They say that high amounts of
antioxidants may promote the disease, contradicting...
Fatty acids producer Martek Biosciences continued its recent
profit-making run during the second quarter, which should help its
plans to expand further into new markets and new applications,
writes Philippa Nuttall.
Taking daily supplements of chromium picolinate and biotin could
help type 2 diabetes patients reduce the costs associated with
managing their disease, suggests an economic analysis of the
benefits to diabetes seen in previous trials.
Mexico is going the way of its northern neighbors and turning away
from its traditional high-carb diet, often opting instead for high
protein/low carbohydrate eating habits.
As the US market wakes up to the benefits of fiber as a dietary
supplement, Tahitian Noni International is claiming to be producing
the world's most versatile fiber.
Martek Biosciences' second quarter results may hold no surprises
for the market, but the nutritional oils and supplements producer
has a good future to look forward to, writes Philippa
Nuttall.
Japan's elderly population is getting even older, reveals a new
government report that shows the number of people living over the
age of 100 has doubled in the last five years.
New requirements from European regulatory authorities could play a
significant role in the success of the next wave of foods
containing cholesterol-lowering plant sterols, writes Dominique
Patton.
The standard fish oils and omega-3 fish oil concentrates produced
by Ocean Nutrition Canada (ONC) have become the first ingredients
to be certified under the United States Pharmacopeia's (USP) new
ingredient verification program.
Herbal companies looking for new products may not need to go far to
find new medicinal plants, according to a review, which finds that
weeds have produced more drugs and natural remedies than tropical
plants found in the rainforest.
Breakfast cereals are experiencing steady growth in central and
eastern Europe, in particular in the largest markets in Russia and
Poland. But while most of the recent product launches there have
been at the premium end of the market,...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was brought to task by
senators yesterday, who demanded that makers of vitamins and other
dietary supplements should have to report potential safety risks to
the FDA.
Exercise is more influential than calcium intake in determining
bone strength in young women, say US researchers, who found that
daily calcium intake had no significant impact on bone gain during
adolescence.
Moody's Investor Services yesterday downgraded Cargill's debt
ratings, citing factors including the uncertainty surrounding
Cargill's strategy with regard to future acquisitions and increased
capital expenditure.
An investigation into prepacked fruit and vegetables stocked in UK
supermarkets found that many had vitamin C levels far below normal
for unprepared produce.
Expecting mothers with a diet lacking in plant proteins, iron,
magnesium, and niacin may be up to five times more likely to have a
baby with spina bifida, suggests a new study from the Netherlands.
Fish protein appears to have a similar action to soy on fat
breakdown in rats, report Norwegian researchers, who suggest it
could help protect heart health.
The last hurdle to a low-carb diet has fallen. The potato has
become low-carb. A researcher at Florida University claims to have
produced a potato that has 30 per cent fewer carbohydrates than a
normal baking potato.
Calcium supplementation in girls, even before puberty, may help
prevent later osteoporosis, perhaps in part by bringing on earlier
menstruation, according to a study presented at a world congress on
osteoporosis last month.
Members of the House of Representatives have passed the Anabolic
SteroidControl Act of 2004, which would make a list of steroid
precursors, including androstenedione, controlled substances under
the Controlled Substances Act.
Utah-based Nutraceutical International has bought the Montana Big
Sky brand of nutritional supplements for around $600,000 in cash
from Montana Naturals.
