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New patent adds to NAI's already bulging CarnoSyn IP portfolio

19-Apr-2016 By Hank Schultz

Natural Alternatives International has filed another patent to add to its suite of IP around its CarnoSyn beta alanine ingredient. 

For sprinting athletes, sodium phosphate fared (slightly) better than caffeine

14-Apr-2016 By Adi Menayang

Caffeine was observed to not improve repeated-sprint performance, while sodium phosphate was noted to only marginally improve repeated-sprint performance.

5-Hour Energy awarded $20 million in counterfeiting case

05-Apr-2016 By Adi Menayang

5-Hour Energy has settled its claims against most of the more than 70 defendants named in a high-profile, consolidated lawsuit concerning a nationwide counterfeit operation.

SPECIAL EDITION: AYURVEDA

Changing conversation around Ayurveda leading to massive growth for herbal products

29-Mar-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Disillusionment with allopathic medicine among Americans is driving interest in Ayurveda and other herbal supplements, says Amy Keller, Director of Education and Training at Organic India.

Quality work on GRAS submission boosts uptake of new tea alkaloid ingredient, company says

25-Mar-2016 By Hank Schultz

Making the investment to hire the right consultant can help smooth the path to market for a new ingredient, said Matt Titlow, CEO of Compound Solutions. Taking this approach has resulted in strong uptake of its new sports nutrition offering branded as...

Special edition: Ayurveda

Ayurvedic expert advocates strongly for using plants in whole form

21-Mar-2016 By Hank Schultz

Ayurvedic principles and ingredients are increasingly accepted in North America among product formulators. But a tension exists: Are these best used in concentrated forms and in isolation or in their traditional matrices?

Whey, pea protein suppliers team up for line of functional proteins aimed at sports nutrition

17-Mar-2016 By Hank Schultz

For sports nutrition blending proteins to achieve customized delivery profiles is the big trend, and two companies, one from the plant world and the other from the animal kingdom, have joined forces to bring new ingredients to market.

Powder, nutrition bar provider consolidates operations to better serve rapidly changing sports nutrition sphere

09-Mar-2016 By Hank Schultz

Nellson Nutraceutical LLC, a nutrition bar and powder provider, has consolidated manufacturing operations at its Anaheim, CA facility. The company has relocated its headquarters there as well, leading to an overall “enhanced capacity,” according to sales...

Herbalife seeks companies willing to pitch innovative ingredients, products

07-Mar-2016 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife has announced an upcoming event in which companies can pitch their new product ideas. The North American Innovation Meeting is set for May 18 and 19 at the company’s Los Angeles office.

Applied Food Sciences launches new green tea extract for functional beverages

03-Mar-2016 By Adi Menayang

As green tea slowly becomes a staple ingredient in snacks, desserts, beverages, and supplements in North America, not just for its taste but also its benefits, ingredient manufacturers race to differentiate their products in a crowding marketplace.

Sports nutrition position paper backs off on big protein doses, boosts use of some supplement ingredients

02-Mar-2016 By Hank Schultz

A new position paper on sports nutrition takes no sides in the debate about which carbs are best but does take a step toward more focused recommendations for protein amounts and timed delivery. The paper also highlights five supplement ingredient categories...

Theacrine and caffeine combination supplement may impact energy and mood

23-Feb-2016 By Adi Menayang

A randomized, double-blind study on 20 young men and women found that ingesting TheaTrim, a supplement with theacrine and caffeine, favorably impacted subjective feelings of energy and mood.

L-citrulline may enhance time trial performance for cyclists: Kyowa study

23-Feb-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Supplementation with the amino acid L-citrulline may reduce time trial completion times by about 10 seconds, says a new study from Kyowa Hakko.

Supradyn multivitamins/minerals show brain boosting potential: Bayer study

22-Feb-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Short-term and longer-term supplementation with multivitamins and minerals may boost metabolic measures and blood flow in the brain, says a new study funded by Bayer HealthCare – Consumer Care.

Star fruit juice consumption may improve quality of life of the elderly

22-Feb-2016 By Adi Menayang

Researchers found that 40 healthy elderly subjects who drank star fruit juice daily for four weeks showed lowered secretion of pathological cytokines and increased ability for 6-minute walks.

Omega Pharma criticised for pushing poor body image in slimming ads

05-Feb-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) says adverts for Omega Pharma’s weight management aid presents an “irresponsible approach to body image and confidence”.

Kuli Kuli expands portfolio, mission with energy shot launch

04-Feb-2016 By Elizabeth Crawford

Moringa superfood product manufacturer Kuli Kuli expands it portfolio and the reach of its social mission with the launch of three energy shots, thanks to an infusion of $1 million from a mix of investors and fundraising tactics. 

NEWS IN BRIEF

Market research company estimates sports supplement market to surpass $10 billion in 2020

26-Jan-2016 By Adi Menayang

A new market report published by Persistence Market Research projects the global sports supplements market to reach an estimated value of $12.4 billion in 2020.

New kid on EU sports nutrition block?

Finish line in sight for D-ribose novel food application

25-Jan-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has called for feedback on its positive draft novel food opinion for sports nutrition ingredient D-ribose.

Creatine forms unlikely basis of new mood support product

14-Jan-2016 By Hank Schultz

A product formulator has plucked an ingredient from the pre workout space and is basing a new mood support supplement on it. The unlikely new star? Creatine.

Algae will be nutritional star of the century, sports nutrition formulator asserts

12-Jan-2016 By Hank Schultz

Catharine Arnston, founder of the brand Energybits, said she believes her company is the only sports nutrition formulator based solely on whole algae products.

Resveratrol + exercise may lead to increased mitochondrial capacity

08-Jan-2016 By Adi Menayang

Test participants that consumed resveratrol supplementation after low-intensity exercise training experienced higher mitochondrial capacity in their forearm, says a new study.

In a sports-crazed culture, doping scandals cast a long shadow over supplement industry

23-Dec-2015 By Hank Schultz

Doping scandals in the sports realm have had a hangover effect for dietary supplements, one longtime industry observer asserts.  In his view it has created a climate in which decision makers have more easily bought in to the narrative of a dangerously...

Supplemented chocolate: A new confections category set for growth, says Energems

21-Dec-2015 By Douglas Yu

Energems has been accepted as a member at the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and says the new confectionery category of chocolate energy supplements it has created is poised for growth.

With right approach liposomes can be 'natural,' manufacturer says

16-Dec-2015 By Hank Schultz

Making a ‘natural’ liposome is a matter both of manufacturing technology and of careful messaging, says formulation pioneer Empirical Labs.

Optimum aims at hole in market with launch of Trusource sports brand for Kroger

16-Dec-2015 By Hank Schultz

Optimum Nutrition is seeking to reach a new set of average consumers with a  sports brand called Trusource that will launch at Kroger stores nationwide.

Selection for trial solidifies anti-aging bona fides for electrostatic CoQ10 form, manufacturer says

10-Dec-2015 By Hank Schultz

MitoQ Ltd, makers of an altered form of CoQ10, said the ingredient’s acceptance into a government testing program solidifies a healthy aging application for the ingredient.

Ruling issued in ZMC, Kaneka in CoQ10 patent dispute

03-Dec-2015 By Hank Schultz

Chinese CoQ10 supplier ZMC and Kaneka, the Japanese company that pioneered a process for producing the dietary ingredient, have apparently reached a milestone in their longstanding patent dispute. Details of the ruling have been sealed, but one stakeholder...

Alpha-GPC may boost lower body force production in only six days: Study

02-Dec-2015 By Stephen Daniells

Supplements of alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine (A-GPC) may increase lower-body force production in less than a week, says a new study with implications for speed and power athletes.

GNC severs longstanding relationship with USPLabs

20-Nov-2015 By Hank Schultz

GNC Holdings has suspended sales of USPLabs products in the wake of that company’s high profile criminal indictment. This marks a break in a relationship that has persisted through government challenges and civil lawsuits.

Rapidity with which banned substances change names, alter chemical guises complicates testing, experts say

20-Nov-2015 By Hank Schultz

The recent coordinated crackdown by federal regulators on the dietary supplement industry shined a harsh light on supply chain vulnerabilities. Finding the sort of fraudulent ingredients mentioned during Tuesday’s news conference is complicated by the...

Once it gets warmed up, government can wield big hammer, former prosecutor says

19-Nov-2015 By Hank Schultz

The USPLabs case demonstrates the tools investigators and prosecutors can bring to bear when looking into the dealings of a dietary supplement company, a former prosecutor says.

ChromaDex files successful NDI on Niagen; surging sales of ingredient helps firm near break-even mark

17-Nov-2015 By Hank Schultz

ChromaDex has announced a successful New Dietary Ingredient notification on its Niagen ingredient. Strong demand for the ingredient has driven the company to a sixth consecutive quarter of record earnings and has helped ChromaDex near break-even territory...

exclusive guest article

The state of the health and wellness market in 2015

13-Nov-2015 By Ewa Hudson, head of health and wellness research at Euromonitor International

Is organic still selling? Does the 'natural' trend mean fortified/functional food is now passé? And why are consumers turning their noses up at better for you (BFY) offerings? Ewa Hudson, head of health and wellness research at Euromonitor International,...

The new DMAA: DMBA warnings spread to EU

12-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The Swedish Food Safety Authority (NFA) has urged consumers not to buy products containing DMBA – a novel substance used to replace the banned stimulant DMAA.

ChromaDex, P&G announce deal for nicotinamide riboside

05-Nov-2015 By Stephen Daniells

ChromaDex Corp. has entered into a joint development agreement with Procter & Gamble for development of forms of nicotinamide riboside (NR) for select applications.

GNC stock price plunges 28% after disappointing Q3 earnings report

30-Oct-2015 By Hank Schultz

GNC’s stock value took a significant hit following the release of disappointing third quarter earnings. The company finds itself between the rock of investigations by state attorneys general and the hard place of a turnaround effort that is proving more...

'Shadiness' of supplement market drove EXOS to create own sports line with Thorne

23-Oct-2015 By Hank Schultz

EXOS, a sports performance firm,  says the increasing murkiness of the supplement market drove it to create its own sports nutrition line manufactured by practitioner channel specialist Thorne Research.

Updated: GNC responds

GNC shares drop 15% after Oregon AG alleges use of "illegal" ingredients in products

22-Oct-2015 By Hank Schultz

The Oregon Attorney General has sued GNC over the sale of supplements that include picamilon and BMPEA. The announcement of the case caused GNC’s share price to plummet leading to a halt in trading.

Energy shot based on hemp juice poised to hit market

20-Oct-2015 By Hank Schultz

Another shot competitor seeks to take 5 Hour Energy’s title, this time based on the benefits of “hemp juice.”

DMAA: Almost 40 products still commercially available with the controversial ingredient

16-Oct-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

Thirty nine products containing controversial ingredient DMAA are commercially available in the US, according to the Human Performance Resource Center.

Weight loss and energy products linked to majority of ER visits for supplement users

15-Oct-2015 By Stephen Daniells

An estimated 23,000 emergency department visits may be attributed to adverse events related to dietary supplements every year, says new analysis funded by the Department of Health and Human Services.

DuPont touts rapid dispersability of new soy protein aimed at sports nutrition

06-Oct-2015 By Hank Schultz

DuPont has thrown down the latest gauntlet in the sports nutrition protein contest with the launch of a rapid dispersing form of soy protein aimed at fortification beverages and powdered workout products.

Finding the right endorsers & mixing the right proteins are part of winning in sports nutrition game, say experts

02-Oct-2015 By Hank Schultz

Opportunities abound in the growing sports nutrition market, speakers on NIU’s recent forum told listeners. The forum, available on demand, covered topics of marketing, formulation and label transparency.

Quality of vinpocetine, picamilon supplements questioned by Ole Miss-Harvard study

02-Oct-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

A new analysis of over 50 dietary supplement products containing vinpocetine or picamilon has found that wide ranges in levels of the bioactives, with some products not containing anything at all.

‘Palatinose is an innovative solution meant to provide new concepts,’ says Beneo

01-Oct-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

Beneo’s isomaltulose ingredient is winning over endurance athletes with its steady carbohydrate energy supply, but what next for the ingredient, and what about reports of GI discomfort?

‘This is heating up’: Studies highlight concerns over yohimbe supplements

01-Oct-2015 By Stephen Daniells

There is increasing scrutiny of yohimbe and yohimbine supplements, with three papers published in 2015 reporting concerns over these supplements, including one last week from Harvard’s Dr Pieter Cohen.

PLT debuts standardized nitrate ingredient from red spinach

29-Sep-2015 By Hank Schultz

PLT Health Solutions believes it has a winner in the sports nutrition field with the introduction of a standardized nitrate ingredient branded as Oxystorm.

‘Niagen is growing like crazy, unlike anything I have seen before,’ says ChromaDex CEO

29-Sep-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

ChromaDex’s Niagen nicotinamide riboside (NR) continues to defy expectations, with new science and product launches helping to drive growth for ChromaDex.

Sports nutrition: NIU forum to explore the trends in the booming sports sector

25-Sep-2015 By Stephen Daniells

Experts from Health Wright, Muscle Pharm, Texas A&M, and Euromonitor will discuss the trends in sports nutrition in a FREE forum hosted by NutraIngredients-USA.