Omega-3s & nutritional oils

AlaskOmega plays all-American card to gain growing foothold in omega-3 market

24-Aug-2011 By Elaine Watson

If current trends continue, omega-3s could soon account for more than 50% of sales at Ohio-based ingredient supplier Organic Technologies, bosses have predicted.

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Algal omega-3 market heats up as new players bid for a slice of the action

23-Aug-2011 By Elaine Watson

The dynamics of the algal omega-3 market are set to change over the next 18 months with the entrance of two new players both promising to trump the competition in the efficiency and sustainability stakes.

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Aurora Algae ups ante in omega-3 market with plans for Q4, 2012 launch

23-Aug-2011 By Elaine Watson

Aurora Algae – the firm promising to turn up the heat in the algal omega-3 market by producing a concentrated 65% EPA-rich oil on a completely new scale – aims to ship out its first commercial products in the fourth quarter of 2012.

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Krill set for continued omega-3 stardom

22-Aug-2011 By Shane Starling

The nascent but rapidly growing krill sector is set to match or exceed 10+% point growth forecast for the entire omega-3 sector, even as public awareness remains relatively low and sustainability questions – justified or otherwise – refuse to go away.

Cognitive function market set to explode, predicts researcher

22-Aug-2011 By Elaine Watson

The market for ingredients that can help keep our brains healthy as we age is “set to explode” in the next five to 10 years, according to one researcher.

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All-conquering omega-3 market set for further growth

18-Aug-2011 By Stephen Daniells

The market for omega-3 food, beverage and supplements in the US is over $5 billion with saturation point nowhere in sight, but how does the market break down, what are the up-and-coming sources, and where will we go in future?

Neptune promises productivity boost as sales rise but profits slide

17-Aug-2011 By Elaine Watson

Canadian krill oil firm Neptune Technologies & Bioressources posted a modest rise in revenues in the first quarter of 2012 but said its bottom line had suffered owing to changes in exchange rates, a switch to International Financial Reporting Standards...

AlgaeBio unveils production stats as algal omega-3 market heats up

17-Aug-2011 By Elaine Watson

Algae Biosciences Corporation – a high-profile new entrant to the omega-3 fatty acid market – has unveiled detailed figures on anticipated production volumes after finalizing a deal to build the first phase of its new production facility near Holbrook...

Aker BioMarine aims to launch ‘unique’ powdered krill product by year-end

17-Aug-2011 By Elaine Watson

Aker BioMarine is aiming to launch a novel powdered product from Antarctic krill “without using expensive and dilutive microencapsulation technology” by the end of this year.

Global omega-3 market set for ongoing 15-20% growth: Report

16-Aug-2011 By Shane Starling

The 2010 global omega-3 market – just for foods and beverages and food supplements – is worth €5.57bn, according to a new report, with growth predicted of between 15-20%.

Norwegian player entering omega-3 supply with ‘24 hour virgin oil’ salmon offering

11-Aug-2011 By Shane Starling

Norwegian start-up Hofseth Biocare is set for a September debut of an omega-3 form it is promoting on the back of high-quality salmon sourcing and ongoing clinical trials demonstrating LDL cholesterol benefits.

Research suggests basis for red wine heart benefits

11-Aug-2011 By Nathan Gray

A new study suggests red wine polyphenols may protect omega-3 fatty acids from breaking down in the body, offering a possible mechanism for the cardiovascular benefits associated with red wine consumption.

FDA has no objections for Aker’s krill oil GRAS status

09-Aug-2011

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a letter of no objection to krill oil supplier Aker BioMarine Antarctic regarding the GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status of its Superba Krill oil.

Omega-3 may boost heart benefits of tomato antioxidants: Study

08-Aug-2011 By Stephen Daniells

Adding omega-3 to an antioxidant-rich tomato juice may boost the potential heart health benefits of the juice, suggesting a potential synergy between nutrients, says a new study.

Maternal DHA may boost baby’s immune system

04-Aug-2011 By Nathan Gray

Supplementation with high-dose DHA omega-3 oil whilst pregnant may help to enhance infants' immune systems, according to new research.

Enzymotec USA notches up double-digit growth for krill oil

27-Jul-2011 By Elaine Watson

The US arm of Israeli biotech firm Enzymotec says it is confident of sustaining double-digit growth in sales of krill oil as awareness of its multiple benefits grows.

Chia seeds may offer omega-3 heart and liver benefits: Study

26-Jul-2011 By Nathan Gray

Consumption of chia seeds as a source of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) may bring about redistribution associated with heart and liver protection, according to new research in rats.

New entrant set to shake up algal omega-3 market

25-Jul-2011 By Elaine Watson

A new player is poised to enter the vegetarian omega-3 market with a production process it claims will enable it to make the long chain fatty acids EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) from algae at a fraction of the cost of rivals.

Schiff Nutrition to step away from ‘crazy’ private label contracts

22-Jul-2011 By Elaine Watson

Schiff Nutrition will continue to play in the private label supplements market but will “step away” from “crazy” tenders and pump all available funds into its brands from MegaRed krill oil to Sustenex probiotics, bosses have revealed.

Omega-3s may reduce diabetes risk: 3 studies compare plant & marine sources

21-Jul-2011 By Stephen Daniells

Increased blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids from plant or marine sources are associated with reduced risk of type-2 diabetes, according to three new studies in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Krill oil again shows obesity benefits: Mouse study

20-Jul-2011 By Stephen Daniells

Supplementing a high fat diet with krill oil may activate receptors that affect appetite and energy balance, suggest new findings from a mouse study with potential implications for obesity.

Special Edition: Diabetes

How can nutrition aid diabetes management?

19-Jul-2011 By Nathan Gray

Diabetes affects more than 220 million people globally and the consequences of high blood sugar kill 3.4 million every year. In the second part of our special series on diabetes, NutraIngredients looks at the role of nutrition and diet in managing, and...

Dairy phospholipids may help stress-related memory problems: Study

13-Jul-2011 By Stephen Daniells

Memory problems associated with chronic stress may be eased by phospholipids derived from milk, suggests a new study.

Omega-3 ‘scientifically supported’ to reduce blood vessel stiffness

08-Jul-2011 By Stephen Daniells

A review of the scientific literature reveals that omega-3 fatty acids offer a ‘scientifically supported means of reducing arterial stiffness’, says a new review from Australia.

Martek predicts double-digit rise in sales to food & bev market

08-Jul-2011 By Elaine Watson

Martek expects sales of its algal-sourced omega-3s to food and drink manufacturers to grow in the double-digits each year for the next four to five years as it broadens its product range and gains access to new markets and customers post its takeover...

Schiff Nutrition gets exclusive sales rights for Aker krill oil

06-Jul-2011

Krill supplier Aker BioMarine has undertaken to deliver up to 300 metric tons of krill oil per year to Schiff Nutrition, as the companies expand their supply agreement through 2016.

Earlier the better for omega-3 benefits for brains & hearts?

04-Jul-2011 By Stephen Daniells

Supplements of omega-3 fatty acids for brain and heart health may need to be provided early in life to produce any benefits, suggests a new study with rats.

Prebiotics may restore metabolic alterations linked to omega-3 poor diets: Study

01-Jul-2011 By Stephen Daniells

Adding prebiotic fibers to the diet may go some way to restoring the metabolic alterations associated with insufficient intakes of omega-3, suggest new findings from a study with mice.

GOED/Neptune: Krill monograph will help firms detect genuine article

30-Jun-2011 By Elaine Watson

Another leading supplier has weighed into the debate over unscrupulous firms peddling ‘krill oil’ that contains “next to no phospholipids” but says the development of a monograph and better testing protocols might go some way to tackling the problem.

Fake krill undermines whole market, warns Aker Biomarine

29-Jun-2011 By Elaine Watson

Unscrupulous firms peddling ‘krill oil’ that contains “next to no phospholipids” risk denting confidence in the efficacy of krill and the broader omega-3 market, a leading supplier has warned.

Krill oil's metabolism benefits linked to liver gene control

28-Jun-2011 By Stephen Daniells

Supplementing the diet with krill oil may regulate genes in the liver and influence the production of glucose, fat and cholesterol metabolism, suggests a new study from Aker Biomarine.

Aurora Algae edges closer to omega-3 EPA commercialization

24-Jun-2011 By Stephen Daniells

California’s Aurora Algae has signed off on the engineering contract for its commercial facility in Western Australia, as the company edges towards the production of thousands of tonnes of algae-based biomass annually.

Clarinol, Marinol and PinnoThin to get boost Stateside

24-Jun-2011 By Elaine Watson

The new owner of body-shaping Clarinol CLA, appetite-suppressing PinnoThin pine nut oil and heart/brain healthy Marinol omega-3s says sales should grow significantly as it increases their distribution Stateside.

Neptune to almost quadruple krill oil capacity by 2014

23-Jun-2011 By Elaine Watson

Canadian krill oil firm Neptune Technologies & Bioressources aims to ratchet up production capacity from 130,000kg/year to almost 500,000kg by 2014 to meet growing demand.

Robinson Pharma starts ‘new chapter’ with green delivery system

22-Jun-2011 By Stephen Daniells

California-based Robinson Pharma has started a new chapter in its history with the launch of a new delivery system capable of producing clear or colored softgels with delayed release.

Atrium commits $5 million to nutrition research for metabolic syndrome

21-Jun-2011 By Stephen Daniells

Canada’s Atrium Innovations has announced a multi-million, multi-year research initiative to study the role and potential of nutrition against silent inflammation and metabolic syndrome.

Dispatches from IFT

The next superfruit: Sea buckthorn and its elusive omega-7

17-Jun-2011 By Stephen Daniells in New Orleans

Sea buckthorn is a superfruit star on the rise, and increased media attention from the likes of Dr Oz makes it an ingredient to watch, says Jeff Hilton from the Integrated Marketing Group.

BASF 'impressed' with Cognis integration, expecting more M&A

16-Jun-2011 By Stephen Daniells

One year on from the $3.1 billion acquisition of Cognis, Samy Jandali, VP of nutrition and health North America for BASF, told Stephen Daniells why he is impressed with the progress of the integration and why we can expect more M&A in the nutrition...

Omega-3 boosts insulin resistance markers, suggests study

16-Jun-2011 By Nathan Gray

Increased consumption of omega-3 fatty acids may help to improve important markers insulin resistance, which may lead to diabetes, says new research.

Marine MUFAs may improve metabolic syndrome: Mouse study

13-Jun-2011 By Nathan Gray

Long-chain monounsaturated fatty acids from fish sources may improve insulin sensitivity and reduce risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome, according to new research in mice.

Climate change may affect global omega-3 supplies: Harvard professor

10-Jun-2011 By Stephen Daniells

Changes to the world’s ecosystems as a result of climate change will decrease levels of phytoplankton in the world’s oceans, and alternative sources like GM crops must fill the void, says a Harvard PhD.

Omega-3 plus probiotics may boost health profile of breast milk

08-Jun-2011 By Stephen Daniells

Supplementing breast feeding mothers with alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and select probiotics may enhance the fat content of the milk, and boost the immune benefits of the breast milk, suggests a new study from Finland.

Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2011

WWF on krill: "World’s largest under-exploited fishery"

08-Jun-2011 By Shane Starling

Krill provides only a small link in the omega-3 supply chain, but the sustainability of the Antarctic fishery is regularly brought under the spotlight, often unfairly says the WWF.

Accelerated time technology may unlock our long-term nutritional needs

08-Jun-2011 By Stephen Daniells

Technology that can speed up biological time may reveal the existence of hundreds of ‘vitamins’, and provide scientific evidence for how long-term nutrient intake affects the risk of chronic disease, says the executive chairman of a Silicon Valley company...

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