Tomatoes bred to contain extra antioxidant
US scientists have created purple tomatoes that include anthocyanins, the antioxidant pigments in red wine believed to prevent heart disease but not normally found in domestic varieties of the fruit.
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AHCC sales to boom, says Quality of Life
Quality of Life Labs (QOL), the exclusive US distributor of Active HexoseCorrelated Compound (AHCC), is aiming for a 200 per cent increase in sales of the medicinal mushroom this year as licence partners see strong growth in their products.
Phytosterol supplement reaches GNC shelves
Leading supplement retailer GNC will market a new heart health supplement containing the Cargill phytosterol ingredient CoroWise. The launch marks the expansion of phytosterols into new application areas, following approval from the FDA early last...