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Suggesting further growth opportunities for functional foods - and ingredients suppliers - in the dairy sector research from Wales finds organic milk contains two-thirds more omega-3 essential fatty acids than its conventional sister. The news has...
US starch supplier MGP Ingredients witnesses the benefits of 'adding-value' to ingredients products with strong growth in low-carb ingredients pushing demand for its resistant wheat starch FiberStar 70.
Biopharmaceutical firm Carrington Laboratories has reported a record year in terms of revenue, thanks to sales of its freeze-dried Manapol - a nutraceutical material claimed to help maintain healthy cholesterol levels - up by 76 per cent.
Fortifying enriched grain products with folic acid in the 1990s appears to have been followed by a decline in stroke and ischemic heart disease deaths, US government researchers reported at an American Heart Association conference last week.
Dutch vitamins and ingredients company DSM says its new sports drink, PeptoProSports, has cleared tests for banned substances, ahead of its launch during this year's Olympics.
Texas blazes a trail to cut the growing incidence of obesity in children and to help reduce heavy healthcare bills by launching a new nutrition policy for state schools.
DSM Nutritional Products has launched its green tea extract Teavigo in the US to serve growing demand for the antioxidant in foods and beverages.
Rubbing shoulders on the shelves with 'low-carb' friendly food products, wholegrains must reach out to the consumer to remain in the game. Cereal chemists in the US bring wholegrains into the user-friendly zone with a new, easy-to-understand definitition.