Mushrooms offer heart health fibres
Common mushroom varieties offer significant amounts of heart healthy fibres, say researchers investigating the carbohydrate content of mushrooms for the first time.
Archives for February 15, 2005
Dietary supplement reduces prostate cancer marker
A daily supplement containing plant oestrogens and antioxidants like selenium and carotenoids may slow the rise in PSA levels, a marker for prostate cancer progression in some men, report Dutch researchers.
Carotenoid consumption boosted by multivitamins
Consumers may be exposed to increasing amounts of herbals, despite intentional usage having reached a plateau in recent years, due to the addition of ingredients such as lutein and lycopene in multivitamins, say researchers.
Casein costs force Galaxy to tighten its belt
Rising raw material costs lead to decline of $0.58m in Galaxy's gross margin for 3Q 2005, leading to price hikes and expense cuts throughout the remainder of the fiscal year.
Plant extracts signal opportunity for chemical companies
Plant extracts will increasingly be supplied by specialty chemicals companies looking to rejuvenate their product lines and offer the growing supplements and health foods sector ingredients to tackle today's chronic diseases.
GMPs will weed out unscrupulous companies, say insiders
The introduction of the new Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) may affect the profits of unprepared supplement makers, but industry insiders say the costs are justified by the need to make sure all companies adhere to standards, reports Jess Halliday.