Chinese prices hurting BASF sales, margins
Low prices for the animal feed ingredient lysine and vitamin C are causing sustained pressure on sales at BASF's fine chemicals business.
Archives for November 3, 2005
Chr Hansen tour targets probiotics growth
Chr Hansen's latest Magical Sensory Tour is designed to bring innovative products to customers and underline the company's ethos that ingredients can be fun and imaginative.
Primrose oil fatty acid blocks cancer-causing gene
Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), one of the fats in evening primrose oil and several other plant oils, inhibits action of Her-2/neu, a cancer gene that is responsible for almost 30 per cent of all breast cancers, reported US researchers yesterday.
MB premieres potent mangosteen peel extract
Ingredients supplier Martin Bauer North America is introducing new extract of mangosteen peel, standardized to three antioxidant markers, for use in dietary supplements, drinks, juices and cosmetics.
Healthy fruit and veg compounds being lost in processing
Fruit and vegetable compounds shown to protect against cancer in epidemiological studies could be much more powerful if processors and breeders paid closer attention to their preservation, say Dutch researchers.
Supplements reduce health care costs, shows study
A major study into the economics of older Americans taking omega-3 and lutein with zeaxanthin supplements has shown that they may shave a combined $5.6 billion off health care costs over the next five years, and help seniors live independently for longer.
Aged garlic extract may help prevent heart attacks
UK scientists investigating how aged garlic extract reduces platelet aggregation say the supplement could significantly reduce the chances of heart attacks in heart patients.
Broccoli fights cancer-causing bacteria in humans
Broccoli's ability to fight Helicobacteri pylori, the bacterium responsible for most stomach cancers, has been demonstrated in a human study for the first time, claim Japanese researchers.