Archives for August 5, 2008

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ZMC vitamin E receives USP quality mark

By Lorraine Heller

China-based ZMC has received USP (United States Pharmacopeia) verification for its natural and synthetic vitamin E ingredients, adding weight to the group’s message that quality is determined by how an ingredient is made and not where it is made.

DNA data to spur new kiwifruit species

By Jess Halliday

New commercial varieties of kiwifruit optimised for their flavour, colour and health attributes will become available in the next few years, thanks to the publication of a huge collection of DNA sequences from the fruit.

Supplement firms pledge responsible marketing for DHEA

By Lorraine Heller

Members of the supplement trade body Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) have pledged to follow certain guidelines when marketing products containing the naturally occurring steroid hormone DHEA, in a move designed to tighten industry self-regulation.

Researchers make prickly pear powder for red food

By Jess Halliday

A new study has devised an optimal process for spray drying the juice of betalain-rich Opuntia stricta, or prickly pear, so it can used as a natural red food colouring in yoghurts and soft drinks.