Archives for January 21, 2010

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Martek goes vertical with $200m acquisition

By Shane Starling

Global omega-3 DHA leader Martek Biosciences Corporation has made a bold move into product manufacture with the $200m acquisition of Amerifit Brands, a company that specializes in women’s and digestive health products.

ABC issues paid-for Pycnogenol monograph

By Shane Starling

The Texas-based non-profit group, the American Botanical Council, has published its fourth paid-for proprietary monograph for the versatile maritime pine bark extract, Pycnogenol.

Special edition: Weight management

Science: Slimming ingredients beyond satiety

By Stephen Daniells

In the third part of our series on weight management, NutraIngredients looks at how nutritional approaches may boost body-shaping, and how our gut microflora may be the future of weight management.

Danisco enters niche probiotic juice category

By Jane Byrne

Beverage manufacturers seeking to extend their health and wellness portfolio can now incorporate a clinical dose of an immune boosting probiotic strain to their refrigerated fruit juice range while keeping their all-natural positioning, claims Danisco.