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Special Edition: Vitamins
As functional foods grow in popularity, many manufacturers have begun add vitamins to food and drink products, but what are the challenges associated with this trend, and how can we overcome them?
Norwegian life sciences firm ImmunoMedic is in talks with a number of potential distributors about introducing a 93% purity beta glucan 1,3 / 1,6 to the US as an alternative to the cheap, lower purity products starting to ”invade the market” as interest...
California-based Certified Nutraceuticals has launched Olea25, a new powdered ingredient from organic olive leaves claimed to have a minimum of 25% of hydroxytyrosol, a polyphenol gaining momentum as a cardiovascular ingredient.
A daily drink of juice containing wild blueberry powder may boost the levels of beneficial bifidobacteria in the gut, according to new study with human volunteers.
Supplementation with resveratrol at doses achievable in the diet may boost mental function, but pterostilbene may be even more potent for brain boosting benefits, suggests new studies in mice.