Single multivitamin-mineral dose may boost mood in older people
A single dose of a multivitamin and mineral and herbal supplement may reduce stress in healthy older women, says a new study from Australia.
Archives for May 11, 2015
Link of green tea extracts to liver injury raises age old question: How much of a good thing is too much?
Botanical ingredient experts are not surprised by a recent report on the association of green tea extracts with liver toxicity. It’s consistent with recent literature and could serve as a warning sign of the potential dangers lurking in the...
Menopause herb under EU novel food evaluation
An extract of three herbal roots marketed for menopause is to be evaluated as a novel food ingredient in the European Union.
Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2015
Frutarom backs Peruvian berry in beverages
Inca berry, cape gooseberry, golden berry. It has many monikers but one primary Andean source in Peru and Swiss supplier Frutarom was promoting it at Vitafoods Europe last week.
Special Edition: Outsourcing
Straddling supplement/foods fence a common dodge in sports nutrition sphere, contract manufacturer says
Sports nutrition brands, egged on by risk-taking consumers and buoyed by low protein prices, will be the problem children of the dietary supplement industry for the foreseeable future, said an executive with one promiment contract manufacturer.