Ajinomoto’s Advantame sweetener approved in Canada
The zero calorie sweetener Advantame by Ajinomoto has been approved for use in Canada, the company announced this week.
Archives for April 27, 2017
Fancy a cruise through Chicago’s waterways with the bosses of SPINS, Presence Marketing and KeHE?
Are your taste buds tickled by the prospect of a food tour of Mexico with Chef Rick Bayless? Or maybe an intensive business strategy session with Presence Marketing CEO Bill Weiland in Barrington Hills, Illinois, is more your thing?
Aging population in China boosts myostatin-inhibiting ingredient's prospects
The growing population of older consumers in China and other countries bodes well for muscle-support ingredient Fortetropin, says the developer Myos Rens.
OmniActive self-affirms GRAS status of OmniXan-RS
An external expert panel has affirmed the GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status of OmniActive’s OmniXan-RS zeaxanthin ingredient.
Thyme extract may increase athletic endurance, rat study suggests
Exhaustive running time of rats supplemented with thyme extract was significantly prolonged compared to a control group, researchers in Iran report.
Lutein & zeaxanthin isomers may reduce stress: RCT data
Dietary supplementation with the macular carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin isomers may reduce psychological stress and improve measures of emotional health, say new results from the LAMA II study.
Dispatches from Experimental Biology 2017
Study explores how gut microbial populations impact cognitive function
A greater abundance of gut bacteria from the phylum Bacteriodetes is associated with better cognitive function in adults, says a new study from researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Ketogenic craze is rocket booster for ingredient launch, says Compound Solutions
The popularity of ketogenic diets has made the debut of branded ingredient goBHB its most successful to date, says Compound Solutions, the ingredient distributor that licensed the compound earlier this year.