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NutraCast: Food Scientist combines science and nature to create bee products

Asli Samanci, PhD, had researched bees for years, but it wasn’t until she had her first child that she became intimately involved with the products’ healing properties.

Verdure CEO on 25 years of scientific success, stewardship, and the opportunity to formulate with Indian botanicals

Twenty-five years is a long time in business. The relationships and commitments to people and communities forged over that time by Indiana-based Verdure Sciences have helped the company weather the challenges and disruptions of the past couple of years,...

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Pectin Gummy Formulation: Acknowledging the Challenges and Discovering New Solutions

Across all categories, the demand for plant-based foods has risen significantly as sales, as of April 6, 2021, have peaked at around $7 billion—a 27% year-over-year increase—according to data from SPINS and The Good Food Institute.

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Kibow embarks on drug development for its kidney health probiotic

Kibow Biotech, developer of a probiotic formulation aimed as supporting kidney disease sufferers, has announced progress in developing the same formula as a drug.

Fish bone powder ingredient six times more absorbable than calcium carbonate

A natural form of calcium hydroxyapatite used by Hosfeth in their CalGo supplement comes directly from Atlantic salmon and is six times more absorbable than calcium carbonate, a study has found.

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Catering to Experienced Actives: Formulating for Longevity

Today’s middle-aged and older adults are thriving, embracing their lives with an active intensity that previous older generations have not. Please, they aren’t “older,” they’re “experienced.” And this means a whole new land of R&D opportunity.

May Launch Pad: Women and gummies dominate lineup

May is women's health month and there was no shortage of new products geared toward females. Gummies were also prominent, plus a hint of nostalgia in the form of ooze.