Buckton, Biodar bond over BetaCote

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Buckton Scott Nutrition has entered into a long-term agreement with
micro-encapsulation specialist BioDar to become the exclusive US
distributor of Biodar's BetaCote 20VB beta carotene.

Buckton Scott Nutrition is to distribute Israeli firm Biodar's BetaCote 20VB beta carotene to the US market, following a recent agreement.

BetaCote 20VB is a new form of synthetic beta carotene beadlets made from USP 26 grade beta carotene. It is suitable for vegetarians as it is 100 per cent gelatin-free and is also GMO-free, Kosher certified and tablet grade, while offering good stability in numerous applications, according to Biodar.

The dark red, free-flowing powder is produced through a patent-pending, proprietary vegetarian formula and does not contain lactose or sugar. The beadlets are claimed to have excellent tableting characteristics, and to be able to resist pressure of up to 10 metric tons per square centimeter without any beta-carotene leakage.

Suitable applications include single ingredient beta carotene tablets, multivitamin tablets and capsules, antioxidant formulations, multi-carotenoid combinations, and functional foods.

Leo Cullen, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Buckton Scott Nutrition, said: "The addition of BetaCote 20VB to our product line is an important one because the product meets a specific marketplace demand. Nutritional products that are targeted to vegetarian consumers are a growingsub-segment of the market and Buckton Scott is enthusiastic about being at the forefront of this market opportunity."

Biodar Advanced Coating Technologies of Yavne, Israel is a subsidiary of lycopene ingredient company LycoRed. It offers both toll manufacturing capability and expertise in formulating various oil soluble nutritional ingredients into free-flowing dry beadlets.

Eitan Busnach, vice president of marketing for Biodar, said the beta carotene product fitted well with Buckton Scott 's current nutritional product line, which includes amino acids, botanical extracts, natural supplements and vitamins. Buckton Scott Nutrition​ is the US office of the Buckton Scott Group, headquartered in Essex, England.

More information about BetaCote 20VB can be found on Biodar's website​.

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