All news articles for July 2012

American Ingredients Inc: 'The pomegranate extract market in the USA has become very competitive'

Standing out in a crowded pomegranate extract market

By Elaine Watson

Pharmachem Laboratories subsidiary American Ingredients Inc is hoping to stand out in the crowded US pomegranate extracts market with a polyphenol-rich organic extract that has been a bit hit in Europe.

Omega-3 intakes: 5g+ is safe, says EFSA

EU science agency backs omega-3s up to 5g a day

By Shane Starling

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says there are no safety concerns in consuming various omega-3 forms at up to 5g per day – much higher than typical recommended upper limits that tend to linger around 1g or 1.5g per day – in the short term at...

Creatine supplement makers at loggerheads over new study

Creatine supplement makers at loggerheads over new study

By Oliver Nieburg

Kre-Alkalyn makers All American Pharmaceutical has disputed a study funded by rival creatine producers AlzChem that claims Kre-Alkalyn supplementation does not increase muscle creatine as much as normal amounts of creatine monohydrate (Crm).

Biofuels aid – not raid – algae’s nutritional payload

Special edition: The infinite potential of algae

Biofuels aid – not raid – algae’s nutritional payload

By Shane Starling

Algae is well on its way to being a fully blown nutritional powerhouse, but the algae’s elemental abundance means it is also in demand from other sectors like animal feed but most notably, biofuels.

An algae bio-reactor at the University of Wageningen (Credit: Wild Frontiers / Hans Wolkers)

Special edition: The infinite potential of algae

Nature’s untapped resource: How far can algae go?

By Nathan Gray

From omega-3, to protein, vitamins, and antioxidants – algae has big potential as an industrial source of high value functional ingredients for food production. But with less than 10% of the world's algae species properly characterised, NutraIngredients...

CRN: USPSTF calcium/vitamin D report does consumers a disservice

CRN: USPSTF calcium/vitamin D report does consumers a disservice

By Stephen Daniells

Proposed advice from US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on calcium and vitamin D conflicts with established recommendation from the Institute of Medicine (IoM) and the dietary guidelines and does consumers a disservice, says the Council for Responsible...

An excellent diet could provide 200 mg of vitamin C a day... But most people do not have an excellent diet...

Vitamin C RDA should be doubled, says Linus Pauling Institute researcher

By Stephen Daniells

The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for vitamin C should be increased to 200 milligrams per day for adults, an increase of over 100% from current levels in the United States, says a new analysis from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University.

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