NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2018: And the finalists are…
Focusing on true innovation, long-term market success and cutting-edge research, the NutraIngredients-USA Awards will honor the best and brightest in ingredients, finished products, companies, people, and initiatives in the nutrition and dietary supplements industry.
Our expert judging panel have trimmed down the huge number of entries to create a shortlist of finalists. Winners will be announced on July 16 at a special event at the Wyndham Grand Riverfront in Chicago.
… and now for the finalists (alphabetically) for the NutraIngredients-USA Awards categories:
Ingredient of the Year: Sports Nutrition
ElevATP (VDF FutureCeuticals)
EnXtra (Anderson Global Group & Enovate Biolife)
Velositol (Nutrition 21)
Ingredient of the Year: Healthy Aging
Ceratiq phytoceramides (PLT Health Solutions)
FloraGlo (Kemin Human Nutrition and Health)
Testofen (Gencor)
Ingredient of the year: Weight Management
Howaru Shape (DuPont Nutrition & Health)
Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 (UAS Labs)
Probiotic product of the year
Jarro-Dophilus Infant (Jarrow Formulas)
Jarro-Dophilus Women (Jarrow Formulas)
Target gb-X (Klaire Labs)
Botanical product of the year
FlorAvani (Himalaya Herbal Healthcare)
Mood+ (Amare Global)
NOW CurcuFRESH (NOW Foods)
Omega-3 product of the year
IQ Chicken (Belovo Inc.)
Qüell Fish Oil - EPA/DHA Plus D (Douglas Laboratories)
Plant Based Omega-3 (Swanson Health)
Personalized nutrition initiative
PureGenomics
Spoon Guru
Vitamin Packs
Start-up of the year
Amare Global
Prenexus Health
Sinnovita
Nutrition research project
Caffeine genetics and athletic performance (University of Toronto & Nutrigenomix Inc.)
Efficacy of a Nootropic Spearmint Extract on Cognitive Performance and Reactive Agility: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Parallel Trial (Kemin Human Nutrition and Health & MusclePharm)
Urox containing concentrated extracts of Crataeva nurvala stem bark Equisetum arvense stem and Lindera aggregata root in the treatment of symptoms of overactive bladder and urinary incontinence: a phase 2 randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial (Seipel Group Pty Ltd.& the University of Queensland, Australia)
NutraIngredients-USA’s NutraChampion
Asma Ishaq
Judy Blatman
Shane Durkee
Editors Award for Industry Initiative of the Year
Sabinsa's Pterocarpus marsupium reforestation program
Super Chicken (Belovo Inc. / IQ Foods)
Our expert judges are shown below: