Manufacturers of ingredients for functional foods and dietary supplements this week confirmed that their facilities have escaped damage from Hurricane Gustav, resulting in little or no interruption to operations.
Eating more protein in the morning helps create the feeling of being full throughout the day and could help dieters lose weight, according to a new study.
A North Carolina-based consortium has been awarded $100,000 to research botanicals and other natural products with $2.5m in the wings if a successful business plan can be developed.
A new study has found that rice bran contains high levels of arsenic, which threatens to seriously call into question its use in foods and supplements.
Irish nutritional ingredients group Glanbia has expanded its presence in the US market with the acquisition of sports supplement firm Optimum Nutrition.
Recent testing of nutrition bars on sale in the United States has found that labeling has become more accurate, although the wide range in nutritional content means consumers must be aware of the different types of products within the category.
The Canadian regulator is continuing its campaign against the banned weight-loss herbal Ephedra and the anxiety-reliever Kava, yesterday issuing its latest warning to consumers not to use the substances.
Fat loss, anti-aging and sarcopenia are three virtually untapped markets for conjugated linolenic acid (CLA), according to a recent presentation by trend expert Dr Elizabeth Sloan.
Dietary fiber information is the only labeling component to have seen an increase in use by US consumers, suggesting growing interest in the ingredient’s health benefits, reveals a new report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Rice bran supplier NutraCea has seen profits plunge in its second quarter as raw material restrictions meant the firm was operating at below one third of its normal capacity.
Minnesota-based Protient has said it will expand its whey protein isolate (WPI) capacity in order to meet increased customer demand for the ingredient.
The contamination of sport supplements has again come under the microscope after a high-profile Olympian tested positive to a banned substance and blamed the dietary supplements she was taking.
Reclassifying weight loss claims as disease claims will unfairly "disease-ify" many health conditions, according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).
The weight management sector may be booming but Unilever's flagship diet brand, Slim-Fast, is experiencing sliding sales as consumers continue to associate it with old-school dieting habits.
ChromaDex has licensed the technology to manufacture compounds found in super fruits using fermentation, which will allow for in-depth research on health benefits and may open up a new, stable source of natural pigments.
Lipid Nutrition has confirmed its Clarinol conjugated linolenic acid ingredient has received approval by the US regulator to be used as an ingredient in certain foods and beverages in that country, a move that comes as the firm continues to anticipate...
Fat build-up from fructose consumption may be greater than what occurs when we eat other types of sugars, such as glucose and sucrose, according to a new study.
Sabinsa Corporation has received Halal certification for a number of its dietary supplement ingredients, opening up their use in products targeting Muslim populations.
The importance of a consistent approach to preventing childhood obesity, diabetes and related conditions was again highlighted last week, in the first part of a hearing held by the US Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families.
Low-carb diets are as effective as Mediterranean and low-fat diets in delivering long-term weight loss, according to a two-year study published in the July issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
A group of defendants allegedly involved in selling bogus weight
loss hoodia supplements through illegal spam e-mails have settled
charges with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to hold a second
consultation on an application to approve National Starch Food
Innovation's phosphated distarch phosphate as a novel food
ingredient.
Tate & Lyle has set up a new US marketing platform for its
Promitor fiber products, designed to provide manufacturers with
easily accessible information on the ingredients and their uses.
The 'fake' hoodia battle between supplier Stryka Botanics and
customer Certified Natural Laboratories has moved up a notch, after
Stryka filed papers that it says will have the lawsuit thrown out.
Benecol-owner Raisio has signed a deal with analytical specialist
and fellow Finnish company, Eurofins Scientific Finland, that will
see it take over Raisio's laboratory operations in September.
The quality of the hoodia gordonii supply chain has once
again been brought into question after a Kansas-based contract
manufacturer sued one of its suppliers for selling fake
material.
Nutrinova has announced progress in its mission to identify
compounds that could yield new natural sweeteners for the food and
beverage industry, in collaboration with BRAIN.
Naturex has unveiled new websites for the branded health
ingredients in its Nat'Life division, to give end consumers in
Italy, Spain and Germany information on the brands in their own
languages.
Obese people receiving supplements of omega-3 fatty acids while
following a weight loss programme experienced a feeling of fullness
for longer, says a new study.
Last week, NutraIngredients-USA.com mistakenly reported that
comments to the GSK weight loss petition were sparse. A
re-examination of data reveals that public comments have been
flooding in, with the large majority expressing strong...
The Dietary Supplement Education Alliance (DSEA) has merged into
the Natural Products Foundation (NPF) in a move expected to
strengthen efforts to communicate the benefits of dietary
supplements.
Ingredients firm Natreon is set to expand its reach in the Asian
market after teaming up with Maypro, a US-based firm with a strong
presence in the Japanese and Asian markets for functional foods and
dietary supplements.
Burgundy Botanical Extracts is continuing its transition from a
third-party supplier of herbal extracts to a "name player"
after its ownership was concentrated in the hands of one company.
A highly methoxylated apple pectin (HMAP) may counter changes in
metabolism and cardiovascular health associated with the metabolic
syndrome, according to a study from Spain.
Supplements firm Herbalife has said that additional testing it
commissioned confirms that its products do not contain dangerous
levels of lead, reiterating that recent allegations against the
firm were "inaccurate" and "misleading".
DSM Nutritional Products has taken its clinically-backed, branded
weight management ingredient, Fabuless, into the US for the first
time in a one-shot drink.
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has won approval for use in foods
and beverages within the European Union from the Food Safety
Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
The Danish Medicines Agency has issued a public warning against an
illegal ephedrine-containing supplement that has been linked with
several adverse event reports and one death.
Chr Hansen is stepping up its probiotic research programme in a
quest to find new functionalities and competencies for some of the
100s of strains of probiotics it has in its possession.
Ingredient group Sabinsa has adopted a new technology that allows
it to 'solubalize' a range of botanical extracts, thereby making
them easy to incorporate into beverage applications, said the firm.
The recent GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) attack on weight loss supplements
could be setting off the first domino that will push back the
boundaries of the dietary supplement market, according to industry
members.
Glanbia Nutritionals is building up the science behind its Prolibra
weight management ingredient, with a new study finding that it can
help result in a lower glycemic index.
Californian-based supplements manufacturer and distributor
Herbalife has hit back at allegations six of its products are
unsafe and in breach of Californian contaminants law due to lead
levels.
MOROSIL™ has won as Ingredient of the Year in the category Weight Management at 2023 Nutraingredient USA. MOROSIL ™ is a standardized extract derived from...
Slendacor® is a synergistic, patented formulation of three standardized herbal extracts: turmeric (Curcuma longa), moringa (Moringa oleifera) and curry...