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The chloroplast connection: Achieving healthy longevity via protein folding

Dark-green leafy vegetables possess phytonutrients that have been shown to promote healthy aging through a process known as protein folding, which preserves vital energy production.

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What to expect when conducting a dietary supplement clinical trial

Clinical trials can unlock incredible opportunities for supplements. We break down the clinical trial process so that you know what to expect before investing in one.

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Focus on the active all-trans menaquinone MK7 in vitamin K2

The booming market for vitamin K2 as MK7 in western countries and the growing recognition that the vitamin plays a role in bone and cardiovascular health, has made the ingredient more appealing than ever, with numerous players that offer different qualities...

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Life balance is the key to a healthier you

The idea of “life balance” might seem like an impossible goal to most. Between managing relationships and work to finding a solid exercise routine that sticks, it’s no surprise that many of us consider our lives to be extremely stressful, and far from...

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Crystalline grape sugars: How a technological advance created a natural, GMO-free sweetener

Grape sugar has a long history of use in the wine, food and beverage sectors. However, the range of applications is limited by the syrup’s liquid form and non-sugar ingredients that affect taste and color. These factors have restricted use of a sugar...

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Technology and transparency in supply-chain management

Technology and transparency in supply-chain management is the new norm and it allows for efficiencies and cost savings that will have a positive impact on your margins.

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EPO and Faravelli: Bringing DNA-certified herbal extracts to North America

Italy has a long history of empirically assessing potential uses of plants. At EPO, researchers are building on this foundation of knowledge by applying DNA barcoding and other modern scientific approaches to the analysis and production of herbal extracts....

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Three signs you need a new contract manufacturer

How does a dietary supplement brand owner know it’s time to make a change in their production partnership? Sometimes the signs are fairly clear. For example, finding the company in the middle of a product recall due to a serious manufacturing error is...

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Botanical Transparency: How DNA technology can complement traditional identity tests

Sophisticated DNA sequencing-based tests are powerful technologies but they are just one piece of the puzzle: what really counts is gaining knowledge in plant genetic diversity.

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How Frutarom is applying science to the Mediterranean diet to promote healthy cardiovascular aging

Frutarom is seeking to understand how Mediterranean diet improve cardiovascular health when ageing and developed botanical extracts for this condition

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Vitamin K2 MK-7: A stability challenge, a market study

Demand for vitamin K2 has increased rapidly over the past decade as awareness of its role in bone and cardiovascular health has spread. However, studies run by Kappa Bioscience show many K2 products contain lower-than-claimed levels of the vitamin, a...

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Paper #2: Inflammatory Conditions

Individual microbiomes may influence tendencies to autoimmune diseases and inflammatory conditions including arthritis and fibromyalgia.

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Neuravena: Applying scientific rigor to green oats to create a cognitive health ingredient

By combining traditional knowledge with modern scientific rigor, Frutarom has created a cognitive health ingredient that is supported by data on its effect.

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How to identify ethical, high-quality manufacturers of dietary supplements

The story of Gemini starts on Long Island, New York, three decades ago. Back then, Gemini was focused on manufacturing over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals. As market trends changed and the family-run business passed from one generation to the next,...

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Evaluation of the State of Science Outside of Conventional Probiotic Usage Paper #1: Probiotics and Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic disorders including hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity and diabetes reflect a complex tangle of interfaces with the microbiota representing only one part of the multiple factors at play.

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Compliance, Claims & Clinical Trials: The Keys to Product Success

This article explores the food, dietary supplement and drug pathways to market, including how to leverage clinical research and regulatory strategy for market success.

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Personalized nutrition: The path from niche service to mass appeal

Personalized nutrition is an idea on the cusp of the mainstream. Yet, there is still work to do if personalized nutrition is to go mainstream and dispel doubts that it may be more hype than hard science.

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Perluxan: Addressing an unmet need for safe joint discomfort treatments

Joint discomfort is a major problem. There is a need for therapies that manage minor pain without side effects. Perluxan could meet this therapeutic need.

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Pantesin® pantethine: Comprehensively aiding cardiovascular health for 40 years

Heart disease is a rare case of a big problem with a clear solution: Lower LDL. In Pantesin, manufacturers have an ingredient with a 40-year history of doing just that.

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How IRI scan data show UC-II can drive joint health supplement growth

Joint relief has traditionally been a profitability powerhouse, but recently the sector has slumped. Now, data suggest its salvation may lie in an ingredient: UC-II.

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Cognizin Citicoline: A brain health ingredient supported by clinical trial data

If the cognition market is to come to represent a proportion of the overall supplement market that is more indicative of the importance of brain health, ingredient suppliers must provide manufacturers with indisputable data demonstrating the efficacy...

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Research shows XOS is preferred prebiotic due to small dosage requirement; ideal for functional food and beverage applications

Research shows XOS is preferred prebiotic

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Evidence implicates nutrition as important for connective tissue health

Multiple studies indicate that a collagen-based dietary supplement regime can be an essential ingredient for promoting connective tissue health in skin and joints