Botanicals

Alkemist also announces reduction in turnaround time for routine tests

IngredientsOnline partners with Alkemist Labs to boost botanical transparency

20-Feb-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Third party botanical ID test results from Alkemist Labs are now available at ingredientsonline.com for select botanicals, as the online ingredient platform continues to push the transparency envelope.

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Lallemand partners with ComboCap to roll out dual chamber capsule technology

20-Feb-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Probiotic player Lallemand Health Solutions has announced a long-term exclusive partnership and license agreement with ComboCap Inc. for the co-development of side-by-side dual-chamber wet-and-dry probiotic ComboCap products.

Proprietary blends still prevalent in pre-workout products, but consumer demand for transparency is increasing

20-Feb-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Almost 60% of all multi-ingredient pre-workout supplements use proprietary blends of ingredients, says a new survey of top selling products. But the times are changing and transparency is on the up for the category, according to experts.

POS Biosciences pivots business to focus on plants with Keyleaf rebrand

20-Feb-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Canada-based POS Bio-Sciences/Batavia Bio Processing is shifting away from its contract service-based model to offer more of its own plant-based extracts and ingredients as finished products under its new Keyleaf brand.

Seaweed strength? Polysaccharide a 'key compound' in immunity promise, says Olmix

20-Feb-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Seaweed has huge potential in immunity applications but research much continue to establish mechanisms of action and standardize extracts, says the head of food at Olmix Group.

NuSkin expects continued modest growth in China despite trade war fallout

18-Feb-2019 By Hank Schultz

NuSkin, a global network marketing company selling personal care products and dietary supplements, recorded 7% revenue growth, adjusted for currency fluctuations, in its year-end earnings statement.

NOW’s Jim Emme named ABC Champion for 2018

18-Feb-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Jim Emme, CEO of NOW Health Group, is to receive the American Botanical Council (ABC) Champion Award for 2018, in recognition of his generous support of ABC and other nonprofit organizations in the natural products community over the years.

Is it time for supplement companies to move away from ‘cleanse’ and ‘detox’?

15-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

The words ‘detox’ and ‘cleanse,’ when used with supplements or juices or diets, have strong market appeal. But some experts from the dietary supplement industry believe it’s time to move away from those words.

Stakeholders cautiously optimistic on Gottlieb’s proposal for info protection in NDI filings

15-Feb-2019 By Hank Schultz

The comments made by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, on the NDIs issue have made dietary supplement industry stakeholders sit up and take notice. The comments were met with an air of cautious optimism.

SPINS analysts: Mitochondrial function, better sleep, keto, and CBD are top trends for supplements in 2019

14-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

From marketing support for the ‘mighty mitochondria’ to butters for better sleep, trend forecasters at SPINS highlighted the trends that will dominate the dietary supplements space in 2019.

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Seppic signs deal as exclusive distributor of BioActor ingredients in the US

14-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

Seppic Inc. is now exclusive US distributor for nutritional ingredients of Dutch company BioActor BV, which includes MicrobiomeX, Bonolive, Watts’up, Cordiart, and Actiful.

Symbionts living within tissues of Brazil's plants could be treasure trove of metabolites, study says

14-Feb-2019 By Hank Schultz

Brazil’s world leading diversity of plants conceals another as yet unexplored universe—the vast number of bacterial and fungal species living within these plants in a symbiotic relationship. These organisms could be the source of as yet undiscovered active...

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BI partners with Brenntag Food & Nutrition for distribution in Canada

13-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

Manufacturer and plant-based ingredient supplier BI Nutraceuticals has partnered with Canadian company Brenntag Canada Inc.

How crisis communications can turn dietary supplement industry challenges into opportunities

13-Feb-2019 By Hank Schultz

Having a plan in place before a crisis hits is the key to helping a company come through without too much damage, an expert told NutraIngredients-USA.

Mango leaf extract linked to sprint muscle performance

13-Feb-2019 By Will Chu

Supplementation with the polyphenol mangiferin combined with luteolin could enhance sporting performance, with improvements seen in muscle performance during a series of sprint exercises, say researchers.