Fibers & carbohydrates

Chitin-glucan has prebiotic potential to cut cholesterol, finds KitoZyme trial

27-Feb-2017 By Eliot Beer

The mushroom fibre chitin-glucan has potential as a prebiotic that alters activity in the microbiota and cuts LDL cholesterol, says patent owner KitoZyme as it looks to fund further clinical work and product development.

Herbalife unveils China TCM joint venture as it posts flat full-year sales for 2016

24-Feb-2017 By Gary Scattergood

Herbalife has reached an agreement in principle to form a joint venture with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) products and services firm Tasly Holding Group.

Medical foods for blood sugar still blocked by FDA guidance

23-Feb-2017 By Hank Schultz

The application of a medical foods positioning to the formulation of blood sugar management products continues to be blocked by a final guidance from FDA on the subject.

Carbs ‘better than antioxidants’ to boost immunity and recovery after exercise: Australia review

20-Feb-2017 By Gary Scattergood

Consuming carb-heavy bars or gels either during or immediately after intense exercise helps cut immune disturbances and can aid the body’s recovery, but there is insufficient evidence to support the use of ‘immunity boosting’ supplements such as antioxidants,...

Special edition: Blood Sugar Management

Soluble fibers show promise as blood sugar management ingredients

16-Feb-2017 By Hank Schultz

Soluble fibers can have significant effects on post prandial blood glucose spikes, but they have their effects in the gut rather than in the blood stream itself as polyphenolic ingredients might do.

Special Edition: Blood Sugar Management

The key ingredients for blood sugar management

16-Feb-2017 By Stephen Daniells

With diabetes rates rising, many healthy people are starting to consider the effects of blood glucose levels and keeping them in the healthy range. In this gallery we look at the key ingredients in this growing sector.

Groups call for deep revision or outright rejection of FDA fiber guidance

15-Feb-2017 By Hank Schultz

FDA’s draft guidance on dietary fiber should be significantly amended or tossed out altogether, according to industry trade groups. But at least one company that has been affected by the process believes it adds value to the marketplace.

To prep for April public launch, Supplement OWL site gets a few tweaks

15-Feb-2017 By Adi Menayang

The Supplement Online Wellness Library (OWL) website has been updated to include easier data input instructions, streamlining the data population process for the first industry-wide registry of finished products.

What next for Health Canada’s proposed NHP changes?

14-Feb-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Health Canada has received over 3,500 written comments in response to its proposed changes to how natural health products and dietary supplements are regulated.

Highlights from Probiota 2017 in Berlin

Probiota Insights: Does the prebiotic definition need reworking?

13-Feb-2017 By Nathan Gray

A debate is brewing over what exactly constitutes a prebiotic, and whether the established definition needs to be updated. NutraIngredients spoke with leading researcher Professor Bob Rastall to find out more.

Fibre supplement boosts weight loss and lowers blood sugar in obese adults: Study

07-Feb-2017 By Millette Burgos

Fibre supplementation helped to boost weight loss and lower blood sugar in overweight and obese adults, according to a new Australian study.

What’s on NutraIngredients-USA's 2017 Editorial Calendar?

26-Jan-2017 By Stephen Daniells

From immune support to deep dives into sports nutrition, personalized nutrition, botanicals, omega-3s, probiotics, pet supplements, and more, Nutraingredients-USA’s 2017 editorial calendar of special editions spans the hottest trends in the industry.

Can a Registry Build Trust?

25-Jan-2017 By Steve Mister, president & CEO, CRN

Trust is a fickle thing. Just ask the political candidates in the recent election. It’s built over time and can be squandered overnight.

Chia leads the ancient grain field as new forms drive innovation

23-Jan-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Omega-3s, fiber, antioxidants, clean label, non-GMO, gluten-free, and plant-based: Chia ticks many of the hot button boxes for 21st Century consumers, so it is perhaps unsurprising that it is turning up in more new products than any other ancient grain.

Are barriers for hemp cultivation going down? New report documents industrial hemp legislative progress in US

17-Jan-2017 By Adi Menayang

Last year saw the addition of four new ‘Hemp States’ (Florida, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island), according to Vote Hemp’s 2016 States Report.

Blue maize extract may lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels

13-Jan-2017 By Will Chu

Blue maize antioxidants may help protect against metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and diabetes raising possibilities of using blue maize as a nutraceutical and functional food component.

NPA launches SSCI with GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, Walmart & Whole Foods onboard

12-Jan-2017 By Stephen Daniells

The Natural Products Association has officially launched the Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative (SSCI), with some of the largest retailers of natural products and supplements involved.

13 categories open for entries to nutrition innovators. #NIAwards17

NutraIngredients Awards 2017: Deadline is 3 February

11-Jan-2017 By Shane STARLING

The NutraIngredients Awards are back in 2017 in Geneva at Vitafoods Europe with new categories to reward real progress and innovation in the global world of nutrition.

Baobab has rosy outlook in 2017 thanks to rise of prebiotics, says Kaibae founder

10-Jan-2017 By Adi Menayang

California-based Kaibae started four years ago as a pure baobab fruit powder brand, and founder Dr Luc Maes says that with the rise of pre- and probiotics, there’s a big opportunity for baobab inclusion to increase this year.

Office of Dietary Supplements outlines five-year strategic plan

06-Jan-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Creating and disseminating analytic tools for biomarkers, seeking to better understand the microbiome, and enhancing consumer to the Dietary Supplement Label Database are just some of the new directions outlined by the Office of Dietary Supplements for...

FDA approves qualified health claim for high-amylose resistant starch and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes

15-Dec-2016 By Elaine Watson

News that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a qualified health claim about high amylose maize resistant starch as a weapon in the fight against type 2 diabetes will start a much-needed conversation about the fiber, say experts.

FDA offers guidance on how to determine fiber status of prebiotic ingredients

07-Dec-2016 By Hank Schultz

In a recently issued draft guidance, the Food and Drug Administration has shed more light on the process of determining what’s a fiber and what might not be—information that could be of critical importance for the marketers of prebiotics.

Latest research bolsters soy's benefits as estrogenic concerns recede, article asserts

06-Dec-2016 By Hank Schultz

The research into the health benefits of soy foods continues to accumulate while the concerns about the legume’s purported estrogenic effects abate, according to a recent review article.

Probiotic-prebiotic-antioxidant combination shows benefits for triathletes: Study

30-Nov-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Dietary supplements containing a mixture of four probiotic strains, prebiotic fibers and antioxidants may protect triathletes from the detrimental gut effects of strenuous exercise, says a new study from the UK.

New prebiotic combination enhances calcium, magnesium and iron absorption

30-Nov-2016 By Nathan Gray

A novel combination of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides could significantly improve absorption of certain minerals, according to new research in rats.

US prebiotics market ‘growing strongly’ as consumer awareness increases

21-Nov-2016 By Stephen Daniells

With growing consumer awareness, annual growth rates of 15%, and confidence that FDA will conclude that inulin and oligofructose are dietary fibers, the future looks bright for prebiotics in the US.

Special Edition: Pre & Probiotics

Time is ripe for polyphenols as prebiotics, expert says

21-Nov-2016 By Hank Schultz

Could the idea of prebiotics be extended to include polyphenolic ingredients? An expert in the field says there is a growing body of evidence to support the notion.

Non-GMO seal for Taiyo’s matcha boosts transparency for multifunctional ingredient

18-Nov-2016 By Hank Schultz

Taiyo’s Non-GMO certification for its Matcha Powder is a sign of the growing influence of this attribute, even for ingredient categories that have never been subject to genetic modification.

November new nutritional supplements: For gaming and gifts

17-Nov-2016 By Adi Menayang

From a cognitive support supplement for gamers to a gift set that can save lives, here are some new product launches for the chilly and festive month ahead.

Resistant starch backed for insulin sensitivity

16-Nov-2016 By Will Chu

A type of fibre may improve insulin sensitivity in adults and help those with type 2 diabetes (T2D), studies have found.

'Prebiotic' nature of IMOs depends on how they're made, experts say

07-Nov-2016 By Hank Schultz

Are all dietary fibers created equal? As needle moves away from naturally occurring insoluble fibers in the cellulose realm such as wheat bran toward more the more recent market entrants, the purified soluble fibers, the answer seems to revolve around...

Confidence, trust in supplements stay high as younger consumer usage grows: CRN data

01-Nov-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Usage of dietary supplements by younger consumers aged between 18 and 34 grew 5% to 70%, while the over 55 age group maintained the highest percentage of supplement use at 74%, according to results of the CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements.

Slowing global trade, surging online sales: How markets are changing

01-Nov-2016 By Hank Schultz

A recent article detailing a downturn in global trade mirrors the mood in some international markets, a consultant said. But perhaps more important than macro economic concerns is the rapid shift of retailing modes in those markets, especially in China.

AIDP to offer prebiotic fiber with satiety, microbiome modulating effects

31-Oct-2016 By Hank Schultz

Ingredient distributor AIDP has added a multifunctional fiber to its product lineup that can help beneficially alter consumers’ microbiomes, the company said.

Pepsi won’t be rolling out Mug Root Beer with Sweetmyx 617 nationwide

Senomyx natural sweetener to move to the development phase

28-Oct-2016 By Elaine Watson

Senomyx is focusing on advancing a new high intensity natural sweetener claimed to more potent than Reb-A into the ‘development phase,’ says its CEO.

Limited Labs launches crowdfunding campaign for RTD ketogenic beverage

27-Oct-2016 By Adi Menayang

For raising capital, Limited Labs’ brand builder Sam Johnston said Indiegogo was the way to go: “[It creates] more of a buzz about this product online through interacting directly with our customer base through social media.”

New energy source? German firm evoxx technologies plans to shake up energy drink scene with ‘novel carbohydrate’ launch in 2017

27-Oct-2016 By Adi Menayang

The oligomer was designed to help manufacturers reduce or eliminate the need for sucrose, glucose, and fructose, with potential applications ranging from energy source for sports nutrition to prebiotic supplements.

Special edition: Sports Nutrition

Short list of proven hydration ingredients float in bath of sodium and glucose

20-Oct-2016 By Hank Schultz

Like some other aspects of sports nutrition, there is very little hard data to support the benefits of hydration products, but a few ingredients and formulations stand out in that bleak picture.

InsideTracker CEO: ‘Personalized supplementation is here’

17-Oct-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Personalized nutrition will push consumers to understand why they need supplements and how they work, predicts Rony Sellam, CEO of Segterra, the company behind InsideTracker.

Supplement OWL shows that there’s now a real willingness to be transparent with consumers: CRN

14-Oct-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Companies large and small have been beta-testing the CRN’s product registry – the Supplement Online Wellness Library (Supplement OWL) – and it will soon be open to all dietary supplement companies, but where are things right now and why should companies...

Big in Japan? Blackcurrants, barley and maple syrup pitch for functional food success in Tokyo

12-Oct-2016 By Gary Scattergood

The sports nutrition potential of New Zealand blackcurrants, the superfood status of Canadian maple syrup and the functional benefits of Canadian barley – these were three of the high-profile pitches at the HI Japan tradeshow from international organisations seeking...

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