Minerals

Editor's Spotlight

What do parents want? Baby food start-up Little Spoon boosts product portfolio with Boosters

14-Aug-2019 By Adi Menayang

In its quest to cater to a new generation of parents, New York-based Little Spoon launched a new line of nutrition Boosters—powder supplements to sprinkle into baby food.

Natural Grocers navigates changing retail landscape with focus on profitability, not store growth

06-Aug-2019 By Hank Schultz

Organic foods and dietary supplements retailer Natural Grocers has posted a solid earnings quarter as it takes a break from its prior mode of rapid growth in the number of stores.

From the Editor's Desk

Responsible companies should have a mission to help weed out noncompliant claims

02-Aug-2019 By Hank Schultz

Making unsubstantiated disease claims is not only illegal, but as they can prey upon vulnerable populations, they should be considered highly immoral to boot.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Herbalife Nutrition appoints new lead board director

23-Jul-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Herbalife Nutrition's board of directors has elected James Nelson (former CEO of the publicly-traded real estate investment trust Global Net Lease Inc.) as its new lead director, effective immediately.

July new product launches: Performance gummies, CBD sports drink, eye vitamins, and more

19-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

Energy drink for e-sports, prebiotic powder by an iconic coffee company, and an entirely new brand specializing in performance gummies, here’s a quick round-up of recent product launches:

Critics say interpersonal variation not given enough weight in new study

09-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

Disagreements about the methodologies and interpretation of results of a new systematic review on supplements, diets, and cardiovascular health focused on questions of interpersonal variation.

Trade groups slam review that says most supplements, even dietary interventions, offer no cardiovascular protection

09-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

A new paper argues that there is little evidence to support the use of most supplements and dietary interventions to benefit cardiovascular health.

Convenience is a leading motivator for dietary supplement use in North America, says Euromonitor

08-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

According to a survey of over 20,000 respondents conducted by market research firm Euromonitor International, North Americans are ‘heavily reliant on vitamins and supplements.’

HI / FI China

Evidence of efficacy: China’s regulator urges firms to contribute ingredient data to health food registry

04-Jul-2019 By Tingmin Koe

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is encouraging health food firms to contribute to the expansion of the Health Food Raw Materials Directory by presenting evidence to support the functional efficacy of ingredients to the unit.

Company launches supplements to boost—and mute—coffee’s effects

03-Jul-2019 By Hank Schultz

Another company has joined the ‘better’ coffee fray with a line of supplements meant to turbocharge the popular beverage while at the same time allowing users to get better sleep.

Euromonitor: Consumers want sports nutrition products that are ready-to-drink, low in sugar

02-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

Results from a global survey revealed that many consumers are gravitating towards ready-to-drink sports nutrition products, as opposed to powders or bars.

Nestlé study identifies novel iron form for difficult-to-fortify products

26-Jun-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Iron picolinate may be a solution for difficult-to-fortify foods like yogurt containing fruit, says a new study from Nestlé Research and ETH Zurich.

Nutrition and Health China Industry Summit 2019

Swisse and BioIsland lead the pack for brands imported to China as Australia secures number one status

19-Jun-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Swisse and Biolsland took the top spots for imported brands in China last year, with Australia named the number one exporter to China, according to statistics gathered by the China Chamber of Commerce of Medicines and Health Products Importers and Exporters...

Notes from Nutrition 2019

New study highlights key nutrients that are linked to better sleep quality

18-Jun-2019 By Adi Menayang

An analysis of what Americans eat and how they sleep suggests that lower amounts of some vitamins and minerals in the diet may also mean lower sleep quality.

Can increased potassium intake help with weight loss?

03-Jun-2019 By Adi Menayang

Researchers in Israel reported that participants in a dieting study who showed greater Body Mass Index (BMI) decreases had higher potassium intakes than those with modest BMI decreases.