Proteins, peptides, amino acids

From the editor's desk

Persistent nutrition gaps at sports teams provides opportunity

07-Feb-2020 By Hank Schultz

Many pro sports leagues still have a long way to go when it comes to supporting players with proper nutrition and supplementation, which could be a big opportunity for sports nutrition companies.

NutraCast Podcast: Industry trends with Randal Kreienbrink

07-Feb-2020 By Danielle Masterson

We sat down with an industry insider to find out what practices and ingredients are on trend.

USANA's sales fall; future outlook dimmed by coronavirus crisis

07-Feb-2020 By Hank Schultz

USANA Health Sciences net sales dropped 7% in fiscal 2019 according to its annual report. The future outlook is clouded even further by the expected continuing market dislocations caused by the coronavirus crisis in China.

Sports Nutrition finished product joins NutraIngredients-USA Award categories

07-Feb-2020 By The NutraIngredients-USA Team

The prestigious NutraIngredients-USA Awards are back for 2020, and this year we’ve expanded our finished product categories to include Sports Nutrition.

NPA says email campaign helped forestall Illinois bills on weight loss, CBD products

06-Feb-2020 By Hank Schultz

The Natural Products Association credits a grass roots pressure campaign with forestalling the advance of two troublesome Illinois State measures. One affects weight management supplements and the other CBD businesses.

Creatine plus HMB may boost testosterone levels in elite male endurance athletes

05-Feb-2020 By Stephen Daniells

A combination of Creatine plus HMB may increase testosterone levels and boost aerobic power, compared to Creatine or HMB alone, suggest new data from Spain.

From the editor's desk

Data supports notion that supplements are not at root of sports doping problem

31-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

Sports nutrition products continue to be a source of concern for regulators, but there are signs the situation is improving. And statistics back the notion that supplements are not the huge risk factor for athletes that they’re sometimes made out to...

NAFTA replacement benefits US supplements, food producers, NPA says

31-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

The new trade deal that modified the NAFTA pact is the first to specifically mention supplements and could benefit the industry, a trade organization says.

Pill free sleep supplement, peanut butter protein lead January new product entries

30-Jan-2020 By Danielle Masterson

From a pill-free sleep supplement to a peanut butter protein offering, 2020 kicked off with no shortage of product. Here’s the lowdown on the latest offerings to debut in the nutrition world.

Science backing weight management ingredients promising but not overwhelming, panel participants agree

30-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

There is a plethora of ingredients clamoring for attention in the weight management space and there are studies that support them—as long as you don’t get your hopes too high.

What works in weight management? Find out on Wednesday

27-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

What works in weight management? That’s what a webinar scheduled for Wednesday aims to find out.

From the editor's desk

Sports Nutrition Summit to help separate evidence wheat from chaff

24-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

Sports nutrition is supported by vast troves of research. But the nature of the studies in the field mean careful picking and choosing is necessary to find the best evidence.

Cycling test shows BCAA supplementation improves performance parameters

23-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

A commercially available BCAA supplement improved performance parameters in a nine week placebo-controlled study using a high intensity cycling model.

Researcher hails warrilyu as “truly remarkable,” seeks to bring seed to the forefront

21-Jan-2020 By Danielle Masterson

A team of researchers took to the Australian desert to learn about Indigenous nutrition.

Women-focused brand builds pre workout around Nutrition 21’s nitric oxide booster

21-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

A new stimulant free pre-workout product sold through GNC stores features a nitric oxide booster manufactured by Nutrition 21.

Food allergy supplement gets Shark Tank investment

20-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

A new dietary supplement aimed at food allergy suppression has received an investment as a result of a Shark Tank TV show appearance, which points to the increasing interest in this category of products.

From the editor's desk

Weight management event set for Jan. 29

17-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

Weight management continues to be a category that drives the supplement industry. A webinar on Jan 29 that features a host of expert speakers will examine the latest trends in this category.

NutraCast Podcast: Weight management analysis and trends with Joshua Schall

17-Jan-2020 By Danielle Masterson

It is a new year, and for many that means a new diet. The ever-changing world of nutrition programs, dieting and wellness can be difficult to navigate.

2020 predictions: Staff changes at FDA, CBD, personalization, and the microbiome

15-Jan-2020 By Stephen Daniells

The year is new and a lot of people are getting out their crystal balls. NutraIngredients-USA is no exception, and here are our top big issues that will impact the dietary supplements industry in this new decade.

Sestrin protein offers benefits of exercise without actually working out: Study

14-Jan-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Scientists in Michigan explored the impact of sestrin and their findings suggest that one day it could be used to help reduce muscle decline without the need for exercise.

GNC bets on energy drink promotion to help find new customers

08-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

A leading marketing strategist says GNC is evolving to be a ‘better for you’ convenience store as it tries to cope with changes in the retail world and shifts in consumers’ interest in categories like weight management.

The NutraIngredients-USA Awards are back! Submit your entries!

08-Jan-2020 By Stephen Daniells

The NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2020 have three new categories but the same commitment to honor the best and brightest in ingredients, finished products, companies, people, and initiatives in the dietary supplements industry.

NIU’s Global Round-up: Folic acid fortification coming to the UK? India’s booming sports nutrition market, and more

06-Jan-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Happy New Year! The first week of 2020 was relatively quiet but there was still important news for the nutra- industry around the world: Stay on top of things with our weekly round-up of key news from across the globe.

'A leap forward': ANA proposes definition for Personalized Nutrition

23-Dec-2019 By Stephen Daniells

The recently formed American Nutrition Association has proposed a definition for “personalized nutrition”, which it says Is necessary for the acceptance, utilization, and expansion of the field.

Coalition pushes for ‘low-carb’ diet to be added to 2020 Dietary Guidelines

20-Dec-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

A coalition of doctors, academics, and American consumers called the Low-Carb Action Network (LCAN) is urging US nutrition leaders to include a low-carb diet as part of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA).

Rousselot hopes to lift collagen gummies into mainstream after scalable production discovery

18-Dec-2019 By Oliver Morrison

The firm says its new production process speeds up the gelation process of gummies.

How is AI changing new product development in sports nutrition? Gastrograph AI gives brands a competitive sensory edge

16-Dec-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Functional ingredients are notoriously difficult to work into a great tasting product, making flavor formulation a common pain point for the sports nutrition category. However, artificial intelligence and machine learning platform Gastrograph says it...

Supplier offers test methods specific to its encapsulated ingredients

09-Dec-2019 By Hank Schultz

Encapsulation methods can skew test results if they are not properly accounted for in ingredients and/or finished product testing, a supplier cautions.

Butterfly acquires a majority stake in clean nutrition brand Orgain

02-Dec-2019 By Danielle Masterson

The partnership will reportedly enable Orgain to expand consumer awareness, product innovation and global distribution.

Lawmakers ask IRS to expand health savings accounts to include nutritional supplements

25-Nov-2019 By Danielle Masterson

The bipartisan effort is picking up steam as more senators join the cost-reducing effort.

NIU’s Global Round-up: Antioxidants & telomere length in Brazilian kids, key immunity-boosting probiotic metabolite identified, and more

25-Nov-2019 By Stephen Daniells

What's happened this week around the Nutra-Verse? Stay on top of things with our weekly round-up of key news from across the globe.

Fast growing sports nutrition firm gets $5 million in funding

19-Nov-2019 By Hank Schultz

Sports nutrition company Momentous, co founded by a former professional skateboarder, has garnered $5 million in Series A funding in a round led by venture capital firm FitLab, which focuses on human performance companies.

Editor's Spotlight

More data fueling explosion of personalized nutrition

13-Nov-2019 By Hank Schultz

Additional data will continue to fuel the growth of personalized nutrition, participants in a panel discussion said.

Jim Stoppani: Innovation in Sports Nutrition comes from novel synergies between ingredients

12-Nov-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Novel ingredients in the sports nutrition space come along once a decade, and the real innovation for the category comes from finding new combinations of tried and true ingredients to maximize effects, says Jim Stoppani, PhD, Founder of JYM Supplement...

Editor's Spotlight

Personalized nutrition honing in on cost/benefit analysis for endpoints, data collection, expert says

06-Nov-2019 By Hank Schultz

Personalized nutrition is closing in on actionable endpoints that will help companies cost effectively help consumers take control of their personal health, an expert says.

Gelita: Making the leap from beauty-from-within to sports nutrition

05-Nov-2019

When you hear the word ‘collagen’ the beauty from within category may come to mind. But one company wants to show you that this ingredient is a game changer sports nutrition.

ALANUR survey highlights dietary supplement use in Chile and Peru

31-Oct-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Almost 50% of urban Chileans used supplements during the previous three months, while the numbers are not far behind for Peruvians in three of the main urban centers at 42%, according to surveys from ALANUR.

Blackmores’ full year growth dragged down by sluggish China performance and rising costs

31-Oct-2019 By Tingmin Koe

A lacklustre China performance and rising operating costs have dragged down Blackmores’ full year net profit by 24% to $53m.

Could yeast be a viable alternative to soy and pea protein? ‘It has all the essential amino acids, is readily available and affordable’

29-Oct-2019 By Flora Southey

Israeli start-up FFW is championing yeast as a ‘major protein source’ – offering an alternative to soy and pea protein in the plant-based space, founder Leonardo Marcovitz tells FoodNavigator.

Friesland Campina says new streamlined structure will help customers make better use of company’s dairy-derived ingredients

25-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

Friesland Campina’s revamped operational structure will help better meet the needs of North American customers, an executive said at a recent trade show.

China-based Harbin may buy out struggling GNC

24-Oct-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Earlier this year, the vitamin retailer sought international expansion after striking a strategic partnership deal with China-based Harbin Pharmaceutical Group. Now it appears Harbin (also known as Hayao) may buy the Pittsburgh-based health and wellness...

PURIS unveils new pea starch for sports nutrition, gummy formulations

22-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

Pea protein innovator PURIS has unveiled new carbohydrate ingredients that can function as a gummy binder as well as a constituent in sports nutrition formulations.

Geltor teams up with GELITA to commercialize animal-free ‘biodesigned’ collagen for supplements

17-Oct-2019 By Elaine Watson

Geltor - a San Leandro-based startup producing collagen proteins via microbial fermentation (without animals) – has struck a deal with collagen maker GELITA to commercialize the world’s first animal-free ‘biodesigned’ collagen for dietary supplements...

GNC rolls out personalized vitamin pack subscription service

17-Oct-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Called GNC4U, the new monthly subscription service from GNC is based on recommendations gleamed from individual health needs, lifestyle goals, and DNA analysis.

From the editor's desk

Matching performance to promises holds key to personalized nutrition success

16-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

The personalized nutrition revolution holds huge potential for the dietary supplement industry. But matching promises to performance will be the key to keeping that goose alive until it can deliver the golden eggs.

Personalized nutrition: Who’s driving M&A activity in the category?

15-Oct-2019 By Stephen Daniells

We’re already seeing consolidation in the personalized nutrition space, with Nestlé Health Science and DSM just two of the multinationals putting their money into the category.

Vitamin Shoppe debuts new store concept, integrating technology, personalization

14-Oct-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Vitamin Shoppe recently unveiled a new store concept with the hope to boost sagging revenues by engaging consumers with technology-driven personalization.

Taiyo study supports L-Theanine for cognitive benefits

14-Oct-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Supplements containing L-theanine from tea my boost measures of cognitive function such as verbal fluency and executive function, compared to placebo in healthy adults, suggests a new study from Taiyo.

Insights from Lumina Intelligence

Sports Nutrition – key trends for 2020

14-Oct-2019 By Shane Starling

The mainstreaming of sports nutrition backed by the ever-rising importance of online reviews and ratings and social media validation, are key findings from a 6-pack of sports nutrition sub-sector reports published by Lumina Intelligence.

Trump exec orders will affect guidances from FDA and FTC, expert says

11-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

New Trump Administration executive orders on guidance documents from regulatory agencies likely will affect the dietary supplement industry, an attorney says.