Vitamins & premixes

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.

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.

Study highlights importance of iron in adolescent athletes

04-Oct-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Optimal nutrition is fundamental for enhancing training, recovery and performance in athletes. A new study on iron intake and athletic performance in adolescent athletes underscores the importance of iron intake and the need for more research.

Food fortification drives up customized premixes market

03-Oct-2019 By Danielle Masterson

The customized premixes market is expected to skyrocket, thanks to health-conscious consumers who like the cost-effective and efficient solution for sourcing and fortification of nutrients.

CRN takes issue with how Pew reported adverse event finding in recent supplement survey

02-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

A new Pew survey on dietary supplements found that 1 in 8 consumers said they or a family member had experienced an adverse event, a finding which has been criticized as a faulty statistic.

Supplement survey underscores key trends, need for consumer education

01-Oct-2019 By Danielle Masterson

The Trust Transparency Center (TTC) released their findings from the 2nd Annual National Supplement Consumer Survey on Emerging Ingredient Categories.

Dietary supplement use more popular than ever: CRN study

30-Sep-2019 By Danielle Masterson

The widespread use of dietary supplements among adults of all ages is on the rise.

Physicians receive inadequate nutrition education, study calls for policy changes

27-Sep-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Poor diet is the leading risk factor for early death worldwide. Yet nutrition is insufficiently incorporated into medical education, according to a new report from the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC).

Female athletic consumers: An untapped opportunity in sports nutrition

27-Sep-2019 By Stephen Daniells

The dietary supplements industry is missing the opportunity of developing a brand focused on female athletic consumers that is supported by science and speaks with the voice that female athletes want to hear, say experts.

Designs For Health launches health aging product based on annatto derivative

24-Sep-2019 By Hank Schultz

Practitioner channel specialist Designs For Health has launched what it believes will be a strong contender in the healthy aging category with Annatto-GG, which is an offshoot of natural vitamin E manufacture.

Webinar: White Spaces and Influencers: Winning in a crowded sports nutrition marketplace

23-Sep-2019 By Stephen Daniells

There is still time to register for this week's NutraIngredients-USA Sports Nutrition Webinar, which will feature experts from BodyBuilding.com, Nutrabolt, Vitargo, and Lumina Intelligence.

Rocket fuel: Million-dollar maths tools will help NASA keep space food vitamin-rich

20-Sep-2019 By Nathan Gray

A ground-breaking new mathematical model will help NASA to predict vitamin degradation in spaceflight food, ensuring astronauts remain fuelled on nutrient-rich diets, say researchers.

FDA data: Dietary supplement recalls relatively infrequent

11-Sep-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Less than 2% of over 800 recalls initiated in 2019 involved dietary supplement products, says a new report from AHPA that supports “overall safety of the dietary supplements”.

Walgreens helps Vitamin Angels reach over 200 million women and children

11-Sep-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Vitamin Angels and Walgreens have announced they have reached a new milestone in their partnership to improve child and maternal health.

Choline must be integrated into the prenatal supplement regimen, says expert review

11-Sep-2019 By Stephen Daniells

The importance of choline during the first 1,000 days after conception is increasingly understood by the medical community, and dietary supplement manufacturers are “beginning to recognize the potential that choline offers” says an industry expert.

Vitamin Shoppe gets competing bid

10-Sep-2019 By Danielle Masterson

A new player has entered into Vitamin Shoppe negotiations.

Vitamin E study reveals 'remarkable' new insight

09-Sep-2019 By Nikki Hancocks

New insight published today shows that even though vitamin E is fat soluble you don't have to consume fat with it to enable absorption as it will sit in the intestinal cell and wait for the next meal to come along.

Enough data backs benefits of timed nutrient delivery to support call for more research, study finds

06-Sep-2019 By Hank Schultz

Specific timing of nutrient delivery can have sports nutrition benefits, but the research is very much still in its infancy and as yet does not support much in the way of definitive recommendations, according to a new review.

NOW acquires specialty vitamin manufacturer SuperNutrition

03-Sep-2019 By Hank Schultz

Dietary supplement manufacturer NOW has expanded its reach in the specialty multivitamin category by purchasing SuperNutrition, the company announced today.

New meta-analysis links Vitamin D supplements to lower cancer death risk

19-Aug-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Vitamin D supplementation is associated with a 16% lower risk of death from cancer, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

News in brief

FDA provides industry guidance for nutrient conversion units on nutrition, supplement facts labels

19-Aug-2019 By Stephen Daniells

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued guidance for industry on how to convert the previous units of measure for folate, niacin, vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin E to the new units required on the updated Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts...

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.

Innophos takes sales hit as it exits low margin nutrition trading business

13-Aug-2019 By Hank Schultz

Innophos has taken an earnings hit while it continues its transition into a major player in the food and dietary supplement ingredients markets.

Nature’s Way leads $6 million Series A round for personalized nutrition company Baze

13-Aug-2019 By Adi Menayang

Legacy supplement brand Nature’s Way is betting on the personalized nutrition space with an investment in Baze, a personalized nutrition start-up.

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Chronological vs biological’: Chromadex aims to use personalised nutrition as means to revolutionise ageing

13-Aug-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Personalised nutrition and other specific therapeutic functions with a focus on changing the concept of ageing are the way forward for ChromaDex’s flagship nicotinamide riboside (NR) supplement, said the firm.

NIU’s Global Round-up: Astaxanthin from Indonesia, Niagen gets EU Novels Food approval, and more

12-Aug-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.

Nicotinamide riboside ruled safe as vit B3 source

09-Aug-2019 By Will Chu

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) confirms nicotinamide riboside (NR) chloride’s safety in its latest scientific opinion, additionally vouching for this Novel Food’s (NF) profile as a reliable niacin (vitamin B3) source.

Supplement sales help Clorox tread water, but probiotics still lag behind

08-Aug-2019 By Hank Schultz

The Clorox Company is yet another CPG giant that has found a salve for sore earnings in the nutritional products sector. Recent investments in the dietary supplment category provided bright spots in an otherwise flaccid year end report.

Australian firm to launch in US with proprietary probiotics, patented delivery system for dietary ingredients

06-Aug-2019 By Hank Schultz

Medlab Clinical Ltd, an Australian firm with proprietary probiotic strains and a delivery technology for vitamins and other dietary ingredients has announced plans to launch in the US market with a partner.

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.

Herbalife’s stock plunges as China review continues to dampen sales, hurts full year outlook

05-Aug-2019 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife’s share price plunged after the company reported disappointing second quarter earnings and reduced its future outlook that foresees sales possibly falling for the full year results.

Study links higher vitamin A intake to lower risk of skin cancer

05-Aug-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

According to researchers from Brown University, people whose diets included higher levels of vitamin A had a 17% reduction in getting skin cancer (Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma).

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.

Danish Food Agency increases iodine in salt to combat rising deficiency

02-Aug-2019 By Will Chu

The Danish Food Agency is to increase the amount of iodine in salt in a move that looks to address a deficiency in pregnant and breastfeeding women as well as in the country’s general population.

Study finds key role for vitamin K2 in forestalling development of aneurysms

29-Jul-2019 By Hank Schultz

A new review paper posultates a mechanism for the development of blood vessel aneurysms, and identifies a role for Vitamin K2 is preventing their occurrence.

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Adapting to Asia’s ageing societies: Why Boosting NAD+ is crucial for anti-ageing and cognitive gains

24-Jul-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Supplementing NAD+ levels in our body provides anti-ageing and cognitive benefits, and could be a key strategy for alleviating the economic and social impact of Asia’s rapidly ageing societies.

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.

Zoetis expands animal nutrition business with acquisition of Platinum Performance

22-Jul-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Animal health company Zoetis has entered into an agreement to acquire Platinum Performance, a privately-held animal nutrition company, which sells wellness supplements for horses, dogs, and cats.

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:

‘Setting new standards’ DSM China extends summer shut down at vitamin C site for additional upgrades

18-Jul-2019 By Guan Yu Lim

DSM will extend the annual summer shut down period at its Jiangshan vitamin C site in China so further upgrades to the facility can be carried out.

Persona Nutrition’s Vitamin Angels partnership aids more than 300,000 children

16-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

Persona, a personalized nutrition subscription company, partnered with nonprofit Vitamin Angels last year. To date, the partnership has provided more than 300,000 malnourished children with vitamin A, the company announced.

Researchers study novel, cost-effective way of quantifying four vitamin B12 bioactives

15-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

Researchers from global testing firm Eurofins and lab equipment company MilliporeSigma test a “simpler, less time-consuming, and more economical” method of quality control and determination of four bioactive types of vitamin B12.

Prinova signs on as exclusive US distributor of brain health ingredients by SLS Nutraceuticals

12-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

Prinova, an Illinois-based manufacturer and ingredient supplier, has entered into an agreement with Singapore-based SLS Nutraceuticals Pte. Ltd. to distribute the latter’s patent-pending portfolio of cognitive health ingredient blends.

Study supports long-term safety of ChromaDex’s Niagen ingredient

10-Jul-2019 By Stephen Daniells

The largest trial to date assessing the safety and efficacy of ChromaDex’s Tru Niagen (nicotinamide riboside - NR) will help guide the “next generation of trials to promote wellness”, said the company.

Pharmavite review supports choline, DHA role in infant brain and eye health

10-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

Insufficient intakes of choline and the omega-3 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may have lifelong deleterious impacts on maternal and infant health, according to a paper by researchers from Pharmavite LLC, the company behind Nature’s Made supplements.

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.

B vitamin supplementation eases metabolic syndrome symptoms in adults: Japan RCT

09-Jul-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Supplementation with B vitamins (among others) can lower plasma homocysteine levels in those with some form of metabolic syndrome, according to an RCT conducted in an adult Japanese population.

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.’