Caffeine

Coffee consumption has limited effects on cognitive function in later life: Meta-analysis

20-Jul-2018 By Cheryl Tay

Coffee consumption has minimal impact on cognitive function in mid- to later life, according to the findings of an international meta-analysis.

CRN updates guidelines on SARMs, caffeine

09-Jul-2018 By Hank Schultz

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has updated two guidelines for members, bringing practices in line with the latest changes in federal regulations. One deals with SARMs, another with high potency forms of caffeine.

Capsaicin, green tea have strong body of science supporting weight management benefits

29-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

According to a meta-analysis conducted by Iranian researchers, supplementation of capsaicin and green tea have strong bodies of science supporting their potential weight management benefits.

News in Brief

Inno-Bev gets US patent on botanical formula for alterness

27-Feb-2018 By Hank Schultz

Israeli company Inno-Bev Ltd., says it has received a US patent on a plant-based alterness formula called WakeUp, which is sold both as a liquid supplement shot and in a separately branded ready to drink beverage.

In a category dominated by fruity flavors, energy shot brand Cafecito stands out

21-Feb-2018 By Adi Menayang

The aroma and flavor of coffee, to many people, is what one associates with energy and waking up. But not everyone wants a full cup of coffee, and even fewer people in the US have the time or equipment to make an espresso.

Ingredient manufacturer AFS gets Non-GMO Project verification for caffeine ingredients

13-Feb-2018 By Adi Menayang

Applied Food Sciences (AFS) announced that its caffeine ingredients have been certified by the Non-GMO Project, allowing finished product brands who want to incorporate organic caffeine into their products “an added layer of trust when they are searching...

Going for a coffee run: Personalising caffeine's performance enhancing qualities

05-Feb-2018 By Will Chu

Are current guidelines on caffeine use in sport optimal for everyone? That's the question two sports nutritionists pose as they argue that genetic variation may well influence caffeine's performance-enhancing effects.

Green tea power? Lowering caffeine may enhance anti-stress properties

28-Sep-2017 By Kacey Culliney

Reducing caffeine in green tea could enhance anti-stress properties and aid sleep as theanine gains more prominence, Japan researchers claim.

Vox Pop: What do you think of nootropics?

20-Jul-2017 By Adi Menayang

What’s the public perception of nootropics? Some are curious, most are suspect, our person-on-the-street interviews reveal.

New study on TeaCrine suggests co-administration with caffeine may help prevent the jitters

19-Jul-2017 By Adi Menayang

Ingesting theacrine with caffeine may help provide mental clarity, focus, and energy without the crash, researchers at the University of Memphis found.

For video gamers, cognitive supplements have an edge over energy drinks

18-Jul-2017 By Adi Menayang

Energy and sports drink companies have heavily invested in marketing towards the video gaming community, a space which the cognitive supplement space may benefit from, according to category experts.

MIT spin-off gets closer to launch of 3D printed supplements

03-Jul-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Multiply Labs, a spin-off company from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is gearing up for the launch of its 3D printed personalized supplements.

Genetic testing can have implications for use of caffeine in sports nutrition

03-Jul-2017 By Hank Schultz

You can’t yet find the next great athlete by doing a genetic test. But you can determine who is most likely to benefit from caffeine, a common sports nutrition ingredient

'Raw' idea forms basis of new superfood supplement

05-Jun-2017 By Hank Schultz

An entrepreneur is taking a page from the food marketing realm with the launch of a supplement line called Rawtrition.

OmniActive expands natural extract capabilities with Indfrag acquisition

11-Jan-2017 By Stephen Daniells

OmniActive Health Technologies Ltd. has acquired an 85% stake with Bangalore-based natural ingredients player Indfrag Ltd.

Researchers examine influence of caffeine supplementation on female athletes

06-Jan-2017 By Adi Menayang

Is caffeine supplementation by female athletes still effective while they’re on the pill? Researchers in New Zealand found that female athletes who regularly take oral contraceptives still experienced increase in eccentric strength and power, both during...

October new product launches: Energy drinks and soothing teas

04-Oct-2016 By Adi Menayang

What's new in dietary supplements this month? A new line of RTD energy drinks by BluePrint, powered by tea ingredients like yerba mate, matcha, and guayusa, as well as a calming tea formulated for tranquility made out of tulsi. Other additions include...

TeaCrine poised to rev up market size post self-affirmed GRAS

24-Aug-2016 By Adi Menayang

Compound Solutions, the company behind nature identical theacrine called TeaCrine, is aiming to make cognitive plus energy products more mainstream.

A new nootropic in town: Limited Labs launches ‘Dragon’

19-Aug-2016 By Adi Menayang

Online brand Limited Lab launches new nootropic supplement “Dragon,” which contains a blend of Kyowa Hakko’s Cognizin citicoline and Compound Solution’s brand-name theacrine Teacrine.

Consumer Reports names ‘15 supplement ingredients to avoid’

28-Jul-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Green tea extract, yohimbe, kava, and caffeine are among 15 ingredients to avoid in dietary supplements, according to Consumer Reports.

PurEnergy + ElevATP combination shows muscle building potential: Study

17-Jun-2016 By Stephen Daniells

A combination of an extended-release caffeine with ancient peat and apple extracts may enhance muscle volume increases after resistance training, says a new study.

Study vets TeaCrine dose, finds positive results on energy, focus and mood

31-May-2016 By Hank Schultz

Compound Solutions continues to build the science backing for its TeaCrine ingredient with the release of a two-part study that showed improved concentration, energy and mood.

CSPI makes second call to FDA for ban of high potency caffeine retail sales

27-Apr-2016 By Hank Schultz

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has called on the Food and Drug Administration to ban the sale of high potency caffeine products to consumers. Despite FDA’s warning letters of last year, the products are still widely for sale, CSPI said.

For sprinting athletes, sodium phosphate fared (slightly) better than caffeine

14-Apr-2016 By Adi Menayang

Caffeine was observed to not improve repeated-sprint performance, while sodium phosphate was noted to only marginally improve repeated-sprint performance.

Quality work on GRAS submission boosts uptake of new tea alkaloid ingredient, company says

25-Mar-2016 By Hank Schultz

Making the investment to hire the right consultant can help smooth the path to market for a new ingredient, said Matt Titlow, CEO of Compound Solutions. Taking this approach has resulted in strong uptake of its new sports nutrition offering branded as...

Theacrine and caffeine combination supplement may impact energy and mood

23-Feb-2016 By Adi Menayang

A randomized, double-blind study on 20 young men and women found that ingesting TheaTrim, a supplement with theacrine and caffeine, favorably impacted subjective feelings of energy and mood.

Study deems tea alkaloid safe and effective for cholesterol reduction

17-Feb-2016 By Adi Menayang

Researchers reviewed the safety and efficacy of TeaCrine—the chemically equivalent bioactive version of theacrine found in coffee and tea—and say the alkaloid is effective for its neuro-energetic effects.

Oat extract may improve cognitive function and memory: Study

07-Jan-2016 By Will Chu

A wild green-oat extract has demonstrated cognitive function improvement in middle-aged adults, who exhibited increased speed of performance and episodic memory in a clinical study.

NeuroGum raises more than $10,000 in two days to take on the energy & cognition categories

16-Sep-2015 By Elizabeth Crawford

If Indigogo investors’ overwhelming interest in the upcoming launch of NeuroGum is any indication, the self-proclaimed focus-boosting gum could be a formidable competitor in the cognitive and energy food and beverage categories.

Wake Up and Smell the Pure Powdered Caffeine

09-Sep-2015 By Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

Once again the dietary supplement industry finds itself having to make tough decisions. Today the issue is pure powdered caffeine being sold directly to consumers. And the options are a lot more momentous than merely “would you like cream and sugar with...

FDA sends warning letters to five marketers of bulk powdered caffeine

02-Sep-2015 By Hank Schultz

The Food and Drug Administration has taken another step in its war on powdered caffeine. The controversial ingredient linked to a pair of deaths was the subject of a slew of new FDA warning letters to companies selling the substance to consumers.

Energy drink launches based on branded ingredient message

06-Jul-2015 By Hank Schultz

A new energy drink product has launched based on the science behind two branded ingredients, Cognizin citicoline from Kyowa Hakko, and PurEnergy, a caffeine/pterostilbine crystalline combination manufactured by ChromaDex.

Jolt Energy Gum relaunches as category experiences sales resurgence

08-Jun-2015 By Elizabeth Crawford

Sales of chewing gum are climbing again after several years of stagnation, likely due to evolving tastes and eating patterns, in addition to new product launches, according to IRI Worldwide.

Naturex makes play for natural sports nutrition consumer

29-May-2015 By Niamh Michail

Boosted by botanicals, Naturex's WinDrink range targets a new breed of consumer who is interested in sports nutrition but wary of complex, synthetic ingredients.

Taiyo carves out niche in natural caffeine market with slow-release whole green coffee bean ingredient

20-Apr-2015 By Hank Schultz

It’s been 10 years and more since ephedra was taken off the market and in that time the importance of caffeine as an energy and thermogenic ingredient has grown significantly. Suppliers are competing to offer forms the compound that offer interesting...

CRN discourages members from selling bulk powdered caffeine direct to consumers

26-Mar-2015 By Hank Schultz

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has announced a policy that discourages its members from selling bulk powdered caffeine to consumers. The use of the ingredient has been implicated in the deaths of two young men.

UNPA, AHPA move to ban sale of powdered caffeine among members

25-Mar-2015 By Hank Schultz

Trade organizations representing dietary supplement manufacturers have called on their members to cease the sale of bulk powdered caffeine, an ingredient that has been associated with at least two deaths.

NPA’s Fabricant on caffeine: 'We don’t want to get into a position where Senators are using a court of public opinion to regulate the industry'

29-Jan-2015 By Stephen Daniells

Science and an evaluation of risk must inform any regulatory decision on powdered pure caffeine products and not Senators usurping the law, says the Natural Products Association’s Dr Daniel Fabricant.

Senators urge FDA to ban retail sale, marketing of pure caffeine

28-Jan-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

A group of six Democratic senators have written to FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg to urge the Agency to ban the sale and marketing of pure caffeine, a move that has received support from the industry.

Body Glove Surge beats 5 Hour Energy for cycling power output and response times: Study

20-Jan-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

An ‘all-natural’ caffeine supplement improved cycling power output and auditory response times more than a supplement containing a combination of caffeine, taurine, and niacin, according to a small study with 13 participants.

Studies raise questions over sugar, caffeine, and children's intake of energy drinks

18-Dec-2014 By Nathan Gray

Two new studies have suggested that many children and adolescents consuming energy drinks get too much caffeine, while suggesting the level of sugar and caffeinated drinks can lead to different metabolic effects.

CSPI asks FDA to ban powdered caffeine sold as a dietary supplement

15-Dec-2014 By Hank Schultz

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has sent a petition to federal regulators seeking the ban of pure, powdered caffeine that is packaged and sold as a dietary supplement. Because of the product’s extreme potency, the possibility of accidental...

Dispatches from Hi Europe

‘Artificial’ caffeine is becoming a blacklisted ingredient: Mintel

08-Dec-2014 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

With changes to labelling laws and a ban on sales to under 18s in Lithuania, ‘artificial’ caffeine is fast becoming one of the top ingredients in the health firing line, according to one analyst.

Based on benefits of D-ribose, new RTD tea line intends to break into energy sector

11-Nov-2014 By Hank Schultz

John Gagliardi let his experience as a college and professional lacrosse player guide his choices when it came to formulating his new energy beverage company. Called Titan Tea, the product line is based on black tea and D-ribose as primary ingredients.