Digestive System

Deerland granted use patent for PreforPro bacteriophage

10-Nov-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Georgia-based Deerland Enzymes & Probiotics has received a notice of allowance for its US patent application directed to prebiotic compositions comprising bacteriophages, namely Deerland’s branded prebiotic, PreforPro.

The Vitamin Shoppe expands probiotic ProBioCare line, adds products with DUOCAP technology

07-Sep-2017 By Adi Menayang

Supplement retailer The Vitamin Shoppe is expanding its store-brand ProBioCare line with six new probiotics that feature DUOCAP technology, which seals two supplements in one pill.

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.

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.

Probiotics increase iron absorption from fortified drink by 50%: Study

20-Oct-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Probiotics may help increase iron absorption from iron-fortified foods, say Swedish researchers. 

Modifying microbial fermentation conditions can improve probiotic survival

01-Jul-2013 By Nathan Gray

Small variations in the growth conditions of probiotics may have a major effect on their survival and robustness, according to new research.

New probiotics hang hat on 'synergistic' formulas, DRcaps delivery technology

01-Jul-2013 By Hank Schultz

IQBiotix, an American offshoot of a company with roots in the UK and Dubai, has launched a line of probiotic products in the US that feature both DRCaps technology and synergistic formulations.

Common dietary fibres may alter gut bacteria composition: Study

28-Jun-2012 By Nathan Gray

Consumption of common dietary fibres may promote beneficial shifts in gut bacteria that may lead to better intestinal health, suggesting the fibres may have prebiotic applications, say researchers.

Global upswing for probiotic and prebiotic food and beverages

29-Mar-2010 By Mike Stones

World sales of probiotic and prebiotic foods and beverages climbed 12.5 per cent to reach about $15.4bn in 2008 compared with the year before, according to research group Packaged Facts.

DSM’s fat emulsion appetite-suppressing power pinpointed

22-Sep-2009 By Stephen Daniells

The appetite-suppressing activity of Fabuless, DSM’s fat emulsion, may be due to slowing transit through the intestine, says a new study.

Ganeden and Heartland take probiotics into sweeteners

09-Mar-2009 By staff reporter

Heartland Sweeteners is looking to make table top sweeteners a vehicle for probiotics, partnering up with Ganeden Biotech to use its patented strain in products.

Early promise for almond’s prebiotic potential

26-Nov-2008 By Stephen Daniells

Preliminary reports of a prebiotic potential of almonds are promising and intriguing, and impending human trials may reveal if the benefits can be translated from the lab to the layperson.

Cysteine gum may reduce tobacco, alcohol cancer risk

23-May-2006 By Jess Halliday

A chewing gum with the amino acid cysteine aimed at reducing the
risk of alcohol and tobacco smoking related cancers is expected to
launch to market this year, following extensive research at the
University of Helskinki.

Nutraceutix rises to GNC probiotic challenge

03-Jun-2005

Supplement retailer GNC has reformulated its Natural Brand
acidophilus products, taking advantage of Nutraceutix's technology
and processes to give the live organisms a better chance of
surviving the long and perilous journey...

BioGaia probiotic cuts sick days

07-Oct-2004

A daily probiotic supplement reduced the number of sick days caused
by gastrointestinal illnesses or colds by almost 70 per cent,
according to a new study done by Swedish firm BioGaia.