Nutrition

Dynamic duo of vitamin E and omega-3 reduces cardiovascular injury caused by pollution

31-May-2017 By Gary Scattergood

Supplementation with vitamin E and omega-3 proved to provide a potent combination against air pollution-induced cardiovascular injuries in rats.

Potato extract shows satiety benefits for healthy women: Slendesta data

31-May-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Consumption of a Kemin’s Slendesta potato protease inhibitor II one hour before breakfast may lower hunger and the desire to eat, says a new study by scientists from Kemin and Herbalife International of America.

Functional food bar launches with Niagen nicotinamide riboside

31-May-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Barology’s Live Younger bar is the first launch of Niagen nicotinamide riboside (NR) into the functional food space, and offers consumers a new way to help boost cellular metabolism and cellular energy production, said ChromaDex.

May New Product Launches: Energy for the body and brain

30-May-2017 By Adi Menayang

What came out this spring? We have several supplements for brain health, sports nutrition, sexual vitality, and non-drug allergy relief tablets made of quercetin, vitamin D3, and perilla extract.

ACI FOOD LAW FORUM: GMO labeling blues, Nutrition Facts delays, daily values and de-fortification, and will the FDA ever nail down natural?

26-May-2017 By Elaine Watson

Will the July 2018 deadline for compliance with the new Nutrition Facts panel stand? Will federal GMO labeling regulations stop GMO-related lawsuits? And will the FDA nail down ‘natural’ anytime soon? FoodNavigator-USA headed to the American Conference...

BI launches new sweet potato-derived fiber ingredient

22-May-2017 By Adi Menayang

Ingredient company BI Nutraceuticals has launched a new sweet potato powder designed for adding fiber to baby foods, beverages, and snacks.

Dad’s vitamin D has impact on childhood growth and obesity risk

22-May-2017 By Nathan Gray

Pre-conception vitamin D intake is associated with height and weight of children at age five, according to new data.

Vitamins may have larger role in halting brain decline: Review

19-May-2017 By Will Chu

The role for folate and related B vitamins in slowing down the decline in brain function is very much underestimated as is their role in age-related depression, a review claims.

US consumers ‘sorely lack’ nutritional literacy, according to IFIC survey

18-May-2017 By Adi Menayang

A majority of consumers, 78%, said that they encounter a lot of conflicting information about what to eat and avoid, according to a new survey by the International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC).

Holistic approach that downplays RCTs best path to optimal nutrition, paper says

16-May-2017 By Hank Schultz

A holistic approach to optimal nutrition that would include other research modes beyond RCTs will be the best way to get a handle on the modern plague of obesity, authors of a recent paper concluded.

Not Just for Sports: Burt’s Bees’ launch of protein powder reflects category’s diversification

16-May-2017 By Adi Menayang

Burt’s Bees is well known for its ubiquitous line of personal care products, from lip balm to hand lotion. It has now forayed into the dietary supplement space with plant protein powder.

Probiotic proliferation: Australian and New Zealand consumers increasingly open to new health benefits

16-May-2017 By Cheryl Tay

Australian and New Zealand probiotic product launches have rocketed by 200% in the past three years, with immunity claims becoming widely accepted by consumers alongside traditional gut health benefits.

VITAFOODS 2017

Sports nutrition scoring in the mainstream: The latest trends driving the sector’s growth

15-May-2017 By Gary Scattergood

The blurring of boundaries between sports nutrition and mainstream food and beverages is fuelling the sector’s growth, alongside new product development (NPD) tackling consumer needs according to their age, gender and lifestyle.

Former First Lady Obama criticizes efforts to delay Nutrition Facts changes as insulting to consumers

15-May-2017 By Elizabeth Crawford

Requests to delay the implementation of the updated Nutrition Facts panel, which includes a line to indicate added sugar and makes calories more visible, and a last-minute delay of menu labeling regulations are insulting to consumers, suggests Former...

Bergstrom wants to take lead in setting record straight on MSM

12-May-2017 By Hank Schultz

Careful and consistent work on claims substantiation and a commitment to transparency has helped make Bergstrom a leader in the developing field of MSM, a company executive said recently.

Functional foods have role in reversing 'thin outside, fat inside' phenomenon, paper's authors conclude

12-May-2017 By Hank Schultz

Functional foods could have a key role to play in combating the global rise of the phenomenon of sarcopenic obesity, according to a published report of the proceedings of a recent scientific convention.

Sports Nutrition Special Edition

Vox Pop: 'Protein, and that's pretty much it actually'

11-May-2017 By Adi Menayang

Sports nutrition is a booming industry, with Euromonitor estimating a value of $7.4bn in the US. When we went to the streets and asked a few gym-goers what they buy, to no surprise, it was all protein.

Balchem cites problems with study linking choline to clots

11-May-2017 By Hank Schultz

A recent study linking choline with the risk of developing clots is flawed and should not detract from the decades of positive research on the ingredient, a supplier says.

Dispatches from Experimental Biology 2017

Study supports heart health benefits of mushroom powders

11-May-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Adding Portobello or shiitake powder to a high-fat diet may protect arteries from the detrimental effects of a high fat diet, according to findings presented at the recent Experimental Biology 2017 event.

Winners revealed: Find out who won out at the NutraIngredients Awards 2017!

11-May-2017 By Nathan Gray

Leading members of the functional food, supplements, and healthy nutrition industry gathered in Geneva this week to celebrate huge successes ... and find out who won out in the battle to become a winner at the NutraIngredients Awards 2017.

Study sheds 'new light' on role of omega-3 in type 1 diabetes protection

10-May-2017 By David Anderson

“New light” has been shed on the role of fatty acids and milk feeding in helping protect against type 1 diabetes and further testing could help prove that nutritional intervention can help prevent a disease which impacts millions across the world.

NPA advocates use of WIC funds to cover multivitamins

09-May-2017 By Hank Schultz

The Natural Products Association has sent letters to Congress supporting the use of federal nutrition funds to allow families to purchase multivitamins.

Special Edition: Sports Nutrition

What’s driving US sports nutrition in 2017? Blurring categories, casual users, and Instagram

04-May-2017 By Adi Menayang

The US sports nutrition market in 2016 posted a value growth of 12%, according to market analytics firm Euromonitor, dubbing it as ‘another good year for the category.’

Phoenix Formulations joins UNPA as an Executive Member

02-May-2017

Phoenix Formulations, a custom contract manufacturer of dietary and nutritional supplements, has joined the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) as an Executive Member.

Elite Lifestyle Cuisine launches ‘Forever Juice’ powder supplement line

27-Apr-2017 By Adi Menayang

Former bodybuilder-turned-chef Carlo Filippone launched a prepared meal company back in 2013, geared to help consumers eat healthier. But his observation of consumer dietary behavior led him to believe nutritional supplementation was necessary.

Ingredion clinical trial shows blood sugar lowering potential of Versafibe ingredient

26-Apr-2017 By Adi Menayang

Researchers baked cookies using Versafibe 1490, a branded resistant starch by Ingredion, and another batch without it. Then they had 28 healthy participants eat either one cookie to compare Versafibe’s effect on postprandial blood glucose levels, and...

Grape seed extract may protect gut from inflammation: Study

25-Apr-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Proanthocyanidin-rich grape seed extracts may protect the intestines from the deleterious effects of a high-fat/high-carbohydrate diet, according to data from a rat study.

The potential of a delay to Nutrition Facts label changes should not slow compliance efforts

25-Apr-2017 By Elizabeth Crawford

Assuming FDA does not delay the deadline for the new Nutrition Fact label as requested by industry, then large companies have slightly more than a year left to overcome challenges associated with added sugar, the new definition of dietary fiber, changes...

Protein power: Consumers in emerging Asian markets increasingly understand the benefits

25-Apr-2017 By Millette Burgos

Consumer understanding of the nutritional benefits of protein is soaring in Asia, according to research from NZMP, the ingredients brand of New Zealand-based dairy manufacturer Fonterra.

CVS to institute new testing requirements for dietary supplements

24-Apr-2017 By Hank Schultz

As part of a corporate makeover, CVS Pharmacy says it intends to institute new standards for the dietary supplements it sells that will include specific testing requirements.

Dispatches from Experimental Biology 2017

Study unlocks how genes may affect dietary preferences

24-Apr-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Genes involved in behavioral and psychological traits appear to drive a significant part of someone’s food preferences and dietary habits, says a new study from Spain.

Nutriati’s chickpea protein is white, odorless, and neutral-tasting

Chickpea protein in the spotlight as high-profile investors pump $8m into Nutriati

21-Apr-2017 By Elaine Watson

Commercial quantities of highly functional, neutral-tasting chickpea protein concentrates and a high-protein chickpea ‘flour’ will be available by the end of the year, says Richmond-based Nutriati, which has just closed an $8m financing round to help...

Medical food marketer taken to task over IND filings on studies

20-Apr-2017 By Hank Schultz

Targeted Medical Pharma, a company marketing medical foods for pain management, has been hit with an FDA warning letter that illustrates the complexities of this product category and the studies done to support the products.

Delivery Formats: Will consumers sip their supplements?

18-Apr-2017 By Adi Menayang

At this year’s Natural Products Expo West, Trace Minerals Research launched a line of supplement straws. The company isn’t the first to play with this concept, but it certainly is one of very few. So what’s the appeal of dipping one’s toes into these...

Healthy Skoop aims to ride plant based trend

17-Apr-2017 By Hank Schultz

Healthy Skoop, a Boulder-based nutritional product company, is capitalizing on the plant-based nutrition trend with new product launches and an expanded retail footprint.

Systematic Review: Rose hips ‘underutilized’ in nutrition says new study

14-Apr-2017 By Adi Menayang

The ubiquitous rose hip plant easily grows in North America, and one researcher advocates increasing its inclusion in the human diet beyond just pies, jellies, and jams.

Seaweed micro-encapsulations target sports nutrition and smoothie markets

13-Apr-2017 By David Anderson

A new micro-encapsulated seaweed ingredient will ‘open up a whole new avenue’ for Seaweed & Co as it targets smoothies and the sports nutrition market.

April New Product Launches: More for plants sports, and men’s beauty-from-within

13-Apr-2017 By Adi Menayang

From lentil protein to 'superfood' fruit and vegetable blends, here's a glimpse of finished product trends.

ADM introduces DHA-rich algal oil for supplements and fortified foods

10-Apr-2017

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has expanded its Onavita product line with a new DHA algal oil, produced from a high-quality, reliable US algae supply.

Omega-3 supplements may provide long-term diabetic benefits

10-Apr-2017 By Will Chu

Omega-3 fatty acid supplements may benefit those with autoimmune conditions, as research describes the fish oil’s ability to reduce inflammation typical of type 1 diabetes.

What’s happening with Health Canada’s proposed NHP changes?

06-Apr-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Health Canada has published its “What we heard” report, which shows differences in opinion between industry on one hand and consumers and healthcare professionals on the other.

Combined with omega-3 oil, microencapsulated probiotic has higher survival rate, says study

06-Apr-2017 By Adi Menayang

When a probiotic is co-encapsulated with omega-3-rich tuna oil, not only do the bacteria adhere better on the intestinal wall, but more chemically intact omega-3 fatty acids are released from the oil, researchers in Australia discovered from an in vitro...

Study highlights potential blood sugar management activity of elderberry extracts

03-Apr-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Polyphenolic extracts from elderberry (Sambucus nigra) may increase the uptake of glucose and free fatty acids by muscles and help with blood glucose management, says a new study from Norway.