Probiotic

Clear Probiotics launches synbiotic to avert herpes outbreak

20-Jul-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Clear Probiotics recently debuted a probiotic and prebiotic formula that aims to prevent lip outbreaks and alleviate associated issues.

2020 NutraIngredients-USA Product of the Year Winners

20-Jul-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Last year the NutraIngredients-USA awards were celebrated in-person in historic New Orleans, Louisiana. This year, the pandemic threw the world a curveball, resulting in an awards ceremony held virtually. However, the enthusiasm and success of the natural...

Lumina Intelligence report finds potential to extend 1000-day probiotic product range

15-Jul-2020 By Will Chu

There is great potential to extend and blend the first 1000 days of nutrition with products for young children that target the same health conditions like eczema, gut health and immunity.

Prebiotic and probiotic interventions may ease depression in adults

07-Jul-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Millions of people suffer from depression across the globe. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 adults in the United States experience mental illness each year. The most common treatment methods for depression are antidepressant...

Novozymes acquires PrecisionBiotics

26-Jun-2020 By Jim Cornall

Danish-headquartered Novozymes has acquired PrecisionBiotics Group Limited for €80m ($m89.7).

Non-dairy fermented beverages show promise as probiotic and prebiotic carriers: Review

09-Jun-2020 By Will Chu

Legumes, cereals, pseudocereals, fruits, and vegetables show much promise as transport mediums for probiotics, prebiotics, and bioactive compounds to the gut at concentrations that prove beneficial, says researchers.

Probiotics developers push boundaries of product categories

04-Jun-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Probiotic supplements are widely promoted as a general way to support gut microbiome and promote health, but what about condition-specific probiotics?

NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2020: And the finalists are…

19-May-2020 By Stephen Daniells

NutraIngredients-USA is pleased to announce the finalists for the NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2020... the winners will be announced during a live broadcast on NutraIngredients-USA.com in July.

Lumina report: Health claims boost online engagement

30-Apr-2020 By Danielle Masterson

The insights service recently released data that suggests there is a relationship between product health claims and online reviews.

Industry-funded study finds probiotic blend efficacy for weight loss

15-Apr-2020 By Will Chu

Supplementation with Lab4P, a probiotic blend of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria for at least six months, appears to contribute to a significant reduction in weight, according to UK-based scientists.

Editor's Spotlight

Microbial minefield? Functional formulation with prebiotics and probiotics

28-Feb-2020 By Nathan Gray

Interest in the use of probiotics and prebiotics as ingredients in food continues to grow, as consumers and industry look for microbiome-friendly foods. But just how doe these ingredients impact food development and, in particular, the texture of foods?

Carbiotix takes gut microbiome testing mainstream

14-Feb-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Carbiotix CEO Kristofer Cook tells NutraIngredients-USA that the future of gut health lie in personalization.

NutraCast Podcast: Daily Nouri's one-of-a-kind delivery system with Caroline Beckman

14-Feb-2020 By Danielle Masterson

On this episode of the NutraCast, Caroline Beckman joins us to share her journey in probiotics and how she empowers consumers to take a proactive approach to their gut health.

UAS Labs licenses impactful infant-safe L. plantarum probiotic strain

03-Feb-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Wisconsin-based UAS Laboratories has finalized a partnership with Lottus, LLC and Dr Pinaki Panigrahi, MD, PhD, a world-renowned pediatric infectious disease expert for the Lactobacillus plantarum PPLP-217 strain.

Social interactions may shape the microbial community of the human gut: Study

30-Jan-2020 By Danielle Masterson

A peak inside the gut could be a significant predictor of personality traits

Consumers urged to question online probiotic health-benefit claims

17-Jan-2020 By Will Chu

Researchers are calling for improvements to the quality of online probiotic information after a study finds websites using unreliable sources and health claims unsupported by strong scientific proof.

Startup Spotlight

Nespresso-style gut health: Bioengineer creates personalised probiotic yoghurt machine

06-Jan-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

A Swedish startup is on a mission to make yoghurt truly good for the gut with a kitchen counter machine that makes personalised probiotic and prebiotic filled yogurts, the founder tells NutraIngredients ahead of her debut as a Probiota Pioneer next month.

Probiotics for sports performance and recovery: ISSN outlines position in new paper

24-Dec-2019 By Stephen Daniells

The science is still developing, but data does support a role for probiotics for athletes, according to a new position paper by the International Society for Sports Nutrition (ISSN).

News in brief

Kaneka gets GRAS status on baby probiotic

18-Dec-2019 By Hank Schultz

Kaneka has announced self affirmed GRAS status on its Baby Colic probiotic dietary supplement meant to ease babies through gut discomfort episodes.

Probiotics alleviate alcoholic liver injury: Study

11-Dec-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Scientists gave mice alcohol and found that probiotics can effectively attenuate alcoholic liver injury.

Piglets, probiotics and prebiotics: Study finds gender disparity in immunological function

11-Dec-2019 By Danielle Masterson

A new study looking at the effectiveness of dietary supplements on the immune system found that prebiotics and probiotics may need to be targeted according to sex to achieve optimum health benefits.

Probiotic from pickled cabbage improves aerobic endurance in non-athletes: Taiwan study

10-Dec-2019 By Guan Yu Lim

A probiotic isolated from Taiwanese pickled cabbage, Lactobacillus plantarum TWK10 (TWK10), has been demonstrated to improve exercise performance and fatigue-associated features in non-athletes.

Editor's Spotlight

Could probiotics help save the bees … and global food systems?

06-Dec-2019 By Nathan Gray

A ‘BioPatty’ containing probiotics could help boost the immune systems of honey bees, so protecting colonies from collapse and maintaining their valuable role as pollinators of crops globally, new research suggests.

Atmo Biosciences, Seed Health study impact of probiotics with ingestible gas sensor

22-Nov-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Seed Health is harnessing the huge potential of the probiotics industry by taking an unprecedented look at the inner workings of the human gut microbiome.

True Health Initiative, a global coalition of health experts, partners with Prebiotin

20-Nov-2019 By Danielle Masterson

The initiative adds the prebiotic fiber brand to its portfolio of companies who support responsible research, development and marketing.

Probi-backed trial identifies probiotic blend’s link to reduced bone loss in women

05-Nov-2019 By Will Chu

A Probi-funded study highlights the link between the use of probiotics and reduced bone loss in post-menopausal women.

NIU’s Global Round-up: Probiotics research booming in Asia, efficient & sustainable calanus harvesting, and more

28-Oct-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.

Bill Gates: ‘Probiotics key to solving malnutrition’

08-Oct-2019 By Will Chu

Probiotics could be key in addressing malnutrition, according to Bill Gates, who calls the nutritional imbalances affecting around 200 million children under five ‘the greatest health inequity in the world.’

GanedenBC30 reduces GI and URTI symptoms in children: study

26-Sep-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6068 (GanedenBC30) may improve gastrointestinal symptoms (GI) and upper respiratory tract infection symptoms (URTI) in children, according to a new study published in the journal Food Research International.

Mimicking mother’s milk: Morinaga Milk Industry to focus on probiotic applications in infant formula

01-Aug-2019 By Guan Yu Lim

Japanese dairy giant Morinaga Milk Industry, a probiotic strains supplier, has plans in the upcoming year around to expand the application of its functional proprietary probiotic strain into infant formula, to aid with gut health and immune protection.

Bulletproof 360 enters microbiome modulation space with prebiotic launch

18-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

Seattle-based Bulletproof 360 made a name for itself in the nutrition space with MCT-infused coffee. It has since established an empire of functional food, beverage and supplement products. Its latest launch is a prebiotic powder called InnerFuel.

No progress made in push for FDA to drop requirement of labeling probiotics by weight in metric units

31-May-2019 By Adi Menayang

Frustration filled the air at the Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit earlier this month when it became apparent that no progress has been made in the industry’s push for FDA to drop weight requirements on probiotic product labels.

May new product launches: Stress relief and better sleep, probiotics for baby, sugar-free collagen candy, and more

28-May-2019 By Adi Menayang

From a probiotic supplement to help babies build up their immune system to a new line of keto shakes by a familiar nutrition company, here are the latest product launches in the nutrition space:

Danone opens access to collection of 1,800 strains

08-May-2019 By Jim Cornall

A hundred years after creating its first yogurt, Danone has announced it will open its collection of 1,800 strains for research purposes.

April new product launches: Synbiotic supplement for skin, chewable multis, and more

05-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

This time of year tends to get a plethora of product launches as brands time their announcements around the Natural Products Expo West show. This year we saw plenty of CBD, beauty-positioning, and as always, protein. Here’s a short list of product launches...

DuPont study finds link between higher dose of multiple probiotics and better colonization

22-Mar-2019 By Adi Menayang

Researchers in Italy found that ingesting higher doses of a multispecies probiotic formulation was associated with improved fecal recovery, suggesting a link between a high dose formulation and more reliable health benefits.

EDITOR'S SPOTLIGHT

From supplements to SuperBites, Tosí expands its ecosystem of plant-based protein products at Expo West

13-Mar-2019 By Adi Menayang

At last week’s Natural Products Expo West show, we caught up with the mother-daughter duo behind Tosí to learn about their strategy of creating a healthy product portfolio that can stand out in the crowded snack bar and supplements crowd.

January new product launches: Probiotic fruit bar, organic protein milk, and more

10-Jan-2019 By Adi Menayang

In this round-up of the latest product launches from the end of last year and beginning of this new year, we have fruit bars with probiotics, a pre-workout that ‘tastes like college,’ and organic high protein milk.

When marketing probiotics, do consumers care about delivery technology?

07-Nov-2018 By Adi Menayang

When marketing probiotics, delivery system technology is still mostly a B2B tool, according to data from Lumina Intelligence. But as consumers scrutinize efficacy more, it may become an important marketing tool.

Why PepsiCo, Coca-cola are betting on functional food and beverage brands

01-Nov-2018 By Adi Menayang

Legacy CPG companies PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have each snapped up or invested heavily in a functional food and beverage brand this year.

Brazil’s next big grain? Researchers propose pearl millet as an alternative to rice and maize

16-Oct-2018 By Adi Menayang

Brazilian researchers found that pearl millet has higher protein and fiber than rice, and isolated bacterial strains from the fermented bran may have probiotic potential.

Sabinsa’s LactoSpore probiotic strain linked to cholesterol-lowering activity

03-Oct-2018 By Adi Menayang

Results from a recently published study suggest that supplementation of the probiotic strain LactoSpore may help manage high cholesterol levels and reduce incidence of coronary heart disease.

Gut-brain axis: New study proposes probiotic strain’s benefit in ameliorating IBS-related depression

10-Aug-2018 By Adi Menayang

Depression and anxiety are common symptoms among people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). A study out of India suggests that probiotic supplementation may improve these symptoms among those with IBS.