German company Degussa BioActives, a leading maker of creatine
products, has been focusing on its sports nutrition segment this
year, actively promoting Creapure and other sports products at
trade shows. NutraIngredients.com spoke...
Chromax, the chromium picolinate ingredient produced by Nutrition
21 can now be used in functional foods and drinks following the
award of GRAS status by an independent panel.
Keeping a tight rein on what we eat could help ward off the risk of
oesophageal cancer, one of the most deadly forms of the disease,
according to recent research from the Agricultural Research Service
arm of the US Department of Agriculture.
Sales of sports and weight loss supplements will continue to grow
at a fast pace over the next few years helped by increased
investment in packaging, marketing and advertising.
A new report from the American Heart Association has called into
question the efficacy of fat replacers such as olestra, at the same
time as highlighting a number of serious side effects relating to
vitamin and mineral absorption.
Many leading US hospitals are contracting fast food companies to
provide their catering services, a move which sends a mixed message
about healthy eating, researchers claim.
An woman using a herbal supplement to lose weight developed a
neurological disorder more commonly seen in alcoholics and related
to a vitamin B1 deficiency, according to a study in the journal
Nutrition.
Across the Western world, obesity continues to affect more and more
people. One of the solutions is a fat tax on high-fat foods, which
although unpopular, demonstrates the extent of the problem,
Professor Andreu Palou, a member of...
Weight-loss and sports nutrition business Basic Research is to
merge with Total Nutritional Technologies (TNT), a newcomer in the
sports nutrition industry, creating the new business Basic Research
Sports.
US research and development company Burcon NutraScience has closed
the final tranche of its private placement of 1,8million units,
raising gross proceeds of $3.33 million (€3.53m) to be used in
engineering development and speeding...
A recent report on the US nutrition industry shows that a small
minority of the population accounts for the vast majority of sales
in most categories of dietary supplements. Future growth will
depend on further consumer education,...
Children who drink flavoured milk drink more milk and therefore
have higher calcium intakes than those who do not, finds a study
published this week. And contrary to popular belief, the beverages
do not raise levels of fat and sugar...
The European market for diet foods is likely to grow steadily over
the next few years as the population continues to grow heavier and
more out of shape, according to a new report from market analysts
Datamonitor.
A conference in London this week will seek to address the problems
leading to poor childhood nutrition. Some experts have warned that
children are more unhealthy today than they were during post-war
rationing,
Healthcare group Baxter has launched a range of bottled water with
added supplements. The company claims it is targeting those who are
aware of the importance of nutrition, but who are too busy to
maintain a healthy diet.
A breakthrough in taste which allows manufacturers to create more
consumer-friendly foods is the key to a bright future for Cargill's
Prolisse brand of soy isolates, the company claims.
The news that the antioxidants in wine can help keep the body
healthy has done much to boost sales of the drink in recent years.
Now cider makers are hoping that similar health claims will help
them increase sales, too.
The nutritional ingredients business unit of Dutch ingredients
company DSM has recently launched what it describes as the world's
first non-gelatine, vegetarian-approved beta-carotene beadlets.
Naturade, the US group which makes the Total Soy range of soy
protein products, saw its first quarter sales fall by 18 per cent
to $3.5 million (€3.8m), the first decline in sales for the company
in two years.
LifeScript, a producer of personalised nutritional supplements, is
to introduce a new soy-based meal replacement drink with added
calcium designed to help consumers lose weight.
German-based company Nutrinova, a supplier of speciality ingredients for the food and beverage industries, announced this week that it is to acquire...
A new European funded research project, involving a consortium of
European academic institutions, is dedicated to improving the
nutraceutical knowledge of fermented food products and will spend
four years seeking to improve the health...
Danish food ingredients company Aarhus Olie launched a nutritional
oil at the Vitafoods International trade fair in Geneva this week.
The product marks the companys first foray into the functional
foods markets.
Cognis Health & Nutrition, the leading dietary supplement
manufacturer and marketer, today launched a new grade of
high-potency natural-source vitamin E powder, at the Vitafoods
conference in Geneva.
Teenagers who opt for a vegetarian diet are more likely to get the
recommended doses of vitamins and minerals than their counterparts
who stick to the traditional teenage diet of fatty junk food.
Experts in enzymatic hydrolysates, Spanish company Pevesa is
promoting its latest nutritional ingredient, a rice-bran syrup,
this week at the European nutraceutical event Vitafoods
Cerebos Pacific, the Singapore-based company best known for its
BRAND'S Essence of Chicken brand, has launched a new health
supplement based on sesame seeds.
A new public-private partnership, the Global Alliance for Improved
Nutrition (GAIN), has been launched to help create cost-effective
food fortification programmes in a bid to improve health, cognitive
development and productivity...
Partnerships between major food groups and innovative nutritional
research companies are likely to increase in the future as
traditional manufacturers try to cash in on the growing health
trend, according to Scott Van Winkle, an analyst...
Consumers in the UK are increasingly concerned about eye health,
and are turning to dietary supplements to help fight the problem,
claims a new study commissioned by Kemin Foods.
Forbes Medi-Tech, the Canadian firm which produces the
cholesterol-lowering ingredient Phytrol, has added a new product to
its range of healthy products - a cholesterol-cutting cooking oil.
Silk has long had a reputation as a luxury item but there is much
more to it than simply a fine material. Silk, like all other animal
and vegetable matter, contains protein, and this can be used as a
dietary supplement and as an ingredient...
A 28 per cent drop in first quarter net profits has prompted Dutch
nutritional foods and vitamins producer Numico to warn that full
year results for 2002 will not reach the same levels as 2001,
surprising most analysts who had predicted...
The controversial debate surrounding the supposed health benefits
of organic food took a new twist last week with the publication of
a comprehensive review of international studies in New Zealand. The
report found that there were...
Two new products from Fighting Weight Nutritionals are designed to
help individuals who want to lose weight but who are concerned
about the potential adverse effects of the stimulants that many
such products contain.
Frulatte Foods has launched a new range of convenient and
nutritional smoothies offering people a healthy alternative to
traditional fast food. The drinks are designed to offer an energy
boost and supply a range of important nutrients,...
The overall downturn in the US vitamins and minerals market took
its toll on third quarter sales and profits at Nutrition 21, the
producer of chromium-based supplements.
Arriba is a new nutritional energy bar designed specifically for
the Hispanic population, according to its creator, Michael Sanchez,
co-founder of the Balance Bar business.
Florida-based dietary supplement company Go2Pharmacy has launched a
new nutrition product, Lean Protein Bites. The food is high in
protein and low in carbohydrate, and comes in three sugar-free
flavours.
The safety of the popular herbal supplement ephedra has once again
been confirmed, according to a study by researchers at Columbia and
Harvard universities.
The phytoestrogens in both soy and flaxseed could help fight
obesity and diabetes, according to two separate studies presented
last week at the meeting of the American Physiological Society.