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Probiotics may have taken some time to seep into consumer consciousness, especially in the US, but digestive health last year entered the top three fastest growing functional food categories. And with developments in science and technology also come greater opportunities to widen the category beyond the traditional dairy application. |
Probiotic bacteria’s immune enhancing mechanism reported
05-Feb-2009 - Dutch scientists have reported that the potential immune system enhancing effects of probiotics may be due to an activation of specific genes in the walls of our intestines.
Valio spreads probiotics into new category
04-Feb-2009 - Unilever has teamed up with Finnish dairy and ingredients supplier, Valio, to launch a probiotic spread in Germany and Sweden with “strengthening natural defences” as the central selling point.
Chr Hansen buys out women’s probiotics specialist
23-Jan-2009 - Danish ingredients giant Chr Hansen has purchased Urex Biotech, a Canadian company it has long worked with to bring probiotic supplements to a market demonstrating growth rates of more than 10 per cent internationally.
Synbiotic may improve gut, immune health in elderly: Study
22-Jan-2009 - Consumption of a combination probiotic and prebiotic supplement for two weeks was found to improve the gut and immune health of a group of seniors, according to a study conducted by Danisco.
Probiotic 'bar-code' could boost strain identification
14-Jan-2009 - Identifying the bacteria in a food product – be they probiotic or pathogenic – may be as easy as reading a bar-code, according to a novel technique called optical mapping.
Probiotics may improve alcoholics’ liver health: Study
13-Jan-2009 - A pilot study from Russia and the US indicates that supplements of Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus plantarum 8PA3 may improve the health of an alcoholic’s liver.
Fonterra supports safety of probiotic ingredients
09-Jan-2009 - The probiotic strains Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis HN019 are safe and well-tolerated, according to a new study from New Zealand.
Probiotic strains boost breathing and immunity, say scientists
17-Dec-2008 - Scientists have found a proprietary probiotic strain, BLIS K12, can deliver immunity and respiratory benefits that go beyond previously investigated oral health potential.
Probiotic strain passes yoghurt culture test: Study
16-Dec-2008 - Canada-based scientists report the successful incorporation of Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1, potentially offering a new probiotic product.
EFSA rejects five probiotic health claims
12-Dec-2008 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued negative opinions on a further five health claims – this time in the area of probiotics.
Three parties, one project: the probiotic straw
05-Dec-2008 - A drinking straw innovator, a leading probiotics supplier and the world’s biggest aseptic beverage packager have teamed up to deliver a probiotic drink that has attracted the interest of the world’s biggest beverage companies. Shane Starling met with them at HIE recently.
Prebiotic potential of enzyme-converted durum wheat
04-Dec-2008 - Treating insoluble durum wheat fibre with an enzyme could produce a soluble fibre with potential prebiotics activity, according to a new study.
Valio responds to EFSA negative probiotic claim opinion
03-Dec-2008 - Finnish dairy and ingredients supplier, Valio, will submit data it believes may alter the negative opinion for a probiotic-related, gastro-intestinal health claim delivered by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently.
French probiotics find success in China
01-Dec-2008 - Canadian probiotics supplier, Lallemand, has responded to the growing wealth and interest in healthy foods in China by formalising an existing probiotics-based partnership with a Chinese nutrition company.
New Hansen probiotic cultures target low-fat dairy
27-Nov-2008 - Chr Hansen has launched two new probiotic cultures which it says allow manufacturers of low-fat yoghurt to add the healthy bacteria to their products while also maintaining a thick, creamy texture.
Round table: Gut health and obesity
18-Nov-2008 - Modifying our gut bacteria with probiotics and prebiotics may be a new weapon in the fight against obesity. Three experts active in this field discuss the current state of play, and what the future may hold for weight management with probiotics and prebiotics.
In search of probiotics' oral potential
14-Nov-2008 - UK-based Leatherhead Food International (LFI) is seeking commercial interest for a research project that will explore the potential of probiotics to deliver oral health benefits.
Probiotic may prevent respiratory illnesses: study
07-Nov-2008 - The bacterial strain Lactobacillus plantarum 299 may protect intubated, critically-ill patients from pneumonia, suggests a small Swedish study.
Suck it and see: has the probiotic straw arrived?
28-Oct-2008 - The probiotic straw is a concept that has been a long time coming but one which may be about to move from its current niche status into the mainstream, according to Swedish probiotics supplier, BioGaia.
EFSA says yes to calcium, no to omega-3s and probiotics
23-Oct-2008 - The latest batch of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) opinions has surfaced with the assessor giving the thumbs up to three claims revolving around calcium, vitamin D and bone health.
Yoghurt can benefit bladder cancer, say researchers
21-Oct-2008 - Two servings of yoghurt per day can reduce the risk of developing bladder cancer by up to 40 per cent, say Swedish scientists.
Danisco brings probiotic straw to functional drink makers
17-Oct-2008 - A new business partnership is providing beverage manufacturers with potential to market probiotic drinks without the need for chilling or tight shelf-life restrictions.
Special edition: Gut health
Science: The wider impacts of gut health
17-Oct-2008 - In the final part of our gut health series, NutraIngredients.com reviews the science behind the ‘friendly bacteria’ and the prebiotics fibres that ‘fuel’ them.
Special edition: Gut Health
Regulation: Rules and health claims for gut health
15-Oct-2008 - In the second part of a series on gut health, NutraIngredients examines the way products in this category are regulated – and what types of health claims they can make.
Special edition: Gut health
Market: How global consumers view digestive health
14-Oct-2008 - One of the first functional foods was a digestive health product – Yakult – a probiotic drink a Japanese scientist began selling in his home country in the 1930s.
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