Dispatches from FIE
Provexis enjoys fruits of health claims victory
19-Nov-2009 - Provexis chief executive officer, Stephen Moon tells Shane Starling why becoming the first company to...
GAT Food Essentials wins functional food microencapsulation award
17-Nov-2009 - Microencapsulation specialist GAT Food Essentials has won the 2009 Frost & Sullivan European Functional Food...
Sterols do not affect antioxidant defences: Study
16-Nov-2009 - Dietary supplements of plant sterols do not adversely affect our antioxidant defences, says a new...
Bilberries may prevent artery hardening, boost heart health
09-Nov-2009 - Extracts from bilberry may prevent the build up of plaques in the arteries, preventing hardening...
New NI lycopene targets beverages and bars
09-Nov-2009 - BASF is building the use of its nature identical lycopene by introducing a new cold-water...
Nano curcumin could boost spice’s health benefits
09-Nov-2009 - Nano-sized curcumin capsules may boost the body’s uptake of the ingredient, and enhance its potential...
Threat of EU health claims legal challenge grows
06-Nov-2009 - Three of Europe’s largest food supplement and healthy product trade groups have issued a 17-page...
Ageing concerns to stimulate brain food market, report
06-Nov-2009 - Rising concerns over dementia, Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline means the brain health functional foods category...
Carotenoid-rich broccoli could lead to better extracts
06-Nov-2009 - Careful conventional breeding of broccoli may boost the levels of antioxidants in the vegetable, especially...
Green tea extracts may protect against oral cancer: Study
06-Nov-2009 - Extracts from green tea may prevent the formation of mouth cancers in people with risk...
Huge scope for anti-ageing ingredients, says new research
05-Nov-2009 - The global anti-ageing food market shows huge potential, with an increasing number, size and variety...
Lychee extract may trim waist fat: Study
04-Nov-2009 - An extract from lychees may reduce abdominal fat in people with metabolic syndrome, a lead...
DSM contracts suspended in China
03-Nov-2009 - DSM has said that it intends to look for new partners in China for its...
Paper proving source of antioxidants for Swiss firm
02-Nov-2009 - A Swiss company extracting what it claims are antioxidant polyphenols from pulp and paper processing...
News in brief
Multivitamins may cut food allergy in children: Study
02-Nov-2009 - Daily supplements of multivitamins do not have any effect on allergic disease in eight year...
Rooibus extract may boost acai's health punch
29-Oct-2009 - Formulating açai products with extracts from rooibus tea may enhance the colour and improve the...
Mum’s veggie-rich diet may protect baby from diabetes
28-Oct-2009 - Mothers-to-be should eat a vegetable-rich diet in order to protect their babies from type 1...
Nutrient database can assist health claims
27-Oct-2009 - Pooling nutrient information is becoming an important and time efficient way for companies scientific data...
Pomegranate’s prostate protection potential grows
27-Oct-2009 - The anti-prostate cancer effects of pomegranate and its extracts may be related to stopping an...
Special edition: Healthy chocolate
Regulation: the rules governing healthy chocolate
23-Oct-2009 - In the final part of our series on healthy chocolate, NutraIngredients scans the regulatory landscape...
Special edition: Healthy chocolate
Supply: Sourcing heart healthy chocolate
22-Oct-2009 - In the third part of a special series on the health benefits of cocoa polyphenols,...
Special edition: Healthy chocolate
Science: Getting to the heart of chocolate’s benefits
21-Oct-2009 - In the second part of our special series on the health benefits of cocoa polyphenols,...
Special edition: Healthy chocolate
Markets: functional chocolate finding its feet
20-Oct-2009 - In the first of a four-part special series, NutraIngredients.com dips its investigative strawberry into the...
Health claim rules gag freedom of speech, says EU lobby group
19-Oct-2009 - Pan-European better nutrition advocate, the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH), says the European Union health...
Antioxidant OPCs may boost memory: Animal study
16-Oct-2009 - Supplements of oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs) improved memory in animals with age-related cognitive decline, says a...
