All news articles for October 2012

Chr Hansen profits up despite eurozone slowdown

Chr Hansen profits up despite Eurozone slowdown

By Shane Starling

Shares jumped more than 3% to just over €24.05 this morning in Danish enzymes, colours and cultures company Chr Hansen as its yearly revenue hit €699m. Profits improved 10.7% to €131.3m for the 12 month period ended August 31.

DHA omega-3 may lower anxiety risk

DHA omega-3 may lower anxiety risk

By Stephen Daniells

Increased intakes of the omega-3 DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) are associated with a reduced risk of anxiety, a study from Australia has reported for the first time.

Spruce extract could be ‘untapped’ prebiotic

Spruce extract could be ‘untapped’ prebiotic

By Stephen Daniells

An extract from spruce (Picea abies) may selectively enhance the growth of beneficial gut bacteria and offer a novel prebiotic for the nutritional products, says a new study.

King’s College backs probiotic

King’s College backs probiotic at gastroenterology conference

By Shane Starling

Research backing the gastrointestinal potential of a multi-strain probiotic-fibre product is being presented at United European Gastroenterology Congress in Amsterdam today – a rare speaking opportunity at a medical-focused event with 12,000 attendees.

Asian krill boom drives krill joint venture

Asian krill boom drives krill joint venture

By Shane Starling

Australian, Japanese, South Korean, Taiwanese and other Asian consumers are driving rising demand in omega-3 source krill to levels that have prompted Norwegian krill supplier, Rimfrost, to ink a production-boosting joint venture.

Barentz drives deeper into health and wellness

Barentz drives deeper into health and wellness

€650m Dutch supplier Barentz Europe has paid an undisclosed sum for Italian firm, Prochifar, that specialises in chemicals for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, food and feed sectors

Cranberry juice is ‘unlikely’ to prevent UTIs, however supplements may have some promise, says the Cochrane review

Cranberries ‘unlikely’ to prevent UTIs, says Cochrane

By Nathan Gray

Cranberry juice does not appear to have a significant benefit in preventing urinary tract infections and may be 'unacceptable' to consume in the long term, according to the findings of a new systematic review by the Cochrane Collaboration.

Immune sector in rude health despite regulator attacks

Special edition: Immune support

Immune sector in rude health despite regulator attacks

By Shane STARLING

Foods, drinks, botanicals and other food supplements that boost the immune system have been one of the best performing functional sectors since, well, the birth of functional foods and supplements.

Nestlé 9-month sales up 11%

Emerging markets continue to drive Nestlé sales

By Oliver Nieburg

Food and nutrition giant Nestlé has reported improved sales in its 9-month results driven by growth in emerging markets, but Q3 was a little slower than last year.

Vitamin D’s immune benefits: Cold, flu and beyond

Special edition: Immune support

Vitamin D’s immune benefits: Cold, flu and beyond

By Stephen Daniells

A recent study that dismissed the potential of the sunshine vitamin to reduce the incidence of the common cold should not dissuade consumers from seeking out the immune health benefits of the vitamin.

Top Immune Health Ingredients

Special edition: Immune support

Top Immune Health Ingredients

By Stephen Daniells

As part of our special edition on immune support, NutraIngredients presents our pick of the top immune ingredients. First up: Echinacea.

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