All news articles for October 30, 2017

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Sceptical of health? Consumer perceptions of the food-pharma borderline

30-Oct-2017 By Nathan Gray

Many German consumers are sceptical of the health benefit of nutritional products that fall in the borderline area between food and pharmaceuticals, new research suggests.

Researchers detect prebiotic potential in freeze-dried, powdered agave stem

30-Oct-2017 By Adi Menayang

The plant that gave the world tequila and mezcal may have prebiotic health benefits, according to researchers from Mexico and Germany.

Is copper metabolism involved in fatty liver disease?

30-Oct-2017 By Tim Cutcliffe

Disrupted copper metabolism may be linked to progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), suggests a recent review in Nutrients.

Low-sugar and GMO-free foods resonate more with today’s health-conscious consumer

30-Oct-2017 By Will Chu

Nearly half of all consumers class low-sugar or sugar-free products as “extremely” or “very” important when deciding what to eat or drink with similar results for products free from genetically modified (GMO) ingredients.

Enzymotec on board in Frutarom’s $168m natural and infant nutrition investment

30-Oct-2017 By Will Chu

Israeli flavour and fine ingredients firm Frutarom are now the owners of nutritional ingredients specialists Enzymotec in a €144m ($168m) deal for the remaining 81% of company shares.