Future infant nutrition research should look into the link between nutrients and gut-brain axis and even its impacts decades later when a child reaches adulthood, instead of merely mimicking human breast milk and focusing on only height and weight gain.
AI-phytonutrient pioneer Brightseed has announced $68 million in Series B funding to enable the company to accelerate its tech-based discoveries and launch novel ingredients for food, beverage, and supplements.
Nutraingredients award-winning product LipiGO is only starting to bounce onto the weight loss scene but it hopes to bring a difference to market already “saturated with products.”
Changes in eating habits can have a beneficial effect on the condition of our body, but also on the development and course of many diseases, researchers say.
French dairy giant Danone has announced plans to take full control of Dumex Danone, the business’ Chinese infant formula brand, while simultaneously exiting its partnerships with Mengniu in the market.
Suppliers selling functional ingredients derived from palm oil, such as tocotrienols and carotene, are expecting pressures around working capital and lead time,with Indonesia’s palm oil export ban tightening supplies and pushing prices up.
Phylogene and The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) are to form a research collaboration to develop a range of microbiota analysis techniques.
Four weeks of supplementation with a freeze-dried strawberry powder may slash LDL cholesterol levels by almost 5%, according to a new randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded crossover trial.
Recent surges in supplement sales continue to prove the massive and growing influence of TikTok. Riding on the coat tails of many of these trends are health and wellness stores like The Vitamin Shoppe.
Problems in the nutrition and nutraceutical market supply chains have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and more transparency is now needed, according to organisers of Vitafoods Europe.
From start-ups to researchers as well as a range of nutrition heavy weights, this year’s Nutraingredients Awards was once again packed full of first-class entries, each one hoping to win one of our 17 coveted prizes.
The probiotics category continues to soar, with e-commerce fiercely fuelling growth and presenting plentiful opportunities for cosmetics, particularly products targeting mood, stress and overall wellbeing, says Lumina Intelligence.
New South Wales-based Renovatio Bioscience is expanding its supplement SKUs in supermarket chain Woolworths, with the company recently launching mental wellbeing and skin health supplements exclusively for the chain.
A World Health Organization (WHO) report claims that pregnant women and mothers are being targeted online by formula milk companies with personalised social media content.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given the thumbs up to extending the use of Bimuno’s galactooligosaccharises (GOS) as a novel food for use in special medical purposes (FSMP).
Sleep aid supplements are gaining traction among parents seeking solutions to help their kids and babies sleep better, according to Auckland-based sleep supplement specialist SleepDrops.
FDA came down hard on purveyors of Delta-8 THC and CBD products that were making disease claims on the substances. The Agency also reiterated the reasons it believes Delta-8 is not a suitable ingredient for products marketed as supplements.
Dietary supplementation with a novel probiotic isolated from Korean fermented foods may slash body weight and reduce abdominal fat in overweight people, says a new study from Korea.
Endurance athletes can tolerate as much as 120 grams (g) of carbohydrate per hour with no gastrointestinal distress via delivery systems such as liquid, gels, and jelly chew forms, a new study finds.
Food giant Mars Inc. has teamed with an artificial intelligence firm PIPA to speed the discovery of new plant-based ingredients for the human and animal food and dietary supplement markets.
In partnership with Australian company Sea Forest, Fonterra is looking at the potential Asparagopsis seaweed has in reducing methane in a grass-fed farming system.
Sumac, a spice and medicinal herb has beneficial properties that can ease inflammation of the gastric epithelium and is a useful food supplement in preventing anti-inflammatory based gastric diseases induced by H. pylori, a study has shown.
China’s food regulator is seeking public consultation on the use of the human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) 2’-fucosyllactose (2’-FL) in infant formula as well as in foods for toddlers and young children.
BIO & ME, the consumer health brand of Singapore-based gut microbiome firm AMILI, has launched five probiotic formulations to target immunity, well-being, energy, mental health and strength – all tailored to the Asian population.
With obesity linked to major alterations in the gut, microbiota play a profound role on metabolic homeostasis. However, reducing calories may reverse this phenotype.
Supplementation with a combination of hydroxytyrosol from olives and punicalagin from pomegranates may reduce LDL-cholesterol levels in adults, says a new study.
The megatrend for personalised goods highlights the growth of “me-centred” consumer expectations where people want products and services tailored to their needs. And they want it at an affordable price.
New Zealand is ploughing in cash to boost its goat milk formula industry by funding research to assess the impact on healthy ageing, from digestive to muscle health, and overall nutritional status.
Meiji is re-entering Thailand’s toddler formula market with a powder cube product, 17 years after it wound up its business in the country due to an international currency crisis.
