Submissions are open to ingredients, products, and businesses that are active in Asia-Pacific’s nutraceutical as well as functional foods and beverages sectors.
The closing date for submissions is on June 19 (Friday) at 23:55 Singapore time.
This year, a total of 19 independent judges from across the Asia-Pacific region will be assessing the entries, with the exception of the NutraChampion and Editors’ Awards, which are judged by the NutraIngredients editorial team.
The judges are:
- Dr Kalpana Bhaskaran, Temasek Polytechnic
- Dr Lesley Braun, Sparkle Wellness
- Emma Burchell, formerly Complementary Medicines Australia
- Jeff Crowther, Health Products Association (HPA)-Global & HPA-China
- Prof Jeyakumar Henry, formerly A*STAR Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI)
- Deepak Gunvante, DG Associates
- Sandeep Gupta, Expert Nutraceutical Advocacy Council (India)
- Dr Sumanto Haldar, Bournemouth University
- Hisaaki Kato, SmoothLink
- Dr Frank Kim, SEAH BioSolution
- Dr Vaibhav Kulkarni, Health Foods and Dietary Supplements Association (HADSA)
- Dave McCaughan, Bibliosexual
- John O’Doherty, Complementary Medicines Australia
- Mike Wakeman, Vitcheck
- Airing Wang, AI JAR
- Gary Scattergood, NutraIngredients
- Stephen Daniells, NutraIngredients
- Ting Min Koe, NutraIngredients
- Hui Ling Dang, NutraIngredients
Read the judges’ bio and introduction here.
Winners will be announced during our awards ceremony to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 2.
The full list of our award categories is as follows:
Ingredient of the Year Awards:
- Ingredient of the Year: Beauty from Within
- Ingredient of the Year: Botanical
- Ingredient of the Year: Healthspan (NEW for 2026)
- Ingredient of the Year: Microbiome Modulation
- Ingredient of the Year: Mind and Mood
- Ingredient of the Year: Sports Nutrition
Product of the Year Awards:
- Product of the Year: Beauty from Within
- Product of the Year: Healthspan (NEW for 2026)
- Product of the Year: Immune Support
- Product of the Year: Microbiome Modulation
- Product of the Year: Sports Nutrition
Specialty Awards:
- Editors’ Award for Infant and Child Nutrition Initiative [FREE TO ENTER]
- Innovations in Women’s Health Award
- Marketing Initiative of the Year
- NutraChampion [FREE TO ENTER]
- Nutrition Research Project
- Start-up Award [FREE TO ENTER]
The fee for each entry is US$299, with the exception of NutraChampion, Start-up Award, and Editors’ Award for Infant and Child Nutrition Initiative.
Don’t miss out on our early bird discount of US$50 if you submit before April 30.
Visit the NutraIngredients-Asia Awards website for full details on entry criteria and to submit your applications.
