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Euromed, Monteloeder and Pharmactive to showcase untapped botanical potential at Vitafoods

11-Apr-2024 By Olivia Haslam

Botanicals will take center stage at Vitafoods in Geneva next month, with key players in the space presenting ingredients for joint health, mood, heart health, sleep and beauty from within.

Nektium introduces water-soluble Zynamite S for functional drink innovation

08-Apr-2024 By Olivia Brown

Nutraceutical ingredient supplier Nektium has developed a new water-soluble version of its nootropic botanical ingredient Zynamite to respond to the demand for functional drink innovation across cognitive and sports categories.

NPD Launchpad: From pre-workouts and hydration to mushroom blends and hormonal support

28-Mar-2024 By Olivia Brown

This spring's new product launches include innovation within the sports nutrition category across protein and hydration, while interest in supplements for hormonal, brain, emotional and immune health continues to grow.

Start-up reaches new heights by catering to frequent fliers

21-Mar-2024 By Olivia Haslam

TravelSana emerged from the wings post-pandemic to help frequent fliers navigate the effects of diverse climates, jet lag and poor circulation.

Alyve: Delivering targeted nutrition with all-in-one personalised supplements

20-Mar-2024 By Olivia Brown

Start-up Alyve Wellness is meeting demands for personalised nutrition through its tailored all-in-one supplements to help customers address individual health needs and goals.

Report reveals top trends in functional beverages

15-Mar-2024 By Olivia Brown

Consumers are demanding additional functional ingredients in beverages as they look for products to support their mental and physical energy while attaining hydration goals.

Is hemp the next functional food in vegetarian nutrition?

14-Mar-2024 By Natasha Spencer-Joilliffe

As regulatory restrictions ease, researchers studying Cannabis sativa L. identify its nutritional benefits and potential in vegetarian diets while highlighting the need for clarity on the safety of some concentrated extracts.

Pre-workout supplement improves upper body resistance and exercise performance: Study

13-Mar-2024 By Olivia DeSmit

A multi-ingredient pre-workout supplement reduced perceived exertion and increased total repetitions performed in a group of resistance-trained college-aged students, according to a recent study.

Supplement synergy: Creatine nitrate paired with caffeine may amplify cognitive benefits

11-Mar-2024 By Olivia Brown

Creatine nitrate and caffeine co-supplementation may offer greater cognitive health benefits than caffeine alone in resistance-trained athletes following exercise interventions, according to a recent study.

Everyday concepts tap the four pillars of active nutrition

11-Mar-2024 By Nikki Hancocks

Givaudan is tapping into the active nutrition market with flavour-focused food and drink concepts to appeal to the broader demand for immunity, relaxation, focus and physical health.

Gaps in the market: Brands must appeal to the mindful consumer

08-Mar-2024 By Olivia Haslam

The side effects of digital lifestyles are increasing focus on eye health, mental energy and sleep success, revealing significant market opportunities to address these growing concerns, according to a new report from marketing and branding firm Healthy...

International Women's Day: Trends in women’s health

08-Mar-2024 By Olivia Haslam

PMS and menopause support, mental and emotional well-being, supporting active lifestyles, and creating tailored solutions are the key trends emerging in women’s health, according to industry experts.

Microbiome composition associated with exercise performance: Study

04-Mar-2024 By Olivia Brown

A new case-control study investigating the microbiomes of male athletes and non-athletes following maximal exercise reports significant associations between performance measures and composition.

Chlorella may improve exercise tolerance and recovery: Study

01-Mar-2024 By Olivia Brown

Findings from a new study show that chlorella supplement significantly decreased blood lactate concentrations and an increased O2 pulse in healthy young adults performing submaximal and maximal cycling, indicating greater exercise tolerance.

Optimal caffeine dose for performance in female team-sport athletes: Study

28-Feb-2024 By Olivia Haslam

A moderate caffeine dose is most effective for boosting high-intensity physical performance in young female team sports athletes, without the side effects, according to a new study.

DuelFuel sends warning to functional food firms after tax tribunal defeat

26-Feb-2024 By Nikki Hancocks

‘Performance flapjack’ brand DuelFuel is warning the functional foods market of potential VAT challenges after its business was devastated when made to sell its products as confectionery due to its health ingredients, making it subject to 20% VAT.

Spices for sleep: Black cumin may aid short-term sleep quality, study finds

21-Feb-2024 By Olivia Brown

A new randomized controlled trial reported significant improvements to sleep quality following administration of the black cumin oil extract BCO-5 over a week-long period in healthy adults.

Study: Masters athletes do not meet required nutrient levels during championships

20-Feb-2024 By Nikki Hancocks

Many masters athletes are not consuming the recommended levels of carbohydrates, protein and micronutrients while competing at world championships and require increased nutritional support, according to a new study.

Turning multiple pills to microgranules: Startup set to deliver personalised ‘all-in-one’ nutrition

06-Feb-2024 By Olivia Brown

Berlin-based supplement startup Riise is preparing to launch its personalised microgranule nutrient blends to meet individual nutritional needs and health goals, overcoming the need for multiple pills and capsules.

Succeeding in active nutrition: Innovating around the blueprint

02-Feb-2024 By Olivia Brown

The active nutrition category has a stable blueprint of trends, but consumers have fast-evolving needs so brands must focus on evolving their communication strategies to hit the right note with the modern customer.

Rockstar Energy hops on functional mushroom trend with Focus launch

01-Feb-2024 By Ryan Daily

PespiCo’s flagship energy drink – Rockstar Energy – is out with a new functional mushroom-infused beverage line called Focus, designed to provide an energy and mental boost, Danielle Barbaro, VP of PepsiCo North America Beverages R&D, told FoodNavigator-USA.

NutraIngredients Awards: Entries closing Feb 5

01-Feb-2024 By Nikki Hancocks

There's still some time to enter the prestigious NutraIngredients Awards but hurry! The entry deadline is Monday, Feb 5.

NutraIngredients Awards 2024: What the judges are looking for

26-Jan-2024 By Nikki Hancocks

The NutraIngredients Awards are back for 2024 and celebrating a decade of honouring the best and brightest in the industry, but what are our judges looking for?

UK health campaigners renew calls for ban on energy drink sales to children

18-Jan-2024 By Rachel Arthur

More than 40 health organisations are calling on policy makers to restrict sales of energy drinks to children.

Top reasons to enter the NutraIngredients Awards!

17-Jan-2024 By Nikki Hancocks

The NutraIngredients Awards are back for 2024 and celebrating a decade of honouring the best and brightest in the nutraceuticals industry

Study suggests Bimuno prebiotic reduces sleep disturbance impact

16-Jan-2024 By Olivia Brown

New research finds that Clasado Biosciences’ prebiotic Bimuno GOS (B-GOS) significantly improved quality of life measures across areas of gastrointestinal health and sleep in individuals suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and sleep disturbances.

Revvies: Succeeding with simplicity for sports nutrition

12-Jan-2024 By Olivia Brown

Sports nutrition brand Revvies, founded by an Australian husband-and-wife duo, has attributed its success in the crowded sports nutrition category to the high-quality simplicity of its products that enables consumers to customize supplementation to differing...

Enter now! Join the 10th anniversary celebration of the NutraIngredients Awards

10-Jan-2024 By Nikki Hancocks

The NutraIngredients Awards are back with a bang in 2024 as we celebrate our 10th year honouring the best and brightest in ingredients, products, companies, people and projects across the dietary supplements industry.

Synbiosis for sport: Mangiferin and quercetin may benefit performance, study finds

08-Jan-2024 By Olivia Brown

A new double-blind, crossover study investigating performance during a high-level basketball game identified significant associations between mean circuit time and perceived exertion with consumption of a mangiferin-quercetin supplement.

Prinova releases megatrends report

05-Jan-2024 By Danielle Masterson

From gut health to a healthier planet, ingredient firm Prinova is hoping to use its latest megatrends report to showcase the opportunities available to leverage its ingredient portfolio, vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities and other in-house...

BCAAs harbor distinct and often opposing health effects: Study

02-Jan-2024 By Asia Sherman

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have detected biases in the study of branched chain amino acids (BCAAs), suggesting that these essential nutrients do not have the homogenous effect in humans previously observed.

NI Awards "helped put Pharmako Biotechnologies on the map”

21-Dec-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

With the NutraIngredients Awards celebrating its 10 year anniversary in 2024, we speak to winners from the last decade and find out how their award win has impacted their business.

Probiotic strain may sustain performance levels in office workers: RCT

19-Dec-2023 By Olivia Brown

A new RCT observes that the probiotic Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Strain Shirota (LcS) improves attention scores in healthy adults suffering from sleep complaints, when compared to a placebo group.

Holland and Barrett predicts health trends for 2024

19-Dec-2023 By Olivia Brown

Following strong trends in protein and immunity throughout 2023, Holland and Barrett predicts new consumer demands for natural energy alternatives, cognitive care, personalised hormonal support, and optimised hydration in 2024.

Guayusa and Lion’s Mane square off in cognitive performance study

07-Dec-2023 By Asia Sherman

Both guayusa and Lion’s Mane extracts may improve measures of cognition and feelings of happiness in healthy adults, according to a recent study.

MCTs paired with exercise improves health-related quality of life, study suggests

07-Dec-2023 By Olivia Brown

A new RCTl conducted in healthy older adults notes that exercise paired with medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) result in significant improvements to various measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL), when compared to control.

Gelita’s PeptEndure boosts running performance in endurance athletes

07-Dec-2023 By Olivia Haslam

Gelita's new collagen protein supplement improves running performance by 15%, according to a study presented at Food Ingredients Europe last week.

Study suggests astaxanthin and CrossFit improves metabolic health in obese participants

06-Dec-2023 By Olivia Haslam

Astaxanthin supplementation combined with CrossFit exercise significantly improves adipokine function in men with obesity, mitigating complications and enhancing metabolic health, a new study concludes.

Study: Probiotic improves psychological premenstrual symptoms

05-Dec-2023 By Olivia Haslam

Lactobacillus paragasseri (OLL2809) supplementation can alleviate premenstrual ‘decline in activity’ and ‘irritability’, a new study has concluded.

Beetroot co-supplementation synergistically enhances exercise performance, review finds

29-Nov-2023 By Olivia Brown

A new systematic review observes that combining beetroot juice (BJ) with nutritional supplements, including caffeine, nitrate (NIT), and citrulline (CIT), may provide a synergistic effect to improve exercise performance.

November 2023: NPD Launchpad

24-Nov-2023 By Olivia Brown

November new product launches feature on-the-go innovative proteins, nootropic productivity drinks for a natural brain-boost, and convenient lifestyle solutions for holistic health.

The NutraIngredients Awards celebrate a decade of industry honours

16-Nov-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

The NutraIngredients Awards will be back with a bang in 2024 as we celebrate our 10th year honouring the best and brightest in ingredients, products, companies, people, and projects across the dietary supplements industry.

Bovine colostrum reduces inflammation markers in footballers

15-Nov-2023 By Olivia Haslam

Bovine colostrum (BC) supplementation could strengthen immune system and maintain training continuity in footballers, a new study has concluded.

Pharmactive Biotech established as B Corporation

15-Nov-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

Transparency-focused natural extracts supplier Pharmactive Biotech Products has officially established itself as a certified B Corporation.

Youth Athletes: Setting the right nutrition foundations

03-Nov-2023 By Olivia Haslam

Nutrition is a critical aspect of development and performance in youth athletes, but one that can be undervalued, according to an expert panel at the Active Nutrition Summit.

Supplementation assists mountain climbers at high altitudes

31-Oct-2023 By Claudia Adrien

A range of dietary and supplement interventions—from caffeine to leucine to omega-3s—may help male mountain climbers improve exercise capacity, recovery and concentration as well as reduce loss of lean body mass, according to research published in Nutrients.

Flaxseed supplementation could benefit PCOS sufferers and older adults – meta-analysis

31-Oct-2023 By Hui Ling Dang

Flaxseed supplementation could benefit polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) sufferers, but was found to have no significant impact on sex hormones, a new meta-analysis reports.

Study: Post-exercise protein intake could shield type 1 diabetics from dangerous blood sugar drops

20-Oct-2023 By Olivia Haslam

Increasing post-exercise protein intake may reduce the risk of blood sugar drops in type 1 diabetics following moderate-intensity training, a new study has concluded.

Nutritional supplement may prevent malnutrition in ageing population: study

20-Oct-2023 By Olivia Brown

Intakes of an oral nutritional supplement (ONS) in older nursing home residents at-risk of malnutrition may significantly improve nutritional status and physical performance, says a new study.

CurraNZ blackcurrant extract may enhance whole-body fat oxidation: Study

19-Oct-2023 By Olivia Brown

A new study has found that following a two-week administration period of CurraNZ, an anthocyanin-rich New Zealand blackcurrant extract (NCBC) supplement in healthy males, the levels of fat oxidation during supine rest was significantly increased.