Proteins, peptides, amino acids

NI Awards: Encouraging businesses to reach new heights

NI Awards: Encouraging businesses to reach new heights

By Nikki Hancocks

With entries for the NutraIngredients Awards 2026 closing on Jan. 26, last year’s winners have described the personal and professional benefits of winning an accolade designed to set businesses apart from the competition.

Binding proteins: The next big thing in gut health?

Binding proteins: The next big thing in gut health?

By Lauren Nicolle

Danish start-up Bactolife has secured over €30 million in its Series B investment round, enabling the company to commercialize its novel gut health solution: binding proteins.

NutraCast: Is fiber the new protein?

NutraCast: Is fiber the new protein?

By Danielle Masterson

A new trend report examines why consumers are tapping into functional foods over supplements for fiber, how GLP-1 users are driving prebiotic adoption and why diverse fiber formulations outperform single-prebiotic strategies.

NutraCast: The hidden epidemic of unapproved research peptides

NutraCast: The hidden epidemic of unapproved research peptides

By Danielle Masterson

Banned Substances Control Group’s Oliver Catlin recently partnered with the Associated Press to expose something shocking: research peptides marketed as “laboratory chemicals” are flooding mainstream platforms like Amazon and Alibaba.

Staying ahead in active nutrition: Lessons from 2025

Staying ahead in active nutrition: Lessons from 2025

By Nick Morgan, Managing Director, Nutrition Integrated

You don’t need me to tell you that longevity, creatine or GLP-1 have been big news. So I’ve taken a different approach to this 2025 recap...

Why is there a whey protein shortage?

Why is there a whey protein shortage?

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

High demand and limited supply, in part due to its use with GLP-1 prescriptions, are leading to shortages of the protein

How protein snagged the broader consumer base

How protein snagged the broader consumer base

By Danielle Masterson

A recent report from Front Row examined protein’s shift from its original gym niche to the mainstream where it has captured the loyalty of a wider market and established itself as a cornerstone of modern wellness.

Are SIRT1, SIRT3 and SIRT6 the skin’s anti-aging trinity?

Are SIRT1, SIRT3 and SIRT6 the skin’s anti-aging trinity?

By Cassandra Stern

Sirtuins are a type of enzyme that regulate crucial cellular functions like DNA repair, metabolism and aging, and new research from Estée Lauder Companies demonstrates just how important they can be for skin longevity.

Michigan legislator introduces restrictive supplements bill

Michigan legislator introduces restrictive supplements bill

By Stephen Daniells

A lawmaker in Michigan has filed a bill to prohibit the sale of weight loss and muscle building products to minors. The Council for Responsible Nutrition said the bill is “premised on a misunderstanding of both the science and the regulation of dietary...

NutraIngredients Awards 2026: Find your category!

NutraIngredients Awards 2026: Find your category!

The NutraIngredients Awards are back, with a mission to shine a spotlight on outstanding work in the nutraceuticals space, and there are a few important category edits and additions for 2026.

Special edition: Women’s health

Special edition: Women’s health

Women’s health focused news updates include the latest research, NPD, market insights, regulatory restrictions and untapped opportunities.

Entrenching ergothioneine as longevity vitamin

Entrenching ergothioneine as longevity vitamin

By Asia Sherman

Emerging research continues to position ergothioneine—which up until recently was a fairly obscure dietary compound—as a longevity vitamin, one that is not required for short-term survival but perhaps essential for long-term health.

UNPA’s Israelsen on the work behind an ODI 2.0 list

UNPA’s Israelsen on the work behind an ODI 2.0 list

By Stephen Daniells

With new information about how FDA views key dates with drug preclusion and efforts to eradicate self-affirmed GRAS, it is time to revisit the list of pre-DSHEA or old dietary ingredients (ODI), says Loren Israelsen, founder and president of the United...