Vitamins & minerals

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.

Rae Wellness returns after operational overhaul

Rae Wellness returns after operational overhaul

By Cassandra Stern

“When Rae had to pause, I thought that chapter was over,” said Rae Wellness founder and CEO Angie Tebbe. “But our community never stopped showing up, thousands of messages, tens of thousands of site visits, even when we had nothing to sell.”

Cyvex adds plant-based ferritin iron to distribution portfolio

Cyvex adds plant-based ferritin iron to distribution portfolio

By Cassandra Stern

Ingredient supplier Cyvex Nutrition has expanded its portfolio with the addition of plant-based ferritin iron through a partnership with SloIron, Inc., as supplement brands continue to look for alternatives to conventional iron salts and chelates.

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...

Inside Nature’s Way’s commitment to innovation and quality

Inside Nature’s Way’s commitment to innovation and quality

By Stephen Daniells

From efficacious formulations for sleep, stress and weight management to innovative delivery formats, Nature’s Way has a robust innovation pipeline, all of which is supported by state-of-the-art facilities and on-site testing labs.

Ritual CEO on what will define beauty-from-within in 2026

Ritual CEO on what will define beauty-from-within in 2026

By Cassandra Stern

As brands enter a “prove-it” era shaped by clinical validation, ingredient transparency and evolving consumer expectations, Ritual’s founder outlines the standards she believes will separate leaders from laggards in 2026.

CRN updates vitamin K2 MK-7 intake limits

CRN updates vitamin K2 MK-7 intake limits

By Stephen Daniells

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has determined a Highest Observed Intake (HOI) level for vitamin K2-MK7 of 375 mcg/day following a review of over 40 clinical trials.

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.

NHANES data supports post-Covid boom in supplement use

NHANES data supports post-Covid boom in supplement use

By Ben Hargreaves

A new study finds that dietary supplement use has increased substantially over the last decade in the United States, with a similar rise seen in individuals taking four or more supplements concurrently.

Meta-analysis supports vitamin K2’s bone health benefits

Meta-analysis supports vitamin K2’s bone health benefits

By Stephen Daniells

Data from over 2,500 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis revealed that vitamin K2 supplementation can improve biomarkers of bone turnover, supporting the vitamin’s benefits for bone metabolism and skeletal 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...