Dairy-based ingredients

EFSA update: ‘No single age to introduce infant complementary feeding’

17-Sep-2019 By Will Chu

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says there is no single age to introduce complementary infant feeding in Europe, citing individual characteristics and development as deciding factors.

Study looks to aid formula makers with gut role in breast milk sugar uptake

10-Sep-2019 By Will Chu

Researchers detail the role of transport proteins in nutrient uptake from breast milk, which the team say will aid formula makers to enrich their product with the sugars breast-fed children receive.

Editor's Spotlight

Data-driven innovation: Interactive 'build-a-bar' session set to light up Sports Nutrition Summit

16-Aug-2019 By Nathan Gray

Taking a 'big-data' approach to identifying white spaces in the sports market will be vital for brands looking to stand the test of time in the rapidly expanding sports and active nutrition market, says Nick Morgan ahead of his interactive 'build-a-bar'...

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High cost of ‘health foods’ helps drive malnutrition: Study

26-Jul-2019 By Nathan Gray

The high prices of healthy foods, coupled with an abundance of cheap unhealthy foods, remains a prime contributor to malnutrition globally, warn researchers.

Study boosts microbiome fitness and diet quality link

18-Jul-2019 By Will Chu

Researchers continue to link diet with gut health as a US team find fruit, vegetable and whole grain consumption results in higher beneficial bacteria whilst diets that include fat, alcohol, and added sugar result in higher harmful bacteria numbers.

Corporate marketing and ‘misinformation’ undermining breastfeeding efforts, say researchers

16-Jul-2019 By Will Chu

Researchers identify the aggressive marketing of baby formula as one obstacle preventing mothers from breastfeeding, which can help prevent diarrhoea and pneumonia in children.

Daily dairy intake could lower blood pressure, new research finds

03-Jul-2019 By Beth Newhart

In a study of overweight adults and their dairy intake, a high dairy diet (HDD) was found to lower blood pressure, which the researchers credited to an accompanying increase in calcium.

Mars Edge and foodspring agree deal to explore personalised nutrition

02-Jul-2019 By Will Chu

Mars Edge is to acquire a majority stake in startup foodspring in a deal that prioritises personalised nutrition and represents the first investment for the foodmaker’s health foods division.

EFSA opinion deems HMO blend safe for infant formula use

19-Jun-2019 By Will Chu

The European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) report no safety concerns with the use of a 2’‐fucosyllactose/difucosyllactose (2’‐FL/DFL) mixture in infant formula and food supplements.

DuPont further streamlines operations with Nutrition & Biosciences unit creation

31-May-2019 By Will Chu

DuPont Nutrition & Health and Industrial Biosciences Businesses are to merge in €5.6bn creation of the Nutrition & Biosciences business unit spread across 70 manufacturing sites and 25 innovation centres worldwide.

Supermarket lighting may negatively affect milk nutrient content

29-May-2019 By Will Chu

Lighting found in supermarket dairy cabinets reduce essential nutrients found in milk, such as vitamins A, B2 (riboflavin) and D, according to research from the UK.

EC follows EFSA opinion and lowers vit D levels in infant formula

24-May-2019 By Will Chu

The European Commission (EC) has amended regulation that dictates vitamin D and erucic acid requirements for infant and follow-on formula.

New products in infant nutrition sift through limited number of ingredients

15-May-2019 By Hank Schultz

The infant nutrition market is characterized by few new ingredients, but lots of new players, according to information shared at a recent event hosted by ingredient supplier DSM.

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ESI Nutrition’s infant nutrition powders now approved for export to China

14-May-2019 By Jim Cornall

ESI Nutrition, a division of French dairy cooperative Laïta, has received approval from Chinese authorities (GACG - General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China) allowing it to produce infant formulas in powder for China at...

And the winners of the NutraIngredients Awards 2019 are...

Revealed: Find out who won at the NutraIngredients Awards 2019

09-May-2019 By Nathan Gray

More than 270 industry leaders helped 34 finalists in 12 categories to celebrate success and innovation across the nutrition and wellness industry … as the NutraIngredients Awards 2019 shone a light on nutrition’s brightest stars.