Dairy-based ingredients

ESSNA: Dairy protein supplements ‘shine’ compared to other processing methods

09-Oct-2018 By Will Chu

A leading sports industry group has queried the results of an investigation that found half of commercially available protein supplement products contained over 6% blocked lysine.

From kimchi to torshi, could naturally fermented food be the next big thing in healthy snacking?

04-Oct-2018 By Niamh Michail

Tickles’ Pickles makes naturally fermented Korean kimchi and Persian torshi that are packed with healthy vegetables and live cultures. “Naturally fermented pickles are great snacking food,” says its founder.

Join Blackmores, Danone, Herbalife, Life-Space and more at Probiota Asia: Two weeks to go!

02-Oct-2018 By Gary Scattergood

There are just two weeks to go until the region’s leading probiotic and microbiome event, Probiota Asia, gets underway in Singapore, with a stellar line-up of speakers from the likes of Blackmores, Danone, Herbalife and Life-Space set to take to the stage.

Vitafoods Asia 2018

HMOs a goldmine of human health applications beyond infant formula: DuPont expert

12-Sep-2018 By Cheryl Tay

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) have extensive potential to offer a range of health benefits in products beyond infant formula, DuPont's global business director for HMOs, Steen Lyck, said at Vitafoods Asia on Tuesday.

New ISO infant formula ingredient standard adds to series enforcing baby food safety

07-Sep-2018 By Will Chu

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is developing a series of standards that verify ingredients contained in infant formula further addressing consumer health and fair food trade practices.

SPECIAL EDITION: OMEGA-3

Omega-enriched shake sets Kickstarter record and boosts keto interest

23-Aug-2018 By Will Chu

Start-up firm Sated has revealed its new range of Omega oil-infused, ketogenic replacement shakes have set a new one-day funding record on Kickstarter in the first 24 hours, doubling the prior one-day record.

'More than nutrition': BfR cites additional breastfeeding benefits for mothers

08-Aug-2018 By Will Chu

Breastfeeding is about more than simple nutrition, says the German federal government, as it cites a wealth of psychological changes to mother and child as often 'overlooked' benefits.

EFSA deems whey protein isolate as safe for infant formula use

31-Jul-2018 By Will Chu

Whey basic protein isolate as a novel food (NF) for use in infant formula and food supplements is safe under the proposed uses and use levels, the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) confirms.

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DEADLINE TODAY: Are you a sports startup? Get in touch NOW to put your company centre-stage at our Sports Nutrition Congress 2018

30-Jul-2018 By Robert Rose

NutraIngredients is on the hunt for entrepreneurial start-ups to join our session on innovation and pitch their company and ideas to a room full of top experts at this year's Sports Nutrition Congress in Brussels this September. Do you have what...

Dairy alternatives continue to make inroads with consumers around globe, Cargill finds

18-Jul-2018 By Hank Schultz

New consumer research from Cargill has implications for formulators of functional foods, sports nutrition products and dairy products. Dairy ingredients are generally in decline, while plant-based alternatives are filling in the gaps.

Consider a vitamin D supplement alongside breastfeeding, UK government report suggests

18-Jul-2018 By Will Chu

Breastfed infants up to 12 months should receive a daily vitamin D supplement according to a report by the UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) that details feeding in the first year of life.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Laboratoire PhysioSynthèse target the lactose intolerant with supplement range

18-Jul-2018 By Will Chu

French-based firm Laboratoire PhysioSynthèse make available a range of lactase dietary supplements aimed at the lactose intolerant and those seeking digestive health solutions via food supplements.

Is more data needed to determine the safety of probiotics and prebiotics?

17-Jul-2018 By Nathan Gray

Experts and industry associations have questioned the findings of a new study that claims more data on the safety data for probiotics and prebiotics is needed - with just 2% of clinical trials reporting full safety data.

EU permits market entry of egg lysozyme hydrolysate for supplement use

16-Jul-2018 By Will Chu

The European Commission (EC) has authorised the use of egg white lysozyme hydrolysate as a novel food in food supplements and other food categories such as a fortification ingredient.

EW Nutrition and Acies Bio JV develops technology to transform dairy by-product into Vitamin B12

11-Jul-2018 By Jim Cornall

Whey2Value (W2V), a German-based joint venture established by EW Nutrition and Acies Bio, has developed a technology that uses whey as a substrate to produce a natural form of vitamin B12.

Introducing ESI Nutrition: Laïta launches new global B2B nutrition division

10-Jul-2018 By Nathan Gray

French dairy cooperative Laïta is rolling out a new global nutrition division, to be known as ESI Nutrition, as it looks to leverage expertise in the health and nutrition sector.

EFSA question current permitted pesticide levels in infant food

06-Jul-2018 By Will Chu

Europe’s food regulatory agency has called for a review of levels of pesticide residue permitted in foods for infants and young children after current guidelines “may not be sufficiently protective”.

Probiota Asia: World-leading probiotics summit returns to Singapore — calls for abstracts

02-Jul-2018 By Gary Scattergood

NutraIngredients-Asia is delighted to announce that the second Asia edition of the global probiotics and prebiotics summit, Probiota, will be held in Singapore in October.

Fonterra remains tight-lipped over Beingmate's infant formula controversy in China

02-Jul-2018 By Cheryl Tay

Fonterra has denied allegations that its China partner Beingmate's infant formula contains additives from unlicensed suppliers, insisting that recent case was a 'technical issue' and not a food safety issue.

From lassi to laban, straggisto to skyr: Danone brings exotic fermented foods to the yoghurt aisle

22-Jun-2018 By Niamh Michail

Tapping into the trend for both exotic flavours and healthy, fermented foods, Danone has launched a range of dairy products including lassi, laban, straggisto, skyr and ayran.

‘This is going back to where nutrition should come from – from nature’

31-May-2018 By Rachel Arthur

Glanbia Nutritionals has been displaying its ‘Truly Grass Fed’ protein range: with products coming from cows that receive 95% of their nutritional feed from grass. And while consumers may not directly be on the look-out for ‘grass fed’ attributes, it...

Taking colostrum to consumers

28-May-2018 By Jim Cornall

Pedersen Biotech, based in Vejle, Denmark, creates products from colostrum.

NUTRAINGREDIENTS AWARDS 2018: Meet the winners

In it to win it: INFAT win ingredients award in infant nutrition category

25-May-2018 By Will Chu

For Advanced Lipids, winners of this year’s NutraIngredients Award for Infant Nutrition Ingredient of the Year, the award very nearly didn’t happen.

Open call for candidates: PepsiCo accelerator hunts for 10 start-ups

17-May-2018 By Niamh Michail

After helping 2017's winners generate growth worth €10 million, PepsiCo's accelerator programme Nutrition Greenhouse is looking for 10 more start-ups for the 2018 round.

FrieslandCampina’s human milk oligosaccharide ingredient obtains EU approval and GRAS status

10-May-2018 By Jim Cornall

FrieslandCampina DOMO’s new Human Milk Oligosaccharide (HMO) ingredient, 2’-fucosyllactose (2’-FL), has been officially certified to be used in infant formula in both European and US markets.

Probiotics proved better than placebo at reducing cold symptoms, clinical trial suggests

07-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

Chinese researchers linked probiotic supplementation to fewer incidence of flu-like symptoms in new study, building the science backing probiotics’ benefits to the upper respiratory tract.

Danone probiotic drink backed for prevention

Probiotic drink ‘a viable alternative’ to supplements for diarrhoea prevention

03-May-2018 By Will Chu

A preventative measure for Antibiotic Associated Diarrhoea (AAD) and Clostridium difficile (CDI) might well be a simple probiotic containing drink, a study identifies.

Lancet nutrition series: Supplementation during pregnancy 'insufficient' to boost offspring health

27-Apr-2018 By Will Chu

Micronutrient supplementation started in pregnancy can correct important maternal nutrient deficiencies, but it is not sufficient to improve child health, according to research in The Lancet.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Dannon continues yogurt and gut microbiome exploration with $50,000 in fellowship grants

25-Apr-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

As part of Danone North America, the Dannon Probiotics Fellowship Grant Program has awarded two graduate students with $25,000 each to help fund their independent and novel studies of yogurt, probiotics, and the human gut microbiome.

IPA explains rationale for harmonized probiotic guidelines at Codex

17-Apr-2018 By Stephen Daniells

The development of guidelines and a harmonized framework for probiotics in Codex is necessary to ensure and sustain quality probiotic products on a global scale, says the International Probiotics Association (IPA).

DuPont and Inbiose infant formula HMO gains EU approval

29-Mar-2018 By Will Chu

DuPont Nutrition & Health and Inbiose are reaping the rewards of their partnership as EU authorities approve their first human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) ingredient designed for use in infant formula.

My big fat Greek functional food – probiotic feta could become a big cheese

15-Mar-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Certain probiotic strains could be a perfect fit for Greek feta cheese, say researchers who suggest 'functional feta' could meet growing demand for healthy foods.

Omega-3 milk: Grass feeding beats conventional cattle diets

02-Mar-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Cows managed under a ‘grass milk’ dietary regime produce milk containing much higher proportions of omega-3 fatty acids, say researchers.

Choose your category carefully for protein-rich foods, say researchers

28-Feb-2018 By Niamh Michail

Many Europeans see protein-rich foods as unnatural and unnecessary so choosing the right kind of foods to enrich - such as dairy - is important for manufacturers, researchers say.

Performance Nutrition division drives strong year for Glanbia

21-Feb-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Glanbia, the Kilkenny headquartered global nutrition and dairy products group reported an eighth year of double-digit growth in today’s 2017 full year earnings announcement.

Foodwatch: Lactalis scandal is one too many

16-Feb-2018 By Joseph James Whitworth

The producer, supermarkets, public authorities and laboratories have ‘failed the consumer’ in the Lactalis infant formula contamination scandal, according to foodwatch.

Nestlé urged to ‘rectify inconsistencies’ in infant formula marketing response

15-Feb-2018 By Will Chu

The fallout from a report questioning Nestlé’s approach to marketing infant formula continued as the report’s authors urged the firm to provide “meaningful” answers in their response to the allegations.

Nestlé under scrutiny for its infant formula marketing approach

02-Feb-2018 By Will Chu

Accusations levelled at Nestlé claim the Swiss corporate giants mislead consumers with nutritional claims about its infant formula products, flouting ethical marketing codes in the process.

Arla Foods to invest €527m in 2018

31-Jan-2018 By Jim Cornall

In the biggest single investment announced in the Danish-headquartered dairy cooperative’s history, Arla Foods says it will invest more than half a billion euros ($656m) in 2018 to deliver on its 2020 growth ambition.

Glanbia Ingredients to spearhead €30m European whey research project

29-Jan-2018 By Jim Cornall

Glanbia Ingredients is to coordinate a European Commission (EC) project called AgriChemWhey.

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Last chance: Two weeks to go until IPA World Congress + Probiota 2018

24-Jan-2018 By .

There are just two weeks remaining until hundreds of top academics and business leaders from the ever-more connected worlds of probiotics, prebiotics and the microbiome come together at the IPA World Congress + Probiota 2018 in Barcelona. Will you be...

Healthy heart campaign: IPSSA launches 'Voices for Cholesterol' initiative

18-Jan-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

The International Plant Sterols and Stanols Association (IPSSA) is today launching an initiative to provide more information on the importance of LDL- cholesterol as a key modifiable risk factor for heart disease, and what people can do in general to...

Calorie caps in processed food: Industry welcomes ‘focus beyond sugar’

17-Jan-2018 By Niamh Michail

Calories in processed foods such as pizzas and readymade sandwiches could be capped in the UK, according to recommendations in an upcoming report by advisory body Public Health England (PHE).

Infant formula make-up has no link to diabetes risk, study suggests

10-Jan-2018 By Will Chu

Infant formula made with hydrolysed casein not does not prevent type 1 diabetes in children with a genetic risk for the condition, a Finnish study concludes.

Research suggests men with prostate cancer should reduce whole milk intake

04-Jan-2018 By Jim Cornall

In 2017, the American Cancer Society estimates that 161,360 men will be diagnosed with, and 26,730 will die from, prostate cancer.

Cow’s milk infant formula not linked to increased risk of type 1 diabetes

03-Jan-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

A 15-year study has found that infants fed formula made from cow’s milk do not have an increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes.

Ausnutria Hyproca study says goat milk infant formula digestion closer to human milk

02-Jan-2018 By Jim Cornall

A study by Dutch company Ausnutria Hyproca B.V. and research institute Triskelion (formerly known as TNO), says the kinetics of protein digestion of the company’s Kabrita goat milk infant formula is more comparable to that of human milk than that of cow’s...

Microalgae in cow diet can deliver more omega 3 in cheese

20-Dec-2017 By Jim Cornall

A PhD student at Harper Adams University in the UK has successfully increased the level of long chain omega-3 while reducing the level of saturated fatty acids in cheese, and producing the same the taste, by feeding microalgae to cows.

Shopping vouchers could coax mums into ditching infant formula for breastfeeding

13-Dec-2017 By Will Chu

Offering new mothers shopping vouchers may increase low breastfeeding rates, suggests new research from the UK - which has some of the lowest breastfeeding levels in the world.

CODEX and probiotics: Argentina supports IPA proposal to harmonize guidelines

12-Dec-2017 By Stephen Daniells

A proposal by the International Probiotics Association to work towards harmonizing probiotic guidelines for use in foods and dietary supplements has received the support of Argentina, and the country will lead the work.