A probiotic cheese and products with high CLA levels are among the
foods being developed at a new €16 million functional food research
centre, recently opened in Ireland. One of its goals is to boost
the competitive advantage of Irish...
Limited consumer awareness threatens to restrain the development of
probiotics markets, finds a new Frost & Sullivan report, yet
sales of the healthy ingredient are still set to almost triple in
value over the next six years.
Food makers could one day face demand for fructose-free products as
preliminary findings link the sugar found in fruits to a role in
gastrointestinal disorders.
Nutritional products company Natrol has introduced a new
triple-shell beadlet technology, BioBeads, designed to improve
delivery of active probiotics in supplements to the intestinal
tract.
Belgian firm Cosucra Groupe Warcoing is exiting the sugar beet
processing business to concentrate entirely on added value
ingredients for health foods, it announced this week.
Scientists have identified significant antibacterial and
antioxidant activity in two plant extracts, used traditionally in
Ghana to heal wounds, they reported at a conference last week.
A faster way to measure quantities of vitamin B12, both in foods
and in dietary supplements, has been developed by scientists in the
US. The discovery will improve data for commercial vitamin
supplements.
UK firm Provexis looks set to release a novel heart-healthy drink
next year after recent human trials on its tomato-based product
proved successful. CardioFlow is a concentrated tomato extract but
it contains no lycopene.
Pioneering Belgian ingredients supplier Orafti Active Food
Ingredients is the first, and only, producer of inulin and
oligofructose to get the GMP stamp of approval from the American
Institute of Baking.
The Danish Consumer Council has given a damning indictment of
Danisco's fat replacement product Salatrim, prompting the
ingredients group to issue a statement reiterating its confidence
in the product.
Seaweed species have been found to defend themselves from specific
pathogens with naturally occurring antibiotics, which could present
oppportunities for future nutraceuticals, report US researchers.
Danish probiotics maker Chr. Hansen reported flat sales in its food
ingredients division for the first six months of the year although
there was good growth in cultures.
Danish ingredients company Danisco announced this week that it is
use new production facilities in Denmark to produce Natamax - a
natural, biological preservative.
The Food Standards Authority of Australia and New Zealand confirms
that milk is safe and nutritious, despite arguments suggesting that
some types of milk can lead to diseases such as autism and
diabetes.
Flat sales at Chr. Hansen's food ingredients unit in the first
quarter, as a slight rise in sales in Europe, South America and
Asia/Pacific failed to account for the 6 per cent drop in North
America.
Scientists at the University of Southampton in the UK have received
funding to study whether genes can influence the benefits gained by
some people from dietary antioxidants. The team is hoping to find
out why some people benefit...
Danisco has launched the first of two new probiotic bacteria
cultures - called HOWARU - which it claims can help boost the human
immune system. The culture is the first product to be launched
following the Danish group's acquisition...
Danish food and ingredients group Danisco has launched a new enzyme
product derived from seaweed which it claims will help it extend
its position as the world's leading producer of functional food
ingredients.
Danish food ingredients group Danisco has strengthened its
biotechnology capacity within enzymes and cultures using a new
state-of-the-art robotic facility.
Postbiotic ingredients are set to open up a world of opportunities across the human health and nutrition industry, fueled by developing science demonstrating...
