Mental health is clearly a rising area of interest providing a new area for innovation in the functional food and supplements industry, but how can brands successfully tap into this trend?
Brand positioning experts at HMT (Healthy Marketing Team) have revealed a new report detailing the secrets for successful innovation within sports nutrition.
Today we can reveal the first wave of speakers confirmed for the IPA World Congress + Probiota, the must-attend conference bridging the business and science of microbiome modulation for human health.
Calling all Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Microbiome start-ups!
NutraIngredients is on the hunt for entrepreneurial consumer-facing, science- or technology-based start-ups to join our Probiota Pioneers session and present their company in Barcelona.
An extract from blood orange may reduce systematic oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory activity in older individuals and may ameliorate outcomes for age-related conditions.
Researchers from Stanford University and Hofseth BioCare report that the bioactive peptides contained in salmon-derived ProGo may help restore a healthy balance within the gut immune system.
Many consumers, and even those working within the sports nutrition industry, believe there is no space for supplements in adolescent health, but Lou Antonio Matera is a man on a mission to change this perception.
Menopause is shifting out of taboo and into the spotlight as women worldwide seek a deeper understanding on changes during this time, carving out plenty of opportunity for beauty and wellness industries to support, educate and empower.
A team at the Nebraska Food for Health Center has developed an automated system to test new ingredients that holds great promise for quickly validating their prebiotic potential.
Cashtyn Lovan is the new Regional Marketing Director in Aker BioMarine’s Human Health & Nutrition department. She has over 10 years of marketing experience in the dietary supplement industry, including strategy and brand development, digital marketing,...
Health claims, novel foods, labelling, GMOs… the recently introduced Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill could have far reaching implications for the food and nutrition industries in the UK.
The 'complete food' category is a totally new and fast-evolving area of nutrition in the sport nutrition industry that is taking the mass market by storm, according Rebecca Williams, nutrition manager at Huel.
Advances in technology can be better integrated into the world of sport science through 'big data' sharing, field-based physiological measures, and more personalised prescriptions, according to a new paper that will be presented at the upcoming...
Cambridge-based biotech start-up, Impossible Materials, has developed a sustainable cellulose-derived white pigment to replace “unsafe” titanium dioxide (TiO2) across food and pharma industries.
With more than 12 million US households reportedly practicing intermittent fasting, a steady flow of supplements and apps have debuted that cater to this lifestyle.
There is still time to register to join representatives from Huel, Alibaba, FourFive, Bulk, Gatorade Sports Science Institute, and more at NutraIngredients’ Sports & Active Nutrition Summit, 5-7th October.
“I think it’s really important for the field to understand what the baseline understanding and criteria are for these substances so that the whole scientific and commercial and regulatory world can coalesce around definitions that make the most sense,”...
Protein bars are central to the narrative of sports nutrition going mainstream, according to Nutrition Integrated founder, Nick Morgan, speaking at the launch of Arla Foods Ingredients new protein concept.
Extracts from black hoof mushroom mycelium (Phellinus linteus) may boost activity of select immune cells, compared to placebo, in a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial.
Seafood sticks enriched with postbiotics and bioactive compounds may lower postprandial insulin and pulse pressure (PP), and reduce the risk of cardiometabolic disease (CMD) in abdominally obese individuals, says a new study.
The HMO opportunity, synbiotic mechanisms of action, phages, personalisation, and the gut-brain axis are just some of the topics to be explored at the 2023 event in Barcelona, Spain.
From pea protein substitutes to whole cut meat alternatives and pet food, the versatility of mycelium is helping to attract a growing number of start-ups to the space. How are entrepreneurs innovating to bring this sustainable ‘root-like’ structure to...
The Chaga Health subsidiary opened its research and competence center near the Technopol Science Park, as the company seeks to position Estonia as an important country for medicinal mushrooms.
NutraIngredients is pleased to announce Fitporn, HMN24, and Pura Collagen & Fitporn as our 2022 Start-up Stars for our upcoming Sports & Active Nutrition Summit.
Research using an automated animal model of the human arterial wall injury has suggested that low levels of B vitamins can lead to damage to the arteries in a mechanism independent of cholesterol, but which can exacerbate the development of plaques when...
Nextferm, an Israeli company focused on fermentation technology, has announced a production deal for one of its flagship ingredients branded as ProteVin vegan protein.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is an agreement to build a facility for the cultivation and production of microalgae-based protein and related products for the food and beverage industry.
Düsseldorf-based Cellavent Ingredients has announced the launch of a turmeric ingredient produced by three Lactobacillus strains that is said to offer the benefits of the botanical plus postbiotics and paraprobiotics.
Data from 50 human intervention studies supports the efficacy of chicory root fibre intake to promote Bifidobacteria growth in the gut in all age groups and improves bowel function.
By Dr Mark Tallon, LLM PhD, Food Lawyer, Managing Partner Legal Foods
OK, apologies for the play on words in the headline, but the functional food market is crowded with little space to set your product apart from all others...
The global gut health is variously estimated at around €15-30 billion and predicted to grow by around 8% annually at least to the end of the decade, but what are the opportunities and hurdles for companies wanting to win in it?
Beans and pulses, considered “neglected staple crops” in many regions of the world, are an important source of resistant starches with gut microbiome-boosting prebiotic potential, says a new review.
TurtleTree says it can produce the protein up to a 100 times faster and at a larger scale to make the hard-to-get ingredient more accessible to food manufacturers.
Infants and toddlers are more likely to sleep 10 hours or more if their mothers consume fermented food when pregnant, according to a Japanese study on 64,200 pairs of mothers and children.
Netherlands-based NutriLeads BV has announced the appointment of Joana Carneiro as its new Chief Executive Officer to lead the next stage in the company’s growth.
Supporting gut bacteria and bowel health may not be the most appealing claims to market on-pack, but ingredients experts say consumer perceptions can be changed – if they haven't already.
Prolonged addition of a probiotic supplement or food into the diet of seniors may support healthy ageing by shifting their gut microbiota and reducing markers of inflammation, according to results of the Italian ProbioSenior Project.
Short-term high protein diets may promote microbial instability in the gut that negatively affects the performance of endurance athletes, say researchers from the UK.
Policymakers need to review the current methods of ensuring folate sufficiency among women of childbearing age, said a group of Australian researchers who found that food and supplements could not provide optimal folate intake.
Back after the COVID hiatus, Ingredion took advantage of the highly on-point and in-person Snackex 2022 – organised by the European Snacks Association in Hamburg, Germany, at the beginning of July – to showcase its solutions to help producers stay ahead...
Barentz International have acquired ACE Trade CZ, a Czech-based distributor of specialty ingredients in what is the latest purchase for the Dutch nutrition specialists.
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