The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) is set to expand its remit to become a trade body for the European sports nutrition sector, the group says.
The European sports supplements sector is not under-regulated the industry has said in an angry reaction to calls for greater controls after the death of a woman running the London marathon last year was linked to the now-vilified and mostly banned stimulant,...
Three Myprotein.com directors have left the sports nutrition leader to launch a low-cost, premium supplements brand in the wake of the UK imposing a 20% tax on sports powder perennials like whey protein.
A pan-European sports nutrition group that counts Volac, Carbery and Abbott Laboratories (EAS) as members says it is time the lengthy debate over European Union sports food regulation ended – and general food law is the right place to do it.
Roquette is intensifying its research efforts into the protein potential of various plant forms, and used HIE to launch a pea form targeting sports nutrition products.
Coconut water deserves its popular reputation as nature’s sports drink, according to a new scientific analysis presented at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
The CEO of UK start-up Provexis is bullish about the company’s prospects to develop its Fruitflow tomato extract and the Science in Sport (SiS) sports supplement range it acquired a year ago for €10 million.
The bad week for the sports nutrition sector continued this morning as the UK medicines regulator announced it had warned retailers and manufacturers to remove 84 products containing “dangerous ingredients”.
On the eve of the Olympics, Oxford University academics writing in the British Medical Journal – in conjunction with the BBC Panorama documentary team – have damned sports nutrition products like GlaxoSmithKline’s Lucozade Sport for lacking scientific...
UK dairy co-operative First Milk has acquired leading UK sports nutrition player, CNP Professional, as it diversifies its operation out of the increasingly margin-pressured traditional dairy sector.
UK firm Provexis is putting sports gels at the front of a revamp of the Science in Sport (SiS) supplements brand it bought for about €10m halfway through 2011.
The addition of caffeine to carbohydrate could help to boost athletes’ performance of skilled tasks in addition to boosting endurance, according to UK researchers.
Sections of the European botanicals industry are beginning to raise red flags about DMAA, the synthetic stimulant commonly found in sports supplements but often labeled as an extract of geranium plants.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) rejection last week of health claims for sports nutrients like L-carnitine, acetyl of L-carnitine, glutamine or tyrosine may have a devastating effect on the European market, warns French consultancy, Nutraveris.
DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) is the critical omega-3 fatty acid in the brain and research backs its ability to boost brain function. But can it slow the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease and help protect sportspeople against concussion?
Dutch start-up Solanic is promoting the bioavailability and sustainability of its potato-derived protein isolates, ahead of a global launch at the Vitafoods Europe trade fair next week in Geneva.
A lot of talk has focussed on how non-sporty consumers are driving the market, but what about the potential for industry by targeting elite athletes? First, industry must understand the unique demands of top level performance, says Jeni Pearce from the...
The Danish Food Administration has issued a warning on a range of sports and nutritional supplements sold on Swedish- and Gibraltar-registered website, as it says they contain substances that may affect the central nervous system.
Roquette is seeking to tempt European sports nutrition manufacturers with a new product concept called AminoFuel, which blends whey protein with pea protein to boost the arginine content and aid muscle recovery.
Arla Foods Ingredients has launched a three year research project to provide better information on how whey protein hydrolysates affect muscle growth and recovery.
Incorporating whey protein into exercise recovery beverages could open a lucrative new market for sports drinks manufacturers, according to research commissioned by performance nutrition company Volac.
Irish dairy ingredients specialist Carbery is marketing a “clean tasting” hydrolysed whey protein range aimed at the sports nutrition market after completing sensory studies in conjunction with the North Carolina State University (NCSU).
Increased demand from the sports nutrition and dietary supplements industries could see the US whey protein approach 500 million pounds (250 million kg) by 2015, says a new report.
In the fourth part of NutraIngredients’ sports nutrition series, we scan a category as reliant on its elite sports roots as it is at times reviled by them and the rules that can lead to perfectly good products being called foul.
In the third part of our special series on sports nutrition, NutraIngredients looks at the reigning champions in sports ingredients and takes a look at the science behind new contenders to the crown.
As global sales of sports nutrition products maintain healthy growth rates, one distinct – and unexpected – group of consumers is emerging as the main driver for the market, made up of people who are not necessarily interested in sports.
Nutrition claims such as low-GI that have not made it onto official annex of the 2006 nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) register have technically been illegal since January 19 and could be prosecuted, according to a UK-based consultant.
Oil from the pequi fruit may reduce inflammation following exercise, as well as reducing bad cholesterol levels in older men over 45 years of age, says a new study from Brazil.
NutraIngredient’s Snack Size Science brings you the week's top science every two weeks. This week we catch up on the science behind beetroot juice’s sport nutrition potential.
Chief operating officer at Glanbia Nutritionals Dr Raimund Hoenes sat down with Shane Starling at Vitafoods in Geneva and shared insights into some of the challenges the sub-division of the Irish dairy giant has faced since its inception two years ago...
UK whey-based performance nutrition specialist, Volac, has become the first raw ingredients supplier to meet the stringent requirements of testing programme, Informed-Sport.
“Outrageous product claims” are damaging the sports nutrition sector but suppliers can do more to ensure they are brought under control, according to leading Irish-based dairy ingredients and whey protein supplier, Glanbia Performance Nutrition.
Meeting the taste challenge for protein-based sports nutrition products, flavour and ingredients firm Synergy has teamed up with protein parent company Carbery to delve deeper into flavour engineering.
Central and Eastern Europe’s biggest food supplements manufacturer, Walmark, has taken 100 per cent control of fellow Czech sports nutrition specialist, Aminostar, in an undisclosed deal.
The recent food supplements contamination case that led to banning
from competition of a number of Greek weightlifters, would never
have happened in the Netherlands, according to the trade
association there.
Antioxidant-rich green tea may counter the effects of resistance
exercise by reducing the detrimental effects of oxidative stress,
suggests a small trial from Brazil.
A bowlful of whole-wheat flake cereal and nonfat milk may work just
as effectively as specialized sports drink in boosting recovery
after exercise, researchers told attendees at the 54th Annual
Meeting of the American College of Sports...
Berkem is introducing a new grape extract called Powergrape with
specific ratios of different polyphenol families, which has yielded
positive results in a prospective study on antioxidant status in
sportsmen.
UK consumers are embracing sports nutrition as they aim to lead
healthier lifestyles - even though they may not need the cocktail
of nutrients intended for the pros. But as the market develops,
manufacturers are advised to ensure...
A new Commons Select Committee inquiry into technologies to enhance
sporting performance has been launched in the UK, which industry
insiders say presents sports nutrition companies with opportunities
for promotion.
Energy drinks push their way to the front of PepsiCo's portfolio as
the Gatorade brand drives forward third quarter sales alongside
more growth from diet and non-carbonated drinks, leaving fizzy cola
festering on the shelf.
Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis is once again putting its
health food and sports nutrition products up for sale, according to
a report today in French business magazine Challenges.
Better-tasting and convenient performance foods are attracting
growing numbers of Europeans, many of whom are not sports
professionals, reveals a new report.
Manufacturers of sports nutrition products will have to clean up or
face the consequences of increased scrutiny from Europe, which this
week called for further action against doping.
Regular use of high performance sports drinks could lead to
troubling levels of tooth erosion, opening the door for the
development of low-corrosive alternatives, said scientists at the
University of Birmingham, UK yesterday.
