ADM expands trans fat options
US agri-giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has stepped up production of its trans-fat alternatives driven by increasing market demand - and before new labelling rules come into force.
Archives for July 5, 2004
Pine extract and CoQ10 combined for cardiovascular health
In a bid to give Americans natural alternatives to synthetic products wherever possible, Natural Health Science (NHS) has teamed up with General Nutrition Centers (GNC) to bring PycnoQ10, a cardiovascular health supplement to the market.
Puleva Biotech gets funding boost for new probiotics
Puleva Biotech, the biotech arm of Spanish food group Ebro Puleva, has been awarded funding worth €428,290 from a regional development fund to help it start up a new probiotics line.
Herb/drug interactions difficult to manage for supplement makers
Another study has demonstrated that the best-selling herbal ginseng interferes with the blood-thinning drug warfarin, one of the most widely used anticoagulant medicines.
Renaissance Herbs markets Indian echinacea
Renaissance Herbs has started marketing Indian echinacea for use in cold and flu formulas.
Sensus confirms prebiotic effect of low-dose inulin
Dutch ingredients firm Sensus has carried out new research to prove the prebiotic effect of native inulin at only 5 grams, allowing food manufacturers to make prebiotic claims on a relatively low dose.