Full fat helps carotenoid absorption
Food makers might want to push the value of full fat dressings as food scientists in the US claim they could boost our health by increasing the body's ability to absorb disease-fighting carotenoids.
Archives for August 2, 2004
Aloe vera goes into battle
The increasingly popular herbal extract aloe vera may be able to prolong the amount of time a trauma injury patient can survive before receiving treatment, such as a blood transfusion, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.
Bad weather dampens Cyanotech's Q1 sales
The Hawaiian based nutraceutical firm Cyanotech - which makes natural products from microalgae - has announced a shaky start to fiscal 2005, despite a recent return to profitability.
New opportunities in expanding Japanese food market
The land that gave birth to a small bottle of probiotic drink over 50 years ago has never looked back as far as functional foods are concerned. A new report claims that the Japanese functional food market is racing ahead of its western counterparts...
GMPs due some time in winter
The FDA yesterday announced its plans for the next six months - one priority being to finalize the GMP (Good Manufacturing Guidelines) for the dietary supplement industry by the winter.