News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Food companies are not just labeling the trans fats in their products in compliance with FDA legislation due to come into effect on January 1 2006, writes Jess Halliday , they are reducing or eliminating them altogether, as part of an effort to show...
FiberGel Technologies launched its new oat Z-Trim and soy Z-Trim fat replacer at the IFT show that opened this weekend in New Orleans.
Cargill's pioneering Life Stage approach to developing and marketing ingredients shows how the industry can better tune into consumer demand, writes Anthony Fletcher from New Orleans.
The AOAC has completed modifications to a proposed analytical method for co-enzyme Q10 and validation studies are expected to get underway this summer, reports Jess Halliday.
Taking antioxidant vitamins or other supplements may do little to slow ageing, say US researchers, calling into question one of the leading theories that underpins many products in the nutraceutical industry, writes Dominique Patton.
Grapefruit seed extract appears to help treat stomach ulcers, according to Polish researchers.
Galaxy Nutritional Food's full year 2005 results were impacted by high raw materials costs and bad debt, but the company remains optimistic that an earnings turnaround is on the cards for 2006, especially with the divestment of its manufacturing and...
Weekly Comment
As Chinese producers move in on western markets, the first response by many established players is to protect and defend their previous market positions. It's a doomed strategy.