News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Demand for natural astaxanthin in the United States is set to grow apace over the next 18 months, according to Fuji Health Science, due to increased consumer awareness and media attention to its antioxidant properties.
Cocoa compounds can be extracted and marketed as functional food ingredients, or even synthesised for use in pharmaceuticals, said confectionery giant Mars this week, reports Dominique Patton.
Cocoa flavonols, already shown to benefit heart health, may also have an impact on the brain, reports Dominique Patton.
US soy processor ADM has gained additional patents for the combination of soy protein and sterols in functional foods, giving food formulators extra leverage in the heart health category.
US direct sellers of supplements are expanding operations in Europe, despite Europeans' skepticism of this sales channel.
A new study at Winthrop University Hospital indicates that vitamin D3 supplementation may not prevent bone loss in postmenopausal African-American women, writes Jess Halliday.
Growing consumer demand for nutritional foods will always be tempered by demands for taste, said ingredients firm Cognis at last week's IFT exhibition, reports Anthony Fletcher.
AOAC International has approved an official first action method for the analysis of dietary supplements containing beta carotene, but it cannot be used on beadletted raw ingredients, reports Jess Halliday.