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Takara Bio is planning to research the use of lesser yam in functional foods, following research that indicates a variety cultivated in Japan has more than 200 times the content of the plant steroid diosgenin than other domestic varieties.
Nutrition 21 has high hopes for the distribution of its Chromax chromium picolinate in retail outlets, with a major marketing planned for the summer, but the first fruit of commercialization is yet to be seen in its financial results.
The Dutch chemicals group DSM is on course to significantly bolster its presence as a supplier to China's food industry, with major investments in ingredient production expected to bear fruit in two years time.
Following a decision in its first quarter to withdraw from supply of non-branded phytosterol, Forbes Medi-Tech has revealed a projected revenue cut of up to two-thirds for 2006, but has nonetheless posted modest year-to-date profits.
Garlic and onions could help protect against stomach cancer, says a massive European-based study, but total fruit and vegetable intake has no benefit for this disease.
A Dutch consortium setting out develop biomedical materials to improve medical care and patients' quality of life may also benefit the supplements sector through research into capsules for controlled release of active substances in the human body.
Cocoa beverages and food rich in flavanols could thicken skin and reduce reddening by 25 per cent, say German scientists - research sure to be welcomed by Europe's burgeoning oral beauty products sector.
Food and beverage companies working in Australia and New Zealand will see a faster response to applications for new food ingredients and products from next year, the authorities say.