News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Frutarom is launching an extract of pink rock rose, a plant grown in Mediterranean countries that has a history of use in traditional herbal medicine to counter respiratory infections and support gastrointestinal and skin health.
Every extra of fruit or vegetable consumed daily could cut the risk of heart disease by four percent, says a meta-analysis of almost a quarter of a million people, giving people even more reason to seek out the nutrient-rich foods.
Mannatech has entered into an exclusive ten-year arrangement with Swiss biotech Lonza for the worldwide distribution and marketing of dietary fiber arabinogalactan harvested from the American larch tree.
BASF has announced that it is increasing worldwide prices for vitamin B2 for animal feed due to increased production and marketing costs - and an increase for the food grade is likely to follow.
Increasing the daily intake of selenium from dietary and supplementary sources, could cut the risk of bladder cancer by 70 per cent, suggests a new study from Belgium.
Guest article
In the first of two articles, Norm J Rich explains the value and strength of a trademark for goods, services or a new business name, and the legal protection it affords.
A new manufacturing process has the potential to extend the shelf life of yoghurts with live and active cultures.
First there were cosmeceuticals, now there are nutricosmetics - orally-taken products to improve health and beauty that, according to the latest market study, make up a rapidly-growing category.
The SunOpta natural food group has expanded its distribution network in Canada through the acquisition of natural products supplier Purity Life Health Products, enhancing control over the pipeline of its products and its vertical integration.