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DSM is continuing to build its personalised nutrition capabilities with its venturing arm making a €2m investment in IntegraGen, and a collaboration with the French biotech to apply its genetic tests to weight management products.
Maypro Group announced it has received a minority investment worth around 20 percent of its value from Marubeni America Corporation, an association that could open up new commodity and ingredient sources.
GTC Nutrition has bought the majority of oat-derived ingredient manufacturer Nurture's assets as part of a deal that brings with it the promise of a larger distribution network for Nurture.
In a survey of 3,500 people, a University of Connecticut team discerned that 34 percent of Americans trying to lose weight are using supplements - an encouraging indicator for the dietary supplement industry.
Successful introduction of new nutritional concepts revolves around developing the market stakeholder-by-stakeholder, according to Health Focus Europe.
A US-Chinese collaboration into the properties and structural basis of slowly digestible starches (SDS) could lead to healthier carbohydrates that do not cause spikes in blood sugar and insulin levels.
Price is the most significant barrier to companies looking to market omega-3 fortified products in Asia, says an analyst, but it is not big enough to prevent growth in demand.
This month's European conference on setting maximum amounts for vitamins and minerals in the EU will include the first review of responses to the EC discussion document, and outline the next steps in the process.
A daily supplement of the Indian probiotic yoghurt, dahi, may lower the risk of diabetes, says a new study from the home of the dairy product.