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Functional foods are growing into a substantial niche within the food industry, according to market researcher Packaged Facts, and is likely to be eating into sales of traditional dietary supplements.
A superoxide dismutase (SOD) supplement, GliSODin, in combination with diet and lifestyle changes can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, French researchers have reported.
Minneapolis-based Cargill has announced that its Regenasure ingredient, the only non-animal glucosamine available on the market, has been determined generally recognized as safe (GRAS).
Ethnic flavors are expected to expand this year, together with an increased consumer demand for bigger, bolder tastes, according to a new flavors and ingredients report.
Australia's Genetic Technologies (GTG) has bestowed a license to its non-coding DNA patents to personalised nutrition company Sciona, which is expected to be the start of a long relationship in the lifestyle and life-extension arena.
Chr Hansen and Valio are strengthening their relationship over the popular probiotic LGG, giving Chr Hansen manufacturing and selling rights to the strain for its use in food supplement products.
Calcium from dairy sources, but not supplements, decreased excess levels of fat in the blood after eating, says research from Denmark that is yet another twist to the calcium-dairy weight loss debate.