Energy drinks jump on ‘health bandwagon’
The energy drinks market is embracing natural ingredients and “sustainable, longer lasting energy” according to a new international report from Business Insights.
Archives for September 4, 2008
New stock bases said to cut sodium by a quarter
Advanced Food Systems has introduced a new range of stock bases which it said have been formulated to meet demands for reduced levels of fat and salt as well as costs.
Martek confident for DHA in foods, despite slow sales
The company yesterday posted its performance for the three months to July 31 2008, which revealed a 12 percent increase in product sales to $83.5m compared to the same period last year.
Hot topic
Cleaning up the supplements industry: Call for comments
At the end of last month, the founder of a US supplements company received the most severe punishment yet to be handed out for fraud in the industry: a 25-year jail sentence. NutraIngredients is calling for comments on this historic decision.
News focus: Omega-3
Markets: Who is buying omega-3 - and in what form
NutraIngredients examines the omega-3 marketplace in the final instalment of a series that has scanned the scientific, regulatory and supply issues surrounding an ingredient that would appear to have everything.
Low GI pasta with banana flour, scientists report
A resistant starch-rich powder from banana powder could boost the nutritional content of pasta, report researchers from Spain and Mexico.