'Intriguing' results link vitamin D and Parkinson's: Study
People with Parkinson’s disease are more likely to be vitamin D deficient than healthy adults of the same age or patients with Alzheimer's disease, says a new study from the US.
Archives for October 13, 2008
Open innovation: Food industry needs better strategies, says review
The food industry should embrace the possibilities offered by open innovation if they are to succeed in an increasingly competitive market place, says a new review.
FMC announces across-the-board price increases
FMC BioPolymer has announced a 15 per cent increase in all of its products as of next month, to off-set costs that its savings program does not cover.
Solae, Novozymes soluble soy protein gets closer to market
Solae and Novozymes are expecting the publication of some patents related to the joint development of new soluble protein isolates, brining the products one step closer to commercialization.
Confectioners may benefit as speculators exit commodity markets
Turmoil in the global financial markets could, ironically, offer relief to prices in the commodity exchanges, where leading confectioners lock in key raw materials for their formulations, with evidence this week suggesting a wave of non-commercial...
AHD brings coconut ingredients to functional foods, beverages
AHD International is to supply functional food and beverage makers in the US with a range of coconut products, further to a new partnership announced yesterday.
Quality concerns over chondroitin and glucosamine market
Poor quality material attracted by artificially high prices is flooding the chondroitin market, according to UK-based supplier Gee Lawson.
Special edition: Gut health
Market: How global consumers view digestive health
One of the first functional foods was a digestive health product – Yakult – a probiotic drink a Japanese scientist began selling in his home country in the 1930s.
Cognis expands presence in weight management sector
Cognis’ six-month old alliance with fellow German ingredient innovator, InterMed Discovery, has yielded its first fruit with Cognis licensing an ingredient that will target the weight management sector.