Omega-3 chia seeds may be carb loaders for athletes: Study
Athletes looking for a carbohydrate load prior to exercise may consider an omega-3 chia drink, suggests new research from the University of Alabama.
Archives for January 21, 2011
Market investigation reveals Amazon.com selling illegal steroids
An investigation by Californian firm Anti-Doping Research has revealed the ease with which illegal steroids can be purchased, with them freely available at Amazon.com.
Versatile vegetarian vitamin D targets global deficiencies
Lallemand Bio-Ingredients is promoting a new vegetarian form of vitamin D it says can make a considerable dent in global deficiencies in the ‘sun vitamin’ due its functional food flexibility.
Proprietary ingredients in sports supplements may have extra benefits
Sports supplements that contain additional – or proprietary – ingredients may have the edge over those that contain only core ingredients, according to a new study.
EC dithers over nutrient profiles as timetable slips two years
The European Commission is still unable to say when the controversial nutrient profiling model in the EU health claims Regulation will be finalised, two years after food manufacturers were told it would be published.
Special edition: Outsourcing
CROs (slowly) piece together EFSA's health claim science puzzle
In the second part of this special series on global outsourcing trends NutraIngredients explores how the European Union nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) is impacting activity in the contract research organisation (CRO) sector.
NSF develops stability testing guideline for supplements with expiration dates
NSF International has helped create a new voluntary Stability Testing Guideline for supplement manufacturers to ensure they have the necessary data to support expiration dating on product labels.