Folate producing bacteria could aid fortification: Study
Lactic acid bacteria that produce high amounts of folate show potential for the production of enriched functional foods, according to new research.
Archives for May 16, 2011
Danone debuts probiotic yoghurt Activia in 69th country: Australia
French dairy Danone has built on its 2010 joint venture with Australian co-op Murray Goulburn by belatedly launching its €4bn global selling probiotic yoghurt Activia on the market there.
60 second interview: Tom Tolworthy, ceo, Twinlab
New Twinlab boss: You can’t carry on doing the same thing over and over again and expect a different result …
He’s only just got his feet under the table, but Tom Tolworthy is on a mission to rebuild the Twinlab brand ‘from the customer backwards’
CRN welcomes new senior scientist onboard
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has bolstered its science team with the hiring of Taylor Wallace, PhD, as senior director, scientific & regulatory affairs.
Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2011
BASF-Cognis acquisition delivering customer benefits
Integration is fully underway after the merger last year between the two German ingredient giants, Cognis and BASF, with projects developing under the newly formed Human Nutrition unit in the wake of BASF’s €3bn acquisition in December, 2010.
Australia gains an updated nutrient database
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has updated its highly popular nutrient database to include new information about fatty acids, iodine, vitamin D and more.
Russian scientific congress backs role of probiotics
About 40 Russian scientists have backed the ability of probiotics to help maintain ‘beneficial microbiota’ and help prevent gastrointestinal disturbances, after meeting in Moscow in April.
Citrus extracts show energy burning potential, without side effects: Study
Bitter orange extracts plus the citrus flavonoids, naringin and hesperidin, may boost metabolic rates without affecting blood pressure, says a new study with implications for weight management.
Special edition: Prebiotics
The prebiotic pioneer: Prof Glenn Gibson
Harnessing modern technologies like metabonomics will ‘provide the answers’ to questions about how the gut microflora affect human health, says the scientist who co-coined the term ‘prebiotic’.