Naturex doubles Q1 net profit as merger benefits arrive
French botanicals supplier Naturex has seen its 2011 Q1 net profit double from €2.4m to €4.8m on revenues of €64m, as benefits of its 2009 expansion kick in.
Archives for May 30, 2011
Food insufficient for Canadian vitamin D intakes
Vitamin D fortified foods are not enough to ensure an adequate intake of the vitamin, and one-quarter of Canadians are not meeting the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), says a new study.
Prebiotic infant formula ‘beneficial and well-tolerated’: Study
Daily feeding with a prebiotic-enriched baby formula produced gut bacteria profiles that ‘closely resembled’ those observed in breastfed infant, says a new study.
Prebiotics again show bone boosting benefits for teens
Daily supplements of a prebiotic fiber may boost calcium and magnesium absorption in the gut and help build healthy bones during adolescence, suggests a new study with rats.
Dow: DHA from canola oil still ‘some years away’
Dow Agrosciences and Martek Biosciences (now part of DSM) are progressing well with plans to develop canola oil containing the coveted long-chain omega-3 fatty acid DHA, but are still “a number of years” away from bringing something to market.
Cocoa extracts may benefit cholesterol levels: Study
A combination of cocoa and skimmed milk may beneficially affect cholesterol levels in the blood, according to new data from Spain.
Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2011
Permission to buy: Inside the new healthy consumer paradigm
The internet’s freedom of information promise is opening up the value chain behind healthy foods to swathes of transparency-centric consumers armed with a desire to know the back story of the products they buy.