Davos rolls out vitamin E tocotrienol ingredient in Japan and Korea
Singapore’s Davos Life Science has launched its Natural e3 delta-tocotrienol (Natural e3) vitamin E ingredient in Japan and Korea, in response to growing interest throughout Asia.
Archives for June 9, 2011
FDA on nanotechnology: Size matters, but it's not everything ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will take size and functionality into account when it considers whether a product contains nanomaterials or involves nanotechnology, according to a new draft guidance document.
Nestlé and King's College commit to ‘protein-protein’ nutrigenomics project
The Nestlé Research Center (NRC) in Switzerland and King's College London have committed to a six-month research project to, “examine the interactions between genes and food ingredients, and how they can affect human health."
Pycnogenol retail value tops $500m as double-digit growth continues
The retail value of products containing Pycnogenol, a potent antioxidant from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, is estimated to top $500m, according to bosses at producer Horphag Research.
Going hardcore helps DSM resolve recovery protein identity crisis
DSM Nutritional Products (DNP) is getting serious about ‘serious endurance’ for PeptoPro, the casein-based recovery protein that has been a slow-burner for the Dutch ingredients giant since a glamorous Olympic Games debut.
Special Edition: Functional Food Trends
Heart health claims underscore functional cereal boom
Bakery and cereals account for almost 23 per cent of the global functional foods market with sales worth $5.5bn between 2006 and 2010, claims Leatherhead Food Research; And heart health is the leading claim in the sector.
Climate change may affect global omega-3 supplies: Harvard professor
Changes to the world’s ecosystems as a result of climate change will decrease levels of phytoplankton in the world’s oceans, and alternative sources like GM crops must fill the void, says a Harvard PhD.
Seaweed enters the food formulation palette
A newly formed trade body is looking to take seaweed beyond Japanese cooking and raise awareness of the marine algae as a food ingredient.
EU labelling proposals are short-sighted, say supplement makers
European Union labelling proposals that will demand font sizes between 0.9-1.2mm have not considered the effect of multi-lingual and small-size packaging, according to an EU-wide food supplements and healthy foods group.
Selenium may ease post-exercise oxidative stress in overweight people
Supplements of selenium may reduce markers of oxidative stress immediately after exercise for overweight people, suggests a new study.