Plant extract blend offers potent antioxidant activity: Study
A blend of 20 plant-based ingredients may boost antioxidant defenses and combat oxidative stress, according to results of a small study.
Archives for September 29, 2011
Birth defect rate lowers as Turkmenistan celebrates 15 years of folic acid flour fortification
Turkemistan, the first former Soviet Union country to make fortification of the flour supply with iodine and folic acid mandatory 15 years ago, is reporting the success of the programme, with low rates of neural tube defects (NTDs) common to folic acid...
European probiotic conferences given fresh push via William Reed acquisition
William Reed Business Media (WRBM), the publisher of NutraIngredients.com, has taken control of two leading European probiotic conferences – Probiotech and Microbiota – from French firm Gate2Tech.
Yakult USA volumes ratchet up as it prepares to open first US plant
Japanese probiotic pioneer Yakult is now selling more than 118,000 bottles of its signature probiotic drink a day in the US (based on average sales Jan-June 2011) compared with 110,000 in mid-2010 and 90,000 in 2009.
Indian researchers develop non-dairy calcium foods
Researchers in India have developed non-dairy-based calcium-rich foods, which they say could be commercialized for sale as processed food products like instant mixes for breads and biscuits.
Generix bets on a changing urban India for its supplements business
India-based Generix Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. is betting on changing lifestyle patterns and an increased awareness of health and fitness issues in India for its new nutraceuticals business.
Dispatches from ADA Conference 2011
Cargill: The earlier the better for glucosamine supplementation as focus shifts to healthy cartilage
A shift in thinking about glucosamine - supported by new clinical research on healthy (pain-free) joints - could help revitalize the flagging joint health supplement market and give food manufacturers the hard evidence they need to create a new breed of...
Pressure group claims university ‘worryingly close’ to dairy industry
A row has erupted after Wageningen University rejected pressure group claims that its academics are “worryingly close” to the dairy industry, after the institution issued a press release that allegedly exaggerated research findings.