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PlantLibra, a €6m European Union-backed project that investigating the complex area of botanical nutrition science has convened a meeting in Brussels, where regulators from 19 EU countries were educated about plant science and the project’s aims.
The heart health market is set for a new entrant as Frutarom USA announces the launch of an olive leaf extract with reported blood pressure benefits.
A hybrid strain of broccoli containing higher levels of the cancer fighting phytonutrient glucoraphani has been launched in UK supermarkets.
New research has shown that a compound that gives red and purple fruits and vegetables their colour could hit store shelves within the year as a new ingredient in both cosmetic and food products, with the former due to be developed first.
As news leaked this week that L’Oreal is developing a fruit extract pill to prevent gray hair, an expert has cautioned on potential effects to skin and body organs.
Research has called into question the role of plant polyphenols in cardiovascular health, by finding that their supposed anti-platelet activities are only relevant at high, and physiologically unattainable, concentrations.
The biggest players in krill oil are at war again - this time over a US patent awarded to Neptune Technologies & Bioressources, which its arch rival argues should never have been granted, and Neptune has immediately moved to enforce in the courts.
Flavonoid compounds in cocoa may reduce inflammation associated with arthritis in lab animals, says a new study with possible implications for joint health.
Existing ‘pharmacological’ disease management models that have an ‘after the event’ focus are chronically failing to adequately deal with spiralling rates of chronic disease like obesity and diabetes – in both treatment and economic terms, a conference...
NutraIngredients-USA’s readership is torn over the issue of whether the dietary supplements industry needs a new trade association, according to results of a recent poll.