Fresh help for firms struggling with nutrition profiling
Lrbeva Nutrition has launched an online nutritional profiling tool for the food industry that also highlights any nutrition claims that assessed products can make.
Archives for July 22, 2012
B12 supplements may help in battle against hepatitis C
Adding vitamin B12 to standard hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment significantly boosts the body's ability to keep the virus at bay, according to a new pilot study published in Gut.
Special edition: The infinite potential of algae
Algae Biosciences: What will differentiate us in algal omegas market is purity
Near perfect growing conditions for algae combined with an ultra-efficient production process will give AlgaeBio a competitive edge in the algal ingredients market, its boss has claimed.
Special edition: The infinite potential of algae
Nature’s untapped resource: How far can algae go?
From omega-3, to protein, vitamins, and antioxidants – algae has big potential as an industrial source of high value functional ingredients for food production. But with less than 10% of the world's algae species properly characterised, NutraIngredients...
‘Don’t exclude berries because of sugar content’, say Scandinavian researchers
Sweetened berries in a healthy diet should not be excluded from a healthy diet since the fiber and polyphenols in the fruit null the glycemic effect, says a new study from Finland.
UAS Labs to triple probiotic manufacturing capacity as demand soars
UAS Laboratories has announced it will more than triple its current capacity for probiotics at its plant in Wausau, WI, as the US, European, and Asian markets drive an increase in demand.
Special edition: The infinite potential of algae
It's flour Jim, but not as we know it... Solazyme Roquette Nutritionals takes algae to the final frontier
The first novel algae products to emerge from a joint venture between French food ingredients giant Roquette and Californian microalgae expert Solazyme have just hit the market.
Chocolate linked to improved brain performance
Chocolate can improve brain functioning and mood, according to scientific review assessing over 100 previous studies linking chocolate to health benefits.
Syndrome X afflicts Singaporean Chinese hooked on junk western diets: Study
Western-style fast food increases the risk of developing type-2 diabetes (T2D) and dying of coronary heart disease (CHD) in eastern populations, a study has found.
Biothera CEO: It’s public knowledge that today’s immune system is not as developed as it was decades ago
Manufacturers of everything from bread to sports supplements are now incorporating beta glucan-based ingredient Wellmune WGP into their products as consumer demand for immune health products grows, says brand owner Biothera.
Omega-3s may protect children against allergies: Human data
Daily supplements of omega-3-rich fish oil may reduce the allergic response to some allergens, says a new study that adds to the immune modulating properties of the fatty acids.
Special edition: The infinite potential of algae
Welcome to the jungle: New entrants square up for battle in the algal ingredients market
There is room for multiple players in the burgeoning algal-ingredients market, but having a cost-efficient and sustainable production process will be mission critical to long-term survival, say bosses at new market entrants bidding for a piece of the action.
French cranberry claim winner “convinced” new EFSA submission can win
Gunter Haesaerts, the man who in 2004 convinced French authorities that cranberries could be beneficial for the urinary tract and won an associated health claim, has submitted a proprietary claim to the EU’s food safety agency via his high-dose cranberry...
UK busts 84 sports supplements for “dangerous ingredients”
The bad week for the sports nutrition sector continued this morning as the UK medicines regulator announced it had warned retailers and manufacturers to remove 84 products containing “dangerous ingredients”.
Special edition: The infinite potential of algae
Biofuels aid – not raid – algae’s nutritional payload
Algae is well on its way to being a fully blown nutritional powerhouse, but the algae’s elemental abundance means it is also in demand from other sectors like animal feed but most notably, biofuels.