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Weight loss brew? Fibre-rich tea and coffee aiming for European success
The UK and France are early target markets for new tea and coffee concepts containing soluble pea fibre, says founder.
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DuPont health & nutrition president on mega mergers, start-up successes and new product launch plans
Despite its recent mega mergers and billion-dollar business deals, DuPont is still very much focussed on collaborating with start-ups. “Not everything has to be invented in our labs,” its nutrition and health president Matthias Heinzel tells FoodNavigator.
Biz school study gives rise to brand dedicated to effective doses of top shelf ingredients
A business school plan developed into AlternaScript, a business that the founders say is built on using efficacious dosages of branded ingredients backed by clinical data, including a new weight loss product featuring a PLT ingredient.
Nutriati’s chickpea protein is white, odorless, and neutral-tasting
Chickpea protein in the spotlight as high-profile investors pump $8m into Nutriati
Commercial quantities of highly functional, neutral-tasting chickpea protein concentrates and a high-protein chickpea ‘flour’ will be available by the end of the year, says Richmond-based Nutriati, which has just closed an $8m financing round to help...
Could coffee polyphenols improve sleep and energy metabolism in obese people?
Chlorogenic acids – the most abundant polyphenols in coffee – may help people fall asleep and boost fat burning during sleep, suggests a new study from Japan.
New NRC-backed study to explore role of K2 in calcium metabolism
The Norwegian Research Council will fund a four year study to explore the relationship between calcium metabolism and vitamin K2, says NattoPharma.
NAI self-affirms GRAS for sustained release CarnoSyn, builds IP
The Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status of Natural Alternatives International’s sustained release beta-alanine (SR CarnoSyn) has been affirmed by a panel of independent experts.
News that Chaffetz will step down part of continual search for support in Congress
The news that Rep. Jason Chaffetz plans not to seek re-election is a reminder that maintaining friends for the dietary supplements industry within the halls of power is an ongoing and never ending process.
Does FDA underestimate the time, resources spent on regulatory compliance?
The Food and Drug Administration is underestimating the amount of time and resources the supplement industry spends annually complying with government regulations, including current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs).