Data show botanicals are best selling category of supplements
The botanicals sector is thriving, in part because it is hooking onto broader trends in the culture. That’s the message that audience members received during a webinar yesterday.
Archives for July 13, 2017
Carbon 14 verification sets curcumin ingredient apart, supplier says
A curcumin supplier is boosting the differentiation of its ingredient via carbon tracking verification and is popularizing it in the marketplace with the release of a consumer brand.
The top ingredients for cognition, focus & mood
Memory, attention and focus, development, mood; there are numerous ways that a nutrient or bioactive ingredient can affect cognitive health. But which have the most science, how do they work?
Letting infants control their feeding doesn’t reduce risk of becoming overweight: Study
A baby-led approach to complementary feeding did not help reduce the risk of infants becoming overweight compared with traditional spoon-feeding, a New Zealand study has concluded.
Kefir the key ingredient for a dairy-based sports drink that cancer survivors can stomach
Kefir could be a beneficial dairy-based sports nutrition ingredient for cancer survivors who may be wary of trying products containing milk due to concerns about stomach upsets.
Broad support for new ‘third way’ supplements health claims in Australia: TGA
Australian regulator the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) says there is broad support for plans to introduce a ‘third level’ of health claims for supplements.
Herbal supplements all too often ignore underlying principles, experts say
Fitting ingredients that come out of traditional medical systems into the modern marketplace can be a fraught exercise, experts say.
Personalized nutrition startup Vitamin Packs highlights ‘trillions’ of combination possibilities
With around 70 supplement offerings and an algorithm developed with support by medical advisors, Vitamin Packs believes it can get very personal within the personalized nutrition space.
Jiaherb adopts Rhodiola through ABC’s Adopt-an-Herb program
New Jersey-based Jiaherb, a manufacturer and supplier of natural and botanical ingredients, has adopted the plant Rhodiola rosea through the Adopt-an-Herb program by the American Botanical Council (ABC).