Israeli startup aims to make splash with fermentation technology
A group of Israeli veterans of the dietary ingredient wars have come together to form a new company focused on cutting edge fermentation technologies.
Archives for May 31, 2018
British beauty-from-within brand Perfectil launches in the US with Walgreens
British company Vitabiotics is betting on the US nutricosmetics market with a nationwide launch of its Perfectil brand announced this morning.
Award validates strategy to become category leader, Aker’s Johansen says
Aker BioMarine says a recent award recognizing its innovative practices is a validation of the long road toward achieving the scale necessary to engage in category building projects.
Expert: Null study on multivitamins probably asked the wrong questions
An expert on the effects of multivitamins and minerals said he’s not in the least surprised that a recent meta analysis found that the ingredients don’t cut heart disease risk.
New JAMA Pediatrics meta-analysis supports vitamin D role in improving infant growth
Vitamin D supplementation may reduce the risk of infants being small for gestational age and improve growth during infancy, according to a meta-analysis published this week.
‘This is going back to where nutrition should come from – from nature’
Glanbia Nutritionals has been displaying its ‘Truly Grass Fed’ protein range: with products coming from cows that receive 95% of their nutritional feed from grass. And while consumers may not directly be on the look-out for ‘grass fed’ attributes, it...
Pass the maca...Herbal shot startup NOURI on a mission to 'make herbs sexy again'
Berlin-based startup NOURI wants to expand into the UK supplements market with its line of highly-concentrated stimulant shots that it says shake up a very 'dusty' herbal market.
Micronutrient deficiency link to autism assessed in new Palestinian review
Micronutrient deficiencies could be linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, according to a Palestinian review.
Oral omega-3 intake may lower eye disease risk in healthy young adults: Australian study
Oral omega-3 supplementation can significantly lower the risk of eye disease in young adults with normal blood pressure, say researchers in Australia.
Indian firm turns to fortification to launch 'healthy' egg-free mayo
Indian firm Zydus Wellness is seeking to tap to into the country's food fortification drive by launching an egg-free mayonnaise called Nutralite, fortified with vitamins A, D and E.