Unibar launches mushroom extract for immune support
Ingredient supplier Unibar recently introduced Maitake Pt78, a clinically-validated immune modulating mushroom extract.
Archives for October 9, 2020
Saw Palmetto supply: ABC-SHP webinar explores adulteration and sustainability
Why is Saw Palmetto so vulnerable to adulteration? How did 2020's harvest compare to 2019's 'bumper crop'? And what efforts are underway to ensure the sustainable, high-quality supply of this important botanical? Experts weighed in during a free webinar...
NutraCast Podcast: Dr. Chris D’Adamo on the role probiotics in COVID-19
About 70% of the immune system is housed in the gut, so it’s no wonder probiotic bacteria have been shown to have a number of beneficial immune and health effects. With a pandemic playing out before us and immune-supporting ingredients at the forefront,...
Guest Article
Shifting perception by doing the right things
Occasionally, I get asked this question: why is the American Herbal Products Association involved in the sports nutrition category?
Chicken eggshell membrane upcycled for bakery: ‘Eggbrane alleviates joint stiffness and pain’
An egg membrane powder for the food and supplement industries has been developed in the Netherlands. Marketed as ‘Eggbrane’, the insoluble powder is designed to help alleviate joint stiffness and pain.
Move over soy? Rapeseed has the potential to replace soy in plant-based, say researchers
Rapeseed protein consumption has comparable beneficial effects on human metabolism as soy protein, say nutrition scientists in Germany.
Kerry spots opportunities for gut health and food protection solutions as it targets net zero emissions by 2050
Ingredients supplier Kerry Group has unveiled an ambitious sustainability strategy including a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33% by 2030 and achieve net zero before 2050. It is also exploring those sectors such as immunity and food...
Review suggests vitamin K as potential 'missing link' in COVID-19
A new review presents vitamin K metabolism as the potential missing link between lung damage and thromboembolism, two of the most serious outcomes observed in COVID-19 patients.
Nutrachampion podcast episode 12
LISTEN: ‘We must always keep ahead’ – NutraChampion winner Prof Khalid Abdul Kadir on why doctors should also be researchers
A specialist doctor should also be an active clinical researcher in order to stay on top of the latest innovations and understanding, says the winner of NutraIngredients-Asia awards’ NutraChampion title.