Known as pink gold for its iron-rich rosy hue, high price point and supply scarcity, the bioactive milk protein lactoferrin has been mostly limited to infant formula and dietary supplements in small doses – but that could soon change thanks to advances...
The Dutch multinational dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina has built a new facility to increase its lactoferrin capacity by 60 metric tonnes per year, to help meet rising global demand.
The use of a new type of highly porous microparticle and an encapsulation technology simultaneously has shown to increase the loading capacity of capsules for lactoferrin by more than 30 times, a group of researchers has found.
The global Lactoferrin market size is set to surpass €265 million (315 million USD) by 2027, thanks to its increasingly relevant links to infant nutrition, immune health, the microbiome, and skin health, according to Global Market Insights, Inc (GMI).
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. has announced its subsidiary Milei GmbH, which, according to 2019 data from Absolute Reports has the largest share of the global market in terms of production volume of the functional ingredient lactoferrin, will more...
FrieslandCampina Ingredients is to increase its lactoferrin production capacity in the Netherlands to meet rising demand in its early life nutrition and adult nutrition segments.
Japanese dairy product company Morinaga Milk Industry has revealed plans to expand its yoghurt range by introducing more products with functional benefits, accelerate its lactoferrin research and e-commerce business as part of its key initiatives for...
Researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore have developed a new encapsulation technology that boosts the bioavailability of lactoferrin, a naturally occurring protein in human breast milk.
Australian firm Freedom Foods has started lactoferrin production at its Shepparton plant, with the goal of commencing sales of its lactoferrin in Q4 2019.
