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Now part of the company’s Bensdorp Clean clean-label cocoa powders line, the two new cocoa powders are alkalized with baking soda, allowing a label claim of “cocoa processed with baking soda” instead of “cocoa processed with alkali.”

How carbon-14 analysis can confirm a dietary supplement’s natural content

Frutarom is proposing Frutaceuticals for supplement consumers suffering from “pill fatigue."

The Triple-T program takes a three-pronged approach to supply-chain traceability: trace, test, and trust.

Protein is a highly popular supplement in both consumer and industry circles. But how much do industry insiders and consumers actually know about protein? And how much of what they think they know is, quite simply, wrong?

Roha says that the acquisition-its third in 2017-will allow it to further consolidate its position in the food ingredients business “with synergistic, innovating ingredients.”

“The key to continued probiotic growth is to expand the user base-have it go more mainstream,” says Dupont’s Megan DeStefano. “To do this, we need to attract new consumers through new and different benefits beyond immune and digestive health.”

The company’s new, interactive smartphone app for its ingredients is designed to “enhance” the supplement user’s experience.

The company says that the new DHA concentrates meet consumer demand for 100%-sustainable DHA formulations.

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The report, which was commissioned by PureCircle Ltd. with data from Mintel Group Ltd., also found that food and beverage product launches featuring stevia nearly doubled in Q2 of 2017 compared to Q2 2012.

Will brands and formulators have to do better than simply offering higher concentrates in order to keep consumer interested in omega-3s supplements?

In two filings submitted to the International Trade Commission, CRN argued that Amarin was “financially motivated” to expand its near monopoly over a subset of omega-3 products; if successful, CRN says, Amarin’s complaint would make it much more difficult and costly for consumers to access those products.

The event, which will take place February 6-8 in Seattle, will cover important issues and controversies in the omega-3 market.

According to the newest HerbalGram report, 2016 marked the 13th consecutive year of increased sales for herbal supplements-and the first year that U.S. sales of herbal supplements have exceeded $7 billion.

China’s FDA also granted TSI Group expanded Novel Foods usage beyond existing approvals for sports nutrition and medical foods to encompass use in beverages, candies, and baked goods.

The company says that the Ross SysCon Control Panels are now offered with wireless connection; users will be able to access the PLC system on tablets, laptops, and smartphones via Ethernet, WLAN, or Bluetooth.

Sports protein sales, specifically, are likely to reach $14.6 billion globally by 2021, Euromonitor predicts.

The detox category’s had its ups and downs, enjoying wild popularity and bullish sales, even as it comes in for criticism from the medical community and others.

In addition to the $2.45 million in Series B financing, Bayir says that it anticipates an additional $1.42 million in funding in the near future for capital growth.

Amarin’s ITC complaint alleges that synthetically produced omega-3 products that are predominantly composed of EPA in either ethyl ester or re-esterified form are not considered “dietary ingredients” under Section 201(ff)(1) of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, and thus, are not legal dietary supplements but unapproved new drugs.

The NPN enables Fruit d’Or’s Cran Naturelle and Cran d’Or cranberry seed oils to make claims as a source of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, antioxidants, oleic acid, and “maintenance of good health.”

One market researcher predicts a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for Ayurvedic products of up to 16% from 2016 through 2021.

According to the company, these patents are expected to “fuel the company’s rapid growth in the cosmetic industry” given consumer demand for products like sunscreen lotions and hair growth formulations.

The products in Nutrinovate’s Reserol nutricosmetic line combine Evolva’s new Veri-te resveratrol ingredient and Nutrinovate’s Functional Film Technology (FFT), a dissolvable oral film strip system that enables the resveratrol to be delivered to the body through the inside of the cheek.

The prospect that dietary supplements might help bend the healthcare cost curve is worth examining.

The positive role dietary supplements play in the lives of consumers of all ages has only continued to grow. 

Dietary recommendations based on DNA testing have industry buzzing, but other forms of personalized nutrition may be better poised to deliver real insights.

Natural Alternatives International says that as the sole U.S. patent holder of CarnoSyn beta-alanine, it has a responsibility to ensure that consumers are taking the ingredient properly in order to reap its muscle-building benefits.

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