Trends & Business

According to Cargill’s annual global study, FATitudes, 68% of consumers closely read labels and monitor fats and oils in their packaged foods. 

A sports supplement aimed at a male athlete shouldn’t necessarily have the same formulation or benefits as one targeting a female athlete. Yet many still do.

The new production line was constructed in response to the ever-more demanding quality standards set for infant and clinical nutrition products. 

The ingredient contains a minimum of 550 mg/g natural triglyceride DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), allowing manufacturers to achieve equivalent dosages of DHA in smaller product formats. 

Flavor manufacturers work hard to accurately replicate nostalgic flavors-and consumers are buying.

Kyowa Hakko is supporting NYC healthcare workers by raising and matching funds for NYC Health + Hospitals.

Provectus Pharma will be including salmon peptides from Biomega Group in a weight loss product called W8 Solution. 

The speakers discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting ingredient supply and manufacturing.

The extracts are manufactured under the highest European standard of organic certification: European Union EEC834/2007. 

Clean Label Project - a U.S.-based non-profit that supports transparency, environmental sustainability, and consumer safety-certified ACG’s ACGcaps H+.

What will it take for a plant-based competitor to survive to the next round?

The series shows how vitamins D3 and K2 work together, specifically for bone and cardiovascular health-from scientific evidence to market success. 

Better-for-you alcohol is on the rise. Here’s how this new consumer market is shaping up.

Men are increasingly looking for proven products that promote healthy aging. Here are some of the ingredients that recent research has validated.

More typically seen on over-the-counter drug products, extended-content labels (ECLs) can also be very useful for the nutraceuticals space.

eSports, powders, “superdrinks,” and more are driving sports drink development.

A recent double-blind, placebo-controlled study found that supplementation with an extract of French oak wood called Robuvit significantly improved the general and mental health of patients recovering from hysterectomies over four weeks. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we can expect consumers to reprioritize how they shop, what they buy, and why they purchase. FMCG Gurus, the market research firm, has published some insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the purchasing habits of different generations. 

Certain ingredient suppliers and marketing companies have been doctoring lab reports and using the falsified reports to promote products.

In addition to a shortage of disposable hygiene products, the increase use of dietary supplements is also causing shortages, including herbs shown to support symptoms of urinary incontinence. 

Bonlacta is designed for high-temperature, short-time processing enabling lactose-free milk to become a mainstream reality for North American producers

 Algaia, S.A. completed a €2.2m investment round to continue fueling its double-digit growth. 

Weight management is becoming more measured and practical, with consumers opting for holistic approaches over crash diets and too-good-to-be-true supplements.

Blue light-and the serious harm it can do to eye health-is the subject of International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations’ (IADSA) latest Mind the Gap resource.

Jim Hamilton has been appointed the global CEO of OmniActive Health Technologies by the company’s Board of Directors. 

The Council for Responsible Nutrition Foundation and the BBB National Program’s National Advertising Division have announced that the CRN/NAD program will conclude on July 1, 2020. 

Examining the latest in probiotic research, from cholesterol management to respiratory health.

Among the valuable resources, Lief’s GMP Starter Kit provides examples of key documents, procedures, and regulations necessary for cGMP compliance.

Omya has launched Omyaforte 100-OG, a bioavailable source of calcium suitable for fortified foods and powdered supplement formulations targeting athletes, and healthy aging.

NOW has publicized the results of a series of internal tests it had conducted on CoQ10 and SAMe products purchased on Amazon.com. Results showed that the potencies of the products were far below that of label claims.