Weight Management

Life Extension has released a new Keto Brain and Body Boost formula to provide the metabolic benefits of a ketogenic diet, without the potential long-term negative health consequences of a high fat diet. 

PureCircle announced that it was been granted a Chinese patent for the proprietary process the firm uses to scale up production of its flagship Reb M stevia leaf sweetener. 

NuLiv Science has announced that its InnoSlim ingredient is self-affirmed GRAS after the firm engaged AIBMR Life Sciences, Inc. to convene a panel of experts qualified by training and experience to evaluate the safety of food ingredients. 

Today’s sweetener suppliers and manufacturers have developed a number of creative solutions for clean-label sugar reduction. Much of this work involves finding the right combination of high-intensity sweeteners, and bulking agents, to replicate the flavors and textures we get with sucrose.

The Simply Good Foods Company has announced that it will acquire Quest Nutrition LLC for $1 billion in cash, or approximately $870 million net of tax benefits, on a cash-free and debt-free basis.

PureCircle, a producer of stevia sweeteners, is launching a branded gourmet PureCircle ice cream in Chicago as a way to demonstrate the quality and efficacy of its Reb M stevia ingredient. 

OptiBiotix Health Plc. has signed an agreement with Agropur MSI, LLC to manufacture and distribute SlimBiome, a weight management ingredient, in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. 

Consumers want science-backed ingredients. Companies are answering the call.

The company calls the new ingredient, named SteviAroma, a “taste modulator.”

MCTs are increasingly popular among consumers and product makers, in part due to their ease of use as well as their health benefits.

The new deal will see PureCircle supply Merisant with ingredients made from next-generation steviol glycosides such as Rebaudioside M (Reb M).

Zolesse works well when combined with other stevia products. It can help to modify the taste of stevia extracts, for instance, reducing bitterness and linger and resulting in a more sugar-like taste.

Probiotics face a new frontier as sports supplements.

Nutraceuticals Group has acquired the exclusive rights to offer the patent-pending Spanish ingredient H2OSlim to the U.S., Canadian, and Korean supplement manufacturing markets. 

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AIDP, Inc. has been appointed the sales and marketing partner for International Agriculture Group’s NuBana RS2 green banana flour.

Dimpless is a superoxide dismutase (SOD B) nutricosmetic ingredient derived from melon that is said to help reduce cellulite.

Prinova will be conducting demo tours to showcase its ingredients and custom formulations in the form of some of the nutrition industry’s hottest concepts.

Suppliers of black seed oil for the nutritional market are carving out their territory early on with branded black seed ingredients that draw a line in the sand between them and the rest of the market.

Sabinsa’s worldwide president Shaheen Majeed underscored the greater metabolic health implications of ForsLean beyond just weight control.

Weight-management ingredients that complement and support today’s popular diets-keto, paleo, Mediterranean, and more

The sports nutrition industry is amidst a long-term growth trend unparalleled in recent consumer health history, writes Euromonitor International.

Stevia ingredient supplier PureCircle (Chicago) sought to show that its next-generation steviol glycosides do not negatively impact microbiome health in humans of all ages.

The botanicals market is seeing a number of new entrants and emerging stars quickly gaining ground.

The new, proprietary sweetener blend, RA99M, combines the minor steviol glycoside Rebaudioside M with the more common glycoside Rebaudioside A.

This year, ingredients and supplement categories at higher risk of adulteration include: selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMS), phenibut, tianeptine, higenamine, and certain high-profile botanical ingredients.

Parabel USA Inc. has finalized a distribution agreement with CK Ingredients, a raw materials supplier, for the commercialization of Parabel’s branded Lentein plant protein in the Canadian marketplace. 

Using an in vivo obesity model with mice, researchers from DuPont Nutrition & Health in conjunction with the University of Eastern Finland were able to demonstrate that betaine enhanced metabolism in adipose tissue and reduced inflammation from a high-fat diet. 

The researchers found that a high serum dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA), an omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid, was associated with obesity, body fat accumulation, a high alanine amino transferase level, and insulin resistance in Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes.

A recently published review of weight-loss strategies and supplements found that chromium picolinate most effectively maintained lean body mass in subjects compared to other weight-loss strategies.