Focusing on true innovation, long-term market success and cutting-edge research, the NutraIngredients-USA Awards honor the best and brightest in ingredients, finished products, companies, people, and initiatives in the nutrition and dietary supplements industry.
Our expert judging panel have trimmed down the large number of entries to create a shortlist of finalists. Winners will be announced on June 3 at the our special event in New Orleans.
… and now for the finalists (alphabetically) for the NutraIngredients-USA Awards categories:
Ingredient of the Year: Healthy Aging
DeltaGold Annatto Tocotrienol (American River Nutrition)
Palm Fruit Bioactive complex (Phenolaeis)
Tru Niagen (ChromaDex)
Ingredient of the Year: Sports Nutrition
AstaReal Natural Astaxanthin (AstaReal)
CarnoSyn (Natural Alternatives International, Inc.)
KSM-66 ashwagandha (Ixoreal Biomed)
Probiotic product of the year
Astarte (HSO Health Care)
Jarro-Dophilus Mood (Jarrow Formulas)
Kids FundaMentals (Amare Global)
Botanical product of the year
Black Elderberry Syrup (Gaia Herbs)
David Winston's Adaptogens line (Herbalist & Alchemist)
Tru-C made with Organic Acerola (NOW)
Omega-3 product of the year
Good Catch Tuna in Water (Good Catch Foods)
Omega Focus (Nordic Naturals)
Personalized nutrition initiative
Baze (Pioneering personalized vitamins)
Nutrigenomix (Plant-Based Personalized Nutrition & Fitness Report)
OmegaQuant (The Prenatal DHA Initiative)
Start-up of the year
Amare Global
Plasma Nutrition
SinnoVita
Nutrition research project
Caffeine, genetics and athletic performance (University of Toronto & Nutrigenomix Inc.)
Development of a Healthy-population Clinical Model for Evaluating Joint Health Therapeutics (Stratum Nutrition)
Retinal amyloid pathology and proof-of-concept imaging trial in Alzheimer’s disease (NeuroVision Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA, Verdure Sciences)
Editors Award for Industry Initiative of the Year
ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program
Global Retail and Manufacturer Alliance
MegaFood Glyphosate Ban
NutraIngredients-USA’s NutraChampion
Matts Johansen, Aker Biomarine
Paul Schulick, For The Biome, founder of New Chapter
Elan Sudberg, Alkemist Labs
Here's what happened last year (2018):