Consuming a protein hydrolysate and amino acid mixture with
carbohydrates increases insulin production in type 2 diabetics, and
could therefore help control their blood sugar levels after a meal,
reports Dominique Patton.
European mistrust of GM ingredients is creating strong demand for
Chinese plant sterols and natural vitamin E, increasingly backed by
third-party certification, writes Dominique Patton.
Compounds from the vegetable broccoli, already shown to halt the
growth of breast, prostate, colon and stomach cancer cells, also
appear to slow the progress of bladder cancer, writes Dominique
Patton.
Food officials in the UK have developed a model that ranks the
health status of foods according to the sum of their nutrients,
reports Dominique Patton.
Increasing vitamin C intake could help people with severe asthma,
report researchers today, who call for further investigation of the
vitamin's role in protecting against the disease, writes
Dominique Patton.
Novis seeks a bright, driven food scientist for a reporter's post
in southern France. The main mission is to deepen coverage of
scientific breakthroughs in food techniques and nutritional
understanding on flagship websites, FoodNavigator.com...
Increasing consumer concern about high blood pressure will increase
demand for foods with active ingredients to control BP levels,
according to the market development manager at dairy ingredients
firm DMV, Daniella Witte.
Swiss fine chemicals group Lonza said yesterday that it saw strong
demand for its nutrition products during the first half but high
raw material and energy costs continued to erode margins, writes
Dominique Patton.
New milk drinks fortified with vitamins are to be sold by Britain's
third biggest supermarket, Sainsbury's, as functional dairy
continues to break into the UK's mainstream food sector, writes
Chris Mercer.
The UK's food authority today revealed plans to introduce targets
for the nutrient content of some manufactured foods used in school
meals, in a bid to reduce obesity levels in British children.
Soy isoflavone producer Acatris has reached a deal with ADM
allowing it to use substantial intellectual property covering
isoflavones and women's health, reports Dominique Patton.
US soy processor ADM has gained additional patents for the
combination of soy protein and sterols in functional foods, giving
food formulators extra leverage in the heart health category.
Cocoa compounds can be extracted and marketed as functional food
ingredients, or even synthesised for use in pharmaceuticals, said
confectionery giant Mars this week, reports Dominique
Patton.
Britain and France are leading launches of functional, bottled
water in Europe, yet the trend remains in the grip of niche sectors
and still below flavour in the R&D priority list of the big
players, reports Chris Mercer.
UK functional food company Provexis says a growing pipeline of
functional food products will change its fortunes, as it reports
growing losses from its Altu healthy cereal bar.
One cannot envy the chief executive faced with a scientific study
that casts doubt over the efficacy or safety of his core product.
But avoiding a sales slump, media vilification and even charges of
fraud means squaring up to such...
DSM said on Friday that its Teavigo green tea extract has achieved
GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) affirmation, giving food and
beverage makers in the US a strong signal of the ingredient's
suitability in new food products,...
Beverage fortification solutions on display at the IFT show suggest
that manufacturers do not need to sacrifice clarity or taste in
order to meet growing consumer demand for functional products,
writes Anthony Fletcher.
Measures to slow age-related disease and improve the quality of the
elderly must be investigated by government, said a UK report
yesterday, underlining the need for attention to growing numbers of
older people, reports Dominique Patton.
Low levels of the mineral chromium have been linked to an increased
risk of heart attack in men, offering further support for
nutrient's role in heart health, writes Dominique Patton.
Elderly people who are frail and at risk for bone fractures may be
helped somewhat by giving them both vitamin D and calcium,
according to the results of a new review of previous studies.
Many diet and exercise interventions aimed at preventing childhood
obesity promote healthy diets and increased physical activity, but
do not appear to have radical impacts on reducing overweight and
obesity gain, finds a new review.
A new low-carb cocoa, being launched by Spanish firm Natraceutical
this month, will help confectionery makers lift the fibre levels
and lower the glycaemic response of their products, reports
Dominique Patton.
Italian company Indena has developed a new method that allows for
the identification and direct quantification of the active
properties found in bilberry plant material and extracts -
technology that could be applied to a variety...
The European Commission gives the all clear for private equity firm
PAI to buy the food ingredients arm of Danish firm Chr Hansen,
writes Lindsey Partos.
Foods designed to help slow ageing are exploding onto the European
market, with mainstream manufacturers confirming that the trend may
be here to stay, reports Dominique Patton.
Calcium supplements might stop the development of polyps that
sometimes lead to colon cancer but there is not enough evidence
that the mineral can prevent colorectal cancer itself, finds a new
study.
UK trade officers and a charity are calling on industry to include
labelling about the risks of vitamin A to pregnant women on all
multivitamin supplements, writes Dominique Patton.
US-based Reliv International, a direct seller of supplements,
opened its operations in Germany today, one of the world's top five
direct selling markets, reports Dominique Patton.
The success of the GI diet in the UK has triggered soaring demand
for oats, pushing the country's leading oatcake maker to add new
production capacity, writes Lorraine Heller.
Cargill's pioneering Life Stage approach to developing and
marketing ingredients shows how the industry can better tune into
consumer demand, writes Anthony Fletcher from New Orleans.
As Chinese producers move in on western markets, the first response
by many established players is to protect and defend their previous
market positions. It's a doomed strategy.
Taking antioxidant vitamins or other supplements may do little to
slow ageing, say US researchers, calling into question one of the
leading theories that underpins many products in the nutraceutical
industry, writes Dominique Patton.
Israeli firm Fischer Pharmaceuticals has launched a new product for
seniors based on a proprietary blend of the brain health
ingredients phosphatidylserine and the omega-3 fatty acid DHA,
reports Dominique Patton.
French probiotics firm Institut Rosell-Lallemand said it has been
included in a new government initiative to pool research into
cancer prevention and treatment.
The court ruling on the European food supplements directive has
resulted in a win-win situation for industry, says one of the
groups that took the Commission to court over the laws, reports
Dominique Patton.
A new all wholegrain cereal range was launched in the UK last week
by cereal giant Kellogg, targeting the increasing number of
consumers turning towards healthier wholegrain products. Yet a
Mintel analyst says it is unlikely to be...
Innovative Swedish dairy company Skanemejerier has signed an
agreement to develop immune-boosting products based on an extract
from the shiitake mushroom, reports Dominique Patton.
Getting the right balance of omega-3s and omega-6s in the diet may
ward off much of the bone loss seen with post-menopausal
osteoporosis, say US scientists.
More than 500 dossiers of information on supplement ingredients
have been submitted to the UK's food authority, giving the products
derogation from the EU supplement directive that enters into force
in less than three weeks time,...