Dosage forms & delivery formats

French flavour firm buys nutrition partner

24-Oct-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

French flavours firm Robertet has completed its acquisition of melon extract producer Bionov, bringing products marketed to combat stress and cellulite into its portfolio.

Senior spotlight: Tetra Pak taps into what beverage makers should know about this key generation

21-Oct-2016 By Mary Ellen Shoup

For the latest edition of Tetra Pak’s annual Consumer Generations Whitepaper series, the packaging giant interviewed more than 40,000 people and gathered insights from 27 different developed and developing countries, and found that the senior population...

EFSA health claim

18th claim win for SNE: Calcium helps build healthy baby bones

21-Oct-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved another extension of an adult health claim this time for calcium and the normal development of bones for children under three.

Bulking up: European sports nutrition markets condensed

20-Oct-2016 By Shane Starling

Western and eastern European sports nutrition markets are growing at about 12% annually, but will settle down to 8% growth by 2019, according to Euromonitor International data.

Special Edition: Sports Nutrition

Whey's the best for targeted benefits; for general fortification not so much

20-Oct-2016 By Hank Schultz

If you are seeking protein for its nutrient quality, it doesn’t matter much which source you choose. But if you want specific sports nutrition results, whey still leads the way, experts say.

Firm champions sports nutrition on another (genetic) level

20-Oct-2016 By Shane STARLING

Beverly Hills-based FitnessGenes is bringing its DNA-driven personalised nutrition concept to sportspeople at all levels – and has moved across the pond to the UK and Europe. Is the sports world ready for personalised nutrition?

Nestlé lowers full-year sales outlook

20-Oct-2016 By Niamh Michail

Nestlé has lowered its full year outlook from 4.2% to 3.5% as it feels the effect of a deflationary market.

Lab notes

A glance at sports nutrition science/NPD

20-Oct-2016 By Will Chu

More energy, better concentration, increased strength, longer endurance, swifter recovery - sports nutrition science never sleeps. We scan developments.

Nitrogen spiking: The loophole jeopardising protein’s podium place

20-Oct-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The European sports nutrition industry is calling for a ‘protein spiking’ loophole to be closed, but if there is any Brussels movement it is likely to be slow and this lapse threatens to knock the nutrition staple from the top step of the sports nutrition...

Taurine supplementation improves symptoms for young people suffering first episode psychosis

20-Oct-2016 By Gary Scattergood

Research appears to show that supplementation with taurine - an additive commonly found in energy drinks - improves symptoms in young people suffering a first episode of psychosis (FEP).

Trend tracker

Pharma vitamins are the next big thing: DSM

19-Oct-2016 By Shane STARLING

DSM’s president of nutrition and health says high-dose vitamin and mineral products marketed via pharma channels are growing rapidly.

‘World-first’ rapid Vitamin B12 deficiency test could boost fight against cognitive decline

18-Oct-2016 By Gary Scattergood

Australian researchers have developed a world-first optical sensor that can detect vitamin B12 in diluted human blood – something they believe is a first step towards a low-cost and portable, vitamin B12 deficiency test.

Omega-3 body GOED signs China partnership with US-CHPA

18-Oct-2016 By Gary Scattergood

Omega-3 trade body GOED is entering a partnership with the US-China Health Products Association (US-CHPA) to better serve its member companies in the Chinese market.

Antioxidant vitamin health claim authorised

EFSA backs E for infants

17-Oct-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has extended its approval of a health claim for vitamin E and protection from oxidative damage for adults to include young children.

UNICEF cracks down on 'inappropriate' infant food promotion

14-Oct-2016 By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn

Five in six children under the age of two do not get adequate nutrition for physical and cognitive development during this critical period, says a UNICEF report calling for tighter regulation of infant nutrition products.

Government trawlers help Chinese firms to enter omega-3 krill market

14-Oct-2016 By RJ Whitehead

As global krill oil major Aker Biomarine awaits regulatory approval for its new Superba 2 product line in China, increased consumer demand for omega-3s is bringing increasingly more local suppliers to the market.

Too much of a good thing? Calcium supplements may be bad for heart health

13-Oct-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Calcium intake from food supplements may increase the risk of coronary artery calcification (CAC), a ten-year follow-up of over 5,000 adults has found.

'We've made big pills a thing of the past.'

Big investment, small pills: DSM invests €27m in omega-3 technology

12-Oct-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

DSM has invested over €27 million in its ‘3C technology’ which concentrates DHA and EPA up to 85% and helps reduce capsule size by up to three times.

Beneo opens in Delhi to cater for fast-growing market

12-Oct-2016 By Gary Scattergood

Ingredient firm Beneo has opened a new office in Delhi to serve customers across Indian and Sri Lanka.

ESSNA: Sports nutrition needs vitamin exemption

10-Oct-2016 By Shane Starling

The European sports nutrition industry wants exemption from vitamin and mineral minimum levels required for some foods to claim healthy status – it says the levels are too high for many sports food consumption occasions.

Strong evidence for synbiotics and constipation relief

10-Oct-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Synbiotics can lead to significant clinical improvement in slow transit constipation, a Chinese trial has shown.

Nutrition sprays: The modern format for traditional botanicals?

10-Oct-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Pills and capsules are old hat, says a young French firm banking on a botanical range of oral nutrition sprays.

Liver function probiotic addresses ‘unmet clinical need’

07-Oct-2016 By Lynda Searby

OMNi-BiOTiC HETOX, an eight-strain probiotic formulation from Institut Allergosan, is the first product to present a therapeutic alternative to organ transplants for sufferers of liver disease.

EFSA calls for feedback on its vitamin B1 report

07-Oct-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is calling for stakeholder feedback on its dietary reference values for thiamin (vitamin B1), which hold true to guidance given back in the 1990s.

‘interesting insights’

Probiotics & gene interaction mapped in fermented milk: Study

07-Oct-2016 By Lynda Searby

New research characterising kefir has detected genes that could be responsible for health benefits of the fermented dairy beverage popular in eastern Europe and the Middle East.

BASF picks Germany to boost global vitamin A capacity

06-Oct-2016 By Lynda Searby

Vitamin giant BASF is expanding its vitamin A production capacity by 1,500 metric tons to meet growing global demand for the micronutrient.

New study on BLIS K12 probiotic supports oral hygiene benefits in children

06-Oct-2016 By Adi Menayang

Science continues to build supporting Stratum Nutrition and Blis Technologies’ BLIS K12 probiotic strain and its oral hygiene benefits. This latest study focuses on children with bad breath.

BEUC: ‘EU food supplements market is only partially regulated’

05-Oct-2016 By Shane Starling

Europeans rely ‘more and more’ on food supplements but are being let down by a ‘patchy regulatory network’ governing a market awash with dodgy products and claims, the EU’s premier consumer rights group has found in a sector report.

WADA & Interpol unite to fight doping - protein peptides included

04-Oct-2016

Interpol has teamed up with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to fight the trade in doping products like steroids, hormones and banned performance-enhancing protein peptides that are being purchased usually online by both elite and amateur sportspeople.

6-country EU study tracks carotenoid levels by age

03-Oct-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

A six-country, EU-funded study has offered new insights into the impact age has on plasma levels of lycopene, alpha-tocopherol and alpha-carotene.

Look to developing markets for omega-3 NPD: Euromonitor

03-Oct-2016 By Shane Starling

Europeans are ‘apathetic’ about omega-3 functional foods – if not food supplements – and growth will continue to come out of Asia-Pacific, says market analyst Euromonitor International.

Magic move? Tesco targets wintery Brits with vitamin D mushrooms

30-Sep-2016 By Kacey Culliney

Tesco has launched vitamin D2-enriched mushrooms in the UK, a move that could help Britons deficient in the nutrient, dieticians say.

THMPD: Has it delivered?

29-Sep-2016 By Lynda Searby

There is a clear divide in the way the THMPD has been implemented across Europe, with the UK and Germany on one side; Italy, France and Belgium on the other.

EU botanicals mini-Q&A

29-Sep-2016 By Shane Starling

We asked the Alliance for Natural Health-International (ANH-I) founder, executive and scientific director, Dr Robert Verkerk a few questions about the ever-changing EU herbals market.

EU herbals: Creative escape routes out of botanical claims limbo-land

29-Sep-2016 By Lynda Searby

With around 2000 botanicals claims on-hold whilst the European Commission comes up with a solution, individual countries and supplement companies are taking matters into their own hands.

Probiotics may ease severity of multiple sclerosis: Study

29-Sep-2016 By Will Chu

Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), whose diets were supplemented with probiotics, demonstrated a reduction in the severity of their condition as well as improvements to mental health.

Root 66? Spearmint’s phenolic matrix mapped

29-Sep-2016 By Kacey Culliney

Mass spectrometry techniques have shed light on spearmint’s complex phenolic matrix, according to ‘tentative’ findings from Italy.

Botanicals: Research round-up

28-Sep-2016 By Will Chu

As part of our special edition on botanicals, NutraIngredients takes a look at recent research of some popular botanical ingredients.

‘Plant insulin’ from bitter melon backed for fight against diabetes

28-Sep-2016 By Nathan GRAY

A commercially available ingredient containing bitter melon peptides could help manage blood sugar by binding to insulin receptors, say researchers.

Stealth carrots: How veggies are finding victory in F&B

28-Sep-2016 By Rachel Arthur

Carrots might look dull compared to trendy super fruits and leafy vegetables, but the humble vegetable is in demand as a subtle but powerful nutritional boost, as consumers seek to increase their vegetable intake.

Beta-glucan & fibre: Golden oldies in 2016?

27-Sep-2016 By Kacey Culliney

Simple, recognisable nutrients like beta-glucan and fibre should be on the menu when targeting a new wave of active and positive seniors, say experts.

Too much gluten may trigger coeliac disease in babies

27-Sep-2016 By Natalie Morrison

High gluten intake before the age of two carries coeliac disease risk, researchers say, challenging coeliac development links with breastfeeding and age.

Algae omega-3 wins €1m+ Oz research boost

26-Sep-2016 By Kacey Culliney

Scientists are using metabolic engineering to scale up omega-3 rich algae production in Australia.

Mother’s vitamin B levels affect eczema risk, study finds

26-Sep-2016 By Will Chu

Mothers, who have higher levels of vitamin B during pregnancy, tend to produce offspring less likely to develop eczema, a study has found.

Entrepreneurs spy ‘root’ into sports & energy drink space

23-Sep-2016 By Lynda Searby

The first production of a new ginger-based sports energy drink is currently underway, after raising over £6,500 (€7515) in pre-orders through a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign.

Playing with particles: German engineering improves ingredient functionality

23-Sep-2016 By Lynda Searby

A German engineering company is deploying ‘pioneering’ fluidised processing techniques to enhance the functionality of active ingredients and to make volatile and sensitive ingredients easier to work with.

Nexira plots 4-year growth era as it returns to family values

22-Sep-2016 By Lynda Searby

After becoming fully family-owned and independent last week, French botanicals and ingredient player Nexira is chasing sales of €150-€160m by 2020 with acquisition, Asian expansion and boosted health and nutrition activity front-and-centre in its plans.

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