Dosage forms & delivery formats

Chr Hansen wins €75m to 'develop new microbial solutions'

17-Dec-2015 By Lynda Searby

Chr Hansen has secured a €75m loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support its microbial solutions work as the bioscience company ramps up its R&D spend.

Peek inside Probiota 2016: Amsterdam, February 2-4

What’s fermented food and can it help make probiotics sexy?

16-Dec-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

When we say ‘fermented’ you say beer? Bread? Sauerkraut? But one start-up is coupling the concept with probiotics for a much needed sector make-over.

Platform launched to push digestive health beyond probiotics

15-Dec-2015 By Lynda Searby

DSM is ramping up its focus on digestive health with the launch of a new ‘platform’ to help manufacturers develop products that target specific gastro-intestinal health concerns.

Sports food expected to outpace sports drinks in 2015 – 2020

14-Dec-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Sports drinks may have accounted for the largest share of the sports nutrition market in 2014, but sports food is expected to witness the highest growth for 2015 – 2020, according to a report from P&S Market Research.

Health claims hole fails to dampen astaxanthin growth

10-Dec-2015 By Lynda Searby

Algatechnologies is targeting the food supplements sector with a new grade of natural astaxanthin oleoresin, as interest in the carotenoid as a skin, eye and heart health ingredient builds.

Real Good Food buys ISO2 Nutrition from Cre-8tive Health administrators

10-Dec-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

UK bakery and ingredients firm Real Good Food has acquired sports supplements brand ISO2 Nutrition from the administrators of Cre-8tive Health Ltd for a “nominal” sum.

Dispatches from FiE 2015

Solactis promotes ‘diversified’ infant gut health with prebiotic supplement

10-Dec-2015 By Will Chu

French prebiotic nutrition and feed specialist Group Solactis used this year’s Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) event in Paris to showcase a galacto-fructose (lactulose)-based blend promoting infant microbiota diversity.

‘Highly stressed’ people may benefit from grape juice’s brain boosting abilities

09-Dec-2015 By Will Chu

Including a glass of grape juice in the daily diet may boost memory function and performance particularly for those who lead a stressful lifestyle such as working mothers, suggests a new study.

Dispatches from FIE

Stronger together? Whey & collagen mix on muscle research cards

09-Dec-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Future research on collagen and the prevention of age-related muscle wastage should focus on the ingredient in combination with whey, according to the Collagen Research Institute. 

EU injects €1m into ‘social cognition’ supplement research

08-Dec-2015 By Shane STARLING

A €1m EU-backed joint project between academia and industry is investigating the potential of probiotics and amino acids to boost brain performance among Europe’s increasingly ageing population.

Rhodiola rosea adulteration in EU ‘major cause for concern’: Researchers

08-Dec-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Varying phytochemical constituents in Rhodiola botanical products available to European consumers is a major cause for concern, according to a paper looking at 40 products.

EFSA's claim agenda: Joint health, blood sugar, indigestion & stomach ulcers

08-Dec-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is considering four health claim applications on joint function, blood sugar, indigestion and stomach ulcers.

Supplier puts lactoferrin in spotlight as ‘iron activator’

07-Dec-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

It’s been two and half years since lactoferrin from cow’s milk was authorised as a novel food ingredient in Europe – but with no health claim for its iron boosting abilities it is now up to manufacturers and consumers to champion the ingredient, says...

ADM strengthens natural vitamin E range with first ever succinate offering

04-Dec-2015

ADM has added two sunflower-sourced, non-GMO versions to its vitamin E portfolio targeting foods, drinks and food supplements and the “world’s first commercially available sunflower-based succinate form of vitamin E.”

Largest European investment to date

Danone doubles Dutch baby milk production capacity

04-Dec-2015 By Lynda Searby

Danone-Nutricia has invested €240m in a new production plant in the Netherlands on the back of double-digit sales growth of infant formula products such as Aptamil and Nutrilon.

dispatches from fie 2015

Organic supplements: The future or a niche within a niche?

04-Dec-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Nutrition companies are making moves to go certified organic. But does organic hold any weight in the supplements aisle?

dispatches from fie 2015

Will 'Peru-perfood' sacha inchi be the next quinoa?

04-Dec-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

High in protein and omega-3, Peruvian sacha inchi has ‘superfood’ potential, according to a supplier of its oil and protein powder.

Independent & prestigious. 12 awards, 5 new categories

NutraIngredients Awards deadline is January 15, 2016

03-Dec-2015 By Shane STARLING

Large and small ingredient suppliers, supplements and functional food manufacturers, outsourcers and researchers – there are just six weeks to submit your entries to the NutraIngredients Awards 2016. January 15 is the deadline.

Biotechs do deal: Eviagenics divests flavonoid technology

02-Dec-2015 By Lynda Searby

French biotech firm Alderys has bought Eviagenics’ micro-organism based flavonoid production platform for an undisclosed sum. The deal will allow Alderys to commercialise the technology and Eviagenics to focus on its seaweed extracts venture.

Brown seaweed extract battles cancer

30-Nov-2015 By Lynda Searby

Health evidence for fucoidan stacks up as a new Australian study finds that the seaweed polysaccharide has potential to battle Helictobacter pylori-related diseases and gastric cancer through an anti-adhesion mechanism.

Food and drink trends focus on smaller brands

30-Nov-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

The growing importance of smaller food and drink brands, arising from the fragmentation of consumer beliefs about food, is one of 10 key trends identified next year by New Business Nutrition.

‘Mamma mia!’ Italian researchers say ‘si’ to probiotic pasta

30-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Italian researchers have developed a functional pasta rich in polyphenols and fortified with probiotic strain Bacillus coagulans.

Danes launch high-dose Nordic berry

26-Nov-2015 By Shane STARLING

Danish firm Asiros is using its extraction processes to bring the Nordic redcurrant (Ribes Rubrum) to market at high doses.

'no evidence of benefit in this population'

Study quashes claim probiotic reduces NEC, sepsis & death in preterm infants

26-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

There is no evidence that the probiotic strain Bifidobacterium breve can reduce the risk of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), late-onset sepsis and death in preterm infants, a study of 1315 infants has found.  

Commission clears Solina acquisition

26-Nov-2015 By Niamh Michail

The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of French ingredient supplier Solina by private investment company Ardian.

‘Think outside the shake’: Protein Pow takes protein home baking to supermarket shelves

25-Nov-2015 By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn and Michael Hurley

UK start-up Protein Pow has secured a host of retail listings including Tesco for its home-baking nutrition powders.

Add seaweed to food to improve heart health, Danish researchers urge industry

25-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Food manufacturers should add seaweed to help combat cardiovascular disease and related conditions, according to researchers.

Special edition: Inflammation

Is ‘Syndrome X’ treatable with food?

24-Nov-2015 By Shane STARLING

Inflammation is an immune system response to counter injured or stressed body parts and zones – a good and necessary thing – but contemporary diets and lifestyles have overheated the mechanism resulting in a host of chronic health issues. So goes our...

#Probiota16 : Amsterdam February 2-4, 2016

Probiota 2016 is go!...call for scientific abstracts extended until December 14

23-Nov-2015 By Shane STARLING

Probiota 2016 in Amsterdam is extending the deadline to submit abstracts for the Scientific Frontiers competition to December 14. We've had 15 entries but our scientific panel wants to see more...

Healthy innovation from British start-ups: Cauliflower porridge, cinnamon water and quark

23-Nov-2015 By Niamh Michail

Is cinnamon water set to steal coconut water's crown, can quark ever rival Greek yoghurt and will cauliflower rice really replace oats for a healthy breakfast porridge? FoodNavigator met up with the product developers who think so.

Discovery

Unraveling the cocoa code: Barry Callebaut discovers undetected polyphenols as it develops ‘cocoa atlas’

23-Nov-2015 By Vladimir Pekic

Barry Callebaut has found previously undiscovered cocoa polyphenols as it works with Bremen-based Jacobs University to crack the commodity’s molecular code.

Gelatine is more than just a texturiser: Rousselot

23-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Gelatine should be seen as a functional ingredient for use in ‘better for you’ products, according to gelatine supplier Rousselot.

Quality control of probiotics is lacking, study suggests

20-Nov-2015 By Louisa Richards

A new study by scientists at the University of California has found that contents of many bifidobacterial probiotic products differ from the ingredients listed.

Dutch start-up bags DSM funds for immune ingredient ‘shelved’ by Unilever

20-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Dutch start-up Nutrileads has secured seed financing from four investors including DSM, which it plans to use to develop an immunity ingredient previously developed by Unilever.

Naturex CEO: “There is already quite an interesting list of first contacts.”

Naturex takes Barry Callebaut cocoa flavanols to the supplements aisles

19-Nov-2015 By Shane STARLING

Swiss Chocolate titan Barry Callebaut has handed the job of taking EU heart health claim winning cocoa flavanols to the supplements sector to French herbals leader Naturex.

EFSA revaluates novel synthetic oligosaccharides: ‘May cause mild gastrointestinal symptoms’

19-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Doses of lacto-N-neotetraose and 2'‑O-fucosyllactose in foods and supplements for children aged 1-10 years could mean intakes linked to mild gastrointestinal symptoms in adults, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said in a second novel food...

Winclove eyes 'ear, nose & throat' with probiotic purchase

19-Nov-2015 By Michael HURLEY

Dutch firm Winclove Probiotics is extending into ear, nose and throat (ENT) treatment with the purchase of 10 probiotic strains.

Grape seed extract reduces systolic blood pressure: Study

18-Nov-2015 By Louisa Richards

Grape seed extract reduces systolic blood pressure in middle aged adults with pre-hypertension by 5.6% after six weeks, a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition has suggested.  

“It is one of our goals to work more in the major regulatory decision-making centres."

Sterol & stanol giants join to boost cholesterol-lowering category

18-Nov-2015 By Shane STARLING

Six players – Danone, Raisio, Unilever, Cargill, BASF and Arboris – have formed a group to propel cholesterol-lowering plant stanols and sterols science into the media and policy spotlights to raise awareness of the multi-billion global euro category.

Probi files 13.5 health claim: 'Lactobacillus plantarum 299v increases non-heme iron absorption.'

Iron absorption probiotic marks ‘new approach’

18-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Swedish company Probi has put its full weight behind a new probiotic product targeting iron absorption with a health claim application and the publication of promising study results.

Soya milk better with phytosterols & inulin for LDL cholesterol: Study

17-Nov-2015 By Louisa Richards

Phytosterols and inulin added to soya milk has a more beneficial effect on low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol than soya milk alone, according to a study. 

Scientists trace lycopene activity

17-Nov-2015 By Louisa Richards

Scientists in the US have found a novel way to trace the activity of lycopene in the human body, which could help explain its potential cancer-combating properties.  

Plus master panel EVOO taster offers perspective

Mérieux NutriSciences sets sights on combatting olive oil fraud

17-Nov-2015 By Joseph James Whitworth

Mérieux NutriSciences has developed a method to help fight against olive oil adulteration.

Fonterra increases 2015/16 farmer payout forecast after performance boost

16-Nov-2015 By Mark ASTLEY

Fonterra has increased its payout forecast for the 2015/16 season on the back of a strong August to October performance.

UK opens door to adverts targeting obese in wake of public health crisis

16-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The UK's Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has changed rules to allow firms to target obese adults for the first time with ‘responsible lifestyle weight loss programmes’. 

Glanbia buys US protein bar maker for €200m

16-Nov-2015

Irish dairy and ingredients giant Ganbia is acquiring Californian protein bar specialist thinkThin for $217m (€200m), as it boosts its bar presence.

Special edition: Inflammation

Are we set to see an increase in demand for anti-inflammatory formulations?

16-Nov-2015 By Stephen Daniells

Healthy aging and increasing coverage by the mainstream media could help drive demand for products addressing inflammation over the next few years, say experts.

There's no easy answer to question of which test methods to use, forum attendees told

13-Nov-2015 By Hank Schultz

Despite pressure on the industry to rapidly adopt some form of DNA testing, the old question still remains:  Methods must be fit for purpose for the products being tested.  Attendees at a recent industry event were told that there’s still no quick answer...

exclusive guest article

The state of the health and wellness market in 2015

13-Nov-2015 By Ewa Hudson, head of health and wellness research at Euromonitor International

Is organic still selling? Does the 'natural' trend mean fortified/functional food is now passé? And why are consumers turning their noses up at better for you (BFY) offerings? Ewa Hudson, head of health and wellness research at Euromonitor International,...

The new DMAA: DMBA warnings spread to EU

12-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The Swedish Food Safety Authority (NFA) has urged consumers not to buy products containing DMBA – a novel substance used to replace the banned stimulant DMAA.